I found this painting at a thrift store for $100. Â It is an original painting (looks to be oil) and is painted on a Viktoria Maltuch canvas. Â It is about 30" x 40" in size and is signed in the lower left hand corner (picture of signature included) as either Rietberg or Riatberg. Â I'm having a hard time finding any information on the artist, the time period (although it looks late 19th c.-early 20th c.), or any other information about this piece.
I've done a Google Images look-up to no avail. Â A major problem I keep running into is that there is a Rietberg Museum in Germany that houses art galleries, so this seems to keep coming up on every search. Â
If you have any information about this piece, or, if you think the investment of $100 was well worth it, please let me know....it will be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Rick