Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1930s.
He was self-taught and predominantly known as a landscape painter.
Later in life, he travelled through America (Boston, New York, Hollywood and Pasadena) before becoming the co-founder of the Hollywood Art Institute.
Several of his works have appeared at the leading auction houses and here are two examples.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20788/lot/126/
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/paintings-drawings-watercolours-am0968/lot.199.html
The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a good later frame.
Medium: Oil on panel
Overall size: 14½” x 19” / 37cm x 48cm
Year of creation: c. 1930
Provenance: Holland
Condition: Very presentable. Frame with little wear.
Artist’s auction highlight: £4,981 achieved for ‘The Forest’ at Bonhams & Butterfields, USA, in 2006.
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1930s.
Exquisite antique paintings that capture the imagination.
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Piet Rackwitsz, Landscape with Farm Building, Dutch Oil Painting, C. 1930
