grand figures Masterpieces of the American West
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grand figures | Masterpieces of the American West August 8th through September 9th, 2014 Opening Reception — Friday, August 8th from 5 to 7pm
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The beauty of the Southwest is subtle, mysterious, elemental. We who live in it have long silently felt it—the eternal character of these vast spaces, silent, but vibrant with life and color-earth masses on which man through the ages has wrought no change nor ever can; and it in all, of it all, our people. . . . We know of nothing finer than humanity—nothing greater than the spirit of man striving to be in harmony with the forces around him. —Edgar L. Hewett, 1918 As director of the Museum of New Mexico nearly a century ago, Edgar L. Hewett eloquently described the allure of the Southwest and the spirit of its people, qualities many of America’s best painters captured in grand detail. Exhibited here are several of the finest examples of figurative painting of the American West. In this exhibition, works by Walter Ufer, Victor Higgins, John Marin, Robert Henri, Frank Tenney Johnson, Joseph H. Sharp, and others are grand in skill and often in scale. Private collectors have generously loaned several pictures to this exhibition, sharing works that have been privately held for decades. The Owings Gallery celebrates not only the painters of the American West but their subjects as well; for us, these are the grand figures of the American West.
Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939) Santa Fe Traders, d. December 24, 1938 Oil on canvas 46 1/2 x 60 1/4 inches Private Collection, Arizona
Robert Henri (1865-1929) Florencia, d. 1924 oil on canvas 24 x 17 inches Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955) Carmencita, oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Private Collection, Texas opposite page
Walter Ufer (1876-1936) The Bake Oven, d. 1922 oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches
Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960) Pueblo Scout, Taos, New Mexico oil on canvas board, 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches, Private Collection, Arizona Walter Ufer (1876-1936) The Red Moccasins, d. 1917 oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, opposite page, Private Collection, California
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) The Horse Sale, c. 1948 watercolor and tempera on paper 20 x 27 1/2 inches Private Collection, Texas
William H. Dunton (1878-1936) The Round-up, c. 1920, oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches Edward Borein (1872-1945) Trail Boss, d. 1906, oil on canvas 22 x 18 1/4 inches, opposite page
Frank Schoonover (1877-1972) A Northern Mist, d. 1916 oil on canvas 32 x 37 inches Private Collection, California
Victor Higgins (1884-1949) Daisy Mirabel, d. 1931 oil on canvas 39 x 24 inches Private Collection, California
Emil Bisttram (1895-1976) Manuelita, c. 1934 oil on canvas 78 x 30 inches Private Collection, California
Walter Ufer (1876-1936) The Yellow Shirt, c. 1922 oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches
William H. Dunton (1878-1936) November-Mother Bear, c. 1936 oil on canvas board, 8 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, Private Collection, Arizona Bert G. Phillips (1868-1956) Portrait of a Taos Indian, c. 1907, oil on canvas 18 x 14 inches, opposite page
Oscar Berninghaus (1874-1952) Moonlight, Pueblo de Taos, c. 1917 oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches
Henry Farny (1874-1916) Indian Encampment, d. 1901 watercolor and gouache on paper, 6 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches
John Sloan (1871-1951) La Cienega, d. 1923 oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches, Private Collection, New Mexico William P. Henderson (1877-1943) Madonna of the Junipers, c. 1930, oil on composition board, 35 1/4 x 19 3/8 inches, Private Collection, New Mexico, opposite page
Victor Higgins (1884-1949) Ruth, d. 1924 oil on canvas 27 1/8 x 30 inches Private Collection, Arizona
Oscar Berninghaus (1874-1952) The Rabbit Hunt, c. 1922, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939) Navajo Sunset, c. 1936, oil on canvas, 27 x 20 inches opposite page
Kenneth M. Adams (1897-1966) Taos Interior, d. 1924 oil on canvas 26 x 32 inches Private Collection, Arizona
Eanger I. Couse (1866-1936) The Blanket Mender, c. 1934, oil on canvas, 24 1/4 x 29 inches Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960) Woman in Blue, oil on canvas, 27 x 24 inches, opposite page
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) Kachina, c. late 1930s watercolor on paper, 10 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches John Marin (1870-1953) Dance of the Pueblo Indians, d. 1929 watercolor on paper, 21 1/2 x 28 3/8 inches Private Collection, New Mexico, opposite page
Gerald Cassidy (1896-1934) Moving to a New Camp, d. 1924 oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches
Joseph H. Sharp (1859-1953) October Morning, Montana, c. 1908 oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Private Collection, Arizona
LaVerne Nelson Black (1874-1939) Pueblo Riders, oil on board 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches Oscar Berninghaus (1875-1952) Pueblo Indian, c. 1930 oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, opposite page
Frank P. Sauerwein (1871-1910) Christmas-Santa Clara Church, d. 1901 oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 30 inches Private Collection, New Mexico
Gerald Cassidy (1896-1934) Penitente Procession, c. 1920 oil on canvas 18 1/4 x 24 inches
Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955) Manuel Montana oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches Ernest M. Hennings (1886-1956) Taos Indian Maiden, c. 1925, oil on canvas 14 x 14 inches, opposite page
Gerard C. Delano (1890-1972) Navajo Shepherd, c. 1935 oil on masonite 24 x 28 inches
This catalogue was published to accompany the exhibition: grand figures | Masterpieces of the American West
August 8 through September 9, 2014 The Owings Gallery 120 East Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Telephone: 505.982.6244 Fax: 505.983.4215 Web: www.owingsgallery.com Email: info@owingsgallery.com Publication Š 2014 The Owings Gallery All rights reserved. No part of this catalogue may be reproduced without the written permission of The Owings Gallery Catalogue Design: Laura C. Widmar, Santa Fe, New Mexico Photography: James Hart, Santa Fe, New Mexico On the Cover: Gerald Cassidy (1896-1934) Moving to a New Camp, d. 1924 oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches Frontispieces: Robert Henri (1865-1929) Florencia, d. 1924, oil on canvas, 24 x 17 inches Foreword: Peter Hurd (1904-1984) A Portrait by Moonlight, c. 1945, egg tempera on gessoed board, 18 x 24 inches
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