John Rettig
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John Rettig
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Dutch Girl, 1925
Oil on Canvas
24 x 20 inches
Signed Lower Right
John Rettig was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1855. Much of his life was spent in Holland, among the fishing villages. He also decorated and modeled Rookwood pottery. Afterwards he painted theatrical scenery; produced pageants in Cincinnati and NYC; and went to North Africa, Mexico, and the Southwest.
Studied
McMicken School of Design, 1873-81, with Duveneck, Potthast; Paris with Collin, Courtois,Prinet
Member
SC; Cincinnati AC; AFA
Exhibited
PAFA Ann, 1896-1910; Boston AC, 1902; AIC; S. Indp. A. 1917
Work
Cincinnati Art Museum