ARTIST: Marques E Reitzel (California, Indianna, 1896 - 1963)
TITLE: California Landscape
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Relined. Few minor paint losses along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light.
ART SIZE: 17 x 21 inches / 43 x 53 cm
FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office.
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer
SKU#: 134081
US SHIPPING: $95 + insurance.

BIOGRAPHY:
Reitzel studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and earned his PhD at Ohio State University. In 1938, he moved to California to establish the art department at San Jose State College. He started a summer art program in 1946 near the Cable Lake area of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After retiring from San Jose State College in 1956, Reitzel founded the Art Ranch near Pescadero, California, attracting students from across the United States and Europe. Reitzel invited visiting artists to teach at the Art Ranch, including Frank Harmon Myers, who was well known for his ocean scenes, and Sir Leonard Richmond, a prominent artist from England.Reitzel's son, Marques R. Reitzel, described how his father would create "exhibition" paintings, typically 5' x 7'. "He first sketched his composition in charcoal, and then created a separate watercolor to decide colors. Once the colors were chosen, he went back and filled in a stain of color over the charcoal sketch with oils. When he achieved what he wanted, he proceeded to finish the painting. He was able to achieve some incredibly vivid colors."