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Martin Rettig Original Oil Painting on Canvas Board

December 19th 2016 @ 7:47pm EST
Winning Bid
$161

Item Details

A vintage original oil painting on canvas board by well-listed painter and Rookwood Pottery decorator Martin Rettig (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1869 – 1956). The floral still life painting, typical of Rettig’s body of work, depicts a handful of red roses spilling romantically from a woven basket. The painting is signed to the lower right. It is presented in a wooden frame with brushed gold tone finish and a hanging wire. Rettig studied with prolific painter Frank Duveneck and shared a studio space with Henry Farny in his early painting career, and was president of the Cincinnati Art Club from 1918 – 1920.

Condition

- a few very small spots of accretion to edges of painting. Pinholes to corners from previous hanging.

Dimensions

18.5" W x 14.5" H x 1.0" D

- visible image area measures 15.5" W x 11.5" H.

Item #

16CIN610-169

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