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Lot description
MARY B. LEISZ (BERKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA, 1876-1935) "FROM THE STUDIO WINDOW" WINTER LANDSCAPE PAINTING, oil on canvas, depicting a snow-covered rolling landscape with a pond in the front reflecting the old trees growing along its banks, beyond them are the impression of hills and woodland with small sunlit clouds above. The stretcher titles the work "#5 / From the Studio Window". Signed lower left. Housed in the likely original gilt molded frame with a later surface. Circa 1930. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" sight, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" 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.