Sister Matilda Landscape Original Oil on Canvas 42 x 30: Sister Matilda, the former Caroline Bechter, was born in Akron in 1887 to European immigrants George and Josephine Bechter. Her masterwork was a heavenly mural behind the altar in the chapel at Our Lady of the Elms. Sister Matilda spent 15 months on the angelic painting of St. Dominic receiving the rosary from Mary. She painted and taught locally in the Cleveland area for over 50 years. Image measures 36 x 24, and the framed piece measures 42 x 30. There is a minor spot of paint loss in the trees.