Signed Ruth M. Bennet landscape oil painting on board. The painting itself is 6.5" x 9.5", 17.5" x 14.5" framed.
Born in Momence, Illinois, Ruth Bennett studied art at the ASL in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the 1920's. There, she studied at the Chouinard and Otis Art Institutes with Emily Mocine, Armin Hansen, Karoly Fulop, Vysekal Schroeder, and Millard Sheets. She was an active artist, but for her day job, she taught wood carving at El Monte Union High School and in the Los Angeles public schools. She died on July 21, 1960.