570. Tunis Ponsen (American, 1881-1961), “Illinois Landscape”, c.1927; oil/canvas, 20" x 24", signed. Ponsen studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with George Oberteuffer and Karl Albert Buehr. He was a member of the Chicago Painters and Sculptors, Chicago Gallery Association, and the Chicago Society of Artists. Ponsen exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1927-1935), Toledo Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. His work is included in the collections of Northwestern University, City of Chicago College, and the Flint Institute of Art. 3000-5000