Adelia Armstong Lutz (American, Tennessee, 1859-1931) oil on canvas still life painting depicting pink roses in a white porcelain vase on a tabletop, with one rose resting on the table in the foreground, rendered in loose brushstrokes. Signed "A.A. Lutz" and dated "1910" lower right. Housed in a rustic wood frame with gilt wood liner. Sight: 17 1/2" H x 11 3/8" W. Framed: 27" H x 20 5/8" W. Biography: Adelia Armstrong Lutz (1859-1931) was known for painting portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. She was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. She studied art at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and abroad. Upon her return to Knoxville in 1887, she was a director of the Knoxville Art Club and co-organized the Nicholson Art League. She married John Edwin Lutz in 1885 and they built their home, "Westwood", on Knoxville's Kingston Pike in approximately 1890.

CONDITION: Painting under glass with some scattered light craquelure, some varnish run left mid and upper margin. Frame with minor abrasions and some seperation to seams.