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MARY B. LEISZ (BERKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA, 1876-1935) FARMYARD SCENE FEATURING CHICKS, oil on canvas, depicting five chicks huddled beneath a large leaf keeping dry from the rain. Signed and dated lower right "M. B. Leisz" / 1934". The stretcher with an inscription, presumably by the artist, reading "made / Sister _ Owns[?] special size stretcher to fit a frame she has / here". Housed in the likely original molded wood frame. Dated 1934. 13" x 16 1/2" sight, 19" x 22 3/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Born in Reading, PA, Mary B. Leisz began taking painting lessons at the age of 15 under the instruction of fellow Berks Co. artist Christopher High Shearer (American, 1846-1926). She is known for her landscape and genre paintings, working in both oil and watercolor, and is considered one of the most prolific Berks Co. female artists. Her depictions of chickens are some of the most poplar depictions of their kind in Pennsylvania folk art.