Watercolor Painting Attributed to John Rettig of Courtyard

Item Details

Attributed to John Rettig (Ohio, 1860 – 1932)
Untitled (courtyard)
Watercolor painting on paper
Unsigned

John Rettig studied art at the McMicken School of Design in Cincinnati and graduated in 1881. He continued his studies at the Art Academy of Cincinnati with the highly sought-after masters Frank Duveneck and Edward Henry Potthast, before studying and living in Europe. Rettig was the president of the Cincinnati Art Club from 1890 to 1892 and again from 1908 to 1910. He also worked as an artist for Rookwood Pottery with his younger brother and colleague, Martin Rettig. Rettig’s paintings are represented in private and public collections around the world, and have been exhibited by numerous institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, among others. Additionally, the artist and his painting of the Crucifixion received major acknowledgment in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Deadeye Dick (1982).

Condition

- toning to the paper; tears to the edges and loss notably to the lower right corner; piece of paper backing visible to the right sight edge; nicks particularly to the corners of the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 26.75" W x 19.0" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

Item #

ITMGD39832