Oil on canvas, 1890. 310x440 mm; 12 1/4x17 3/8 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right recto.
A member of the artists' group known as the "Duveneck Boys," Cincinnati-born Ritter (1854-1892) studied under Frank Duveneck in Munich and Italy from 1878 to 1881 before becoming a teacher himself in Boston only a few years later. Best known for his coastal scenes and landscapes of both Europe and New England, his oeuvre also included still lifes and portraits. His work is in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Cincinnati Art Museum.
