Oil on board, signed lower right. Mountain landscape, a billow of smoke rising over the crest of the range, marshlands below. Gilt and painted wooden frame.About the Artist: Lillian Thoele was a St. Louis native. She studied at the Washington University School of Fine Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia. Early in her career Thoele worked as a commercial artist, becoming an active member of the Women’s Advertising Club. She was also a member of the St. Louis Artists’ Guild and the Society of Independent Artists of St. Louis; as an indication of her reputation, in 1962 Thoele was voted into the Federated International Artist’s League. Sight: 11.5" height, 15.5" width; frame: 14.75" height, 18.75" width