John Rettig 1923 Oil Painting of Dutch Genre Scene

Item Details

John Rettig (American; 1855 – 1932)
Untitled, 1923
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated “’23” to lower right

An oil painting on canvas by Cincinnati-based artist John Rettig (1855 – 1932), created in 1923. This loose-rendered work features an interior Dutch genre scene with a maiden knitting at a table. The work is signed and dated to the lower right. It is presented in a gilt gesso and wood frame with a canvas liner. Adhered to the verso is a label from Cincinnati Closson’s.

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

- stretcher marks near edges of painting; craquelure throughout; small spots of accretions scattered throughout painting; minor wear scattered throughout frame.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; canvas size measures approximately 15.25" W x 18.5" H.

Item #

18DCC800-408