Martin Rettig Still Life Oil Painting "Roses"

Item Details

Martin Rettig (Ohio, 1869–1956)
Roses
Oil painting on canvasboard
Signed to the lower right
Cincinnati Art Club label with attributes attached to verso of frame

Martin Rettig was born in 1869 in Cincinnati, Ohio to a German beer brewer, and was the younger brother of artist John Rettig (1855 – 1932). He studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, under Frank Duveneck (1848 – 1919) and began his career as a decorator at the famed Rookwood Pottery from 1882-1885. There he was known for his Japonesque style design work typical of the pottery at the time. Rettig went on to become a prolific painter, focusing on floral oil paintings, and he was the president of the Cincinnati Art Club from 1918-1920.

Condition

- scattered debris under glazing; residue to glazing; nicks and abrasions to frame with some areas of finish loss; tears to backing paper to verso of frame; canvas is under glazing.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 15.5" W x 11.5" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

Item #

ITMGM09664