Lucie Hartrath attributed oil on canvas of forest interior. This painting is typical of her early work. The painting is signed on the back, and dated. The date has faded. The canvas size is 10 inches tall by 14 inches wide. Born in Boston, Lucie Hartrath was considered by many people to be one of the more talented artists in the Chicago area in the early 20th century. She was known for her Impressionist landscapes, and early recognized the beauties of the local countrysides. She was a student of John Vanderpoel at the Art Institute of Chicago and in 1901 attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. That same year, she exhibited at the Paris Salon and also in Berlin, Dusseldorf, and Munich. From 1902-1904, she headed the Rockford College art department in Rockford, Illinois and then returned to Munich to study with Angelo Jank. In 1908, Hartrath established a studio in Chicago and began painting in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, which she first visited between 1908 and 1910. Like many Chicago painters, she rented a summer cabin there, and the Brown County hills were an excellent source for her landscape subjects. She exhibited widely in Chicago and Indiana including the Chicago Municipal Art league and the Hoosier Salon and was a founding member of the Chicago Women's Salon.

In good condition.

10 x 14 x 1.5 in