Leon A. Makielski
(American, 1885-1974)
Rock River Scene

Description: Leon A. Makielski’s painting, also entitled Rock River Scene, executed in the Impressionist style, features a landscape depiction featuring brightly colored trees in the foreground with the Rock River peeking through the horizon in the background; housed in a decorative frame

Signature/ Distinguishing Marks: Signed and dated in the lower left quadrant
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 14 inches x 18 inches, unframed; 21 inches x 25 inches, framed
Year of Creation: 1907                         

Provenance: Leon Makielski spent his summers as an art student at the Eagle’s Nest Camp, and it is recorded that Makielski created this painting while he was a student at The Art Institute of Chicago.