48: MATTIE LIETZ (1893-1956) ROCKPORT OIL ON BOARD

Mattie Lietz (1893-1956)
Street in Rockport (Second quarter of the 20th Century.)
The oil on artist's board is signed by the Mattie Lietz lower left front and found with artist supply label for Tonsberg / Hatfield's Color Shop Boston, Cambridge, Rockport and E. Gloucester verso.

Early 20th century female artist Mattie Lietz is most associated with Illinois, but lived and painted in various locales around the country. She studied and exhibited at the Chicago Institute and at Butler College in Irvington, Indiana. She herself taught at various Schools and summer programs in Illinois including the Grand Detour Artist Colony where she both taught, and studied under the colony's leading figure at the time, John Nolf who is also represented in this auction. She painted in Rockport and Gloucester, Massachusetts and exhibited with the National Academy of Design in New York.
Board measures 16 x 20 with a framed size of 19.75 x 23.75 inches.
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.
Provenance: Two generation private collection Dixon, Illinois.
$400 - $800