Day 2 Fine Western, American, European Works
Sat, Nov 7, 2015 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 8, 2015 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 337
Ernest Blumenschein
Estimate: $60,000 - $90,000
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(New Mexico/New York, 1874-1960) Portrait of a Native American Pueblo Elder, signed lower right "E. L. Blumenschein" and inscribed lower left "Taos", inscription verso on stretcher, oil on canvas, 16-3/4 x 14-7/8 in.; modern gilt wood frame, crackle with some limited cupping, stretcher marks, recently cleaned and stretcher tightened, deterioration to portions of tacking edge, restretched; frame with abrasions. Notes: Ernest Blumenschein and his friend Bert Phillips discovered Taos in 1898 when their wagon broke down. It was the closest town for repairs. The kindness of the Taos Pueblo and the beauty of surrounding landscape of the town would later draw Blumenschein back. He became the most famous proponent of the Taos Artists Colony, a group that was seeded in 1898 with Phillips. It is interesting to note that the portrait has a luminous light and color that is inherent in the Taos landscape. It is as if the sun is setting on the person in an allegory of age.. Provenance: Estate of Ann Marshall Hanson, Rome, Georgia
Condition
crackle with some limited cupping, stretcher marks, recently cleaned and stretcher tightened, deterioration to portions of tacking edge, restretched; frame with abrasions
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