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THBErnest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960); White Sun (1927)
Lot 80
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Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
11944 North Tracey Road
Hayden, ID 83835
United States
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction specializes in the finest classical Western and American Art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have over 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients over $325 million in the last fif...Read more
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The 2020 Coeur d'Alene Art Auction to be held July 25 in Reno, Nevada, will feature 264 selections of unparalleled quality in Western paintings and sculpture from historical and contemporary artists such as Charles M. Russell, Henry Farny, Thomas Moran, Edward S. Curtis, Carl Rungius, and more. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction info@cdaartauction.com
The 2020 Coeur d'Alene Art Auction to be held July 25 in Reno, Nevada, will feature 264 selections of unparalleled quality in Western paintings and sculpture from historical and contemporary artists such as Charles M. Russell, Henry Farny, Thomas Moran, Edward S. Curtis, Carl Rungius, and more. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction info@cdaartauction.com
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- Lot Description
Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960)
White Sun (1927)
oil on canvas
26 x 13 inches
signed and dated lower left
A copy of a 1927 letter from the artist to the original buyer will accompany the lot.
The letter states, “His [White Sun’s] Spanish name is Juan Martinez and he is known as ‘Big John’ to distinguish him from another of the same name.
“His father is Mauresio Martinez, a famous character, who in his boyhood had a fight with another Pueblo which ended disastrously, for Mauresio in his anger threw a stone at his adversary, killing him outright. For this act he was sentenced to forever live outside the community wall. And to this day, he is now over ninety, he lives in a single house just beside the wall, and his children, still faithful to the old man, live with him.”
White Sun was originally purchased by Joseph S. Cullinan, a Houston oilman who was the founder of a Texas company, later known as Texaco. He was a philanthropist and city leader. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has a Cullinan Hall to honor the family, funded largely by Joseph S. Cullinan’s daughter Nina, also a great patron of the arts.
PROVENANCE
The Artist
Joseph S. Cullinan, Houston, TX 1927
Present owners, by descentSurface condition is very good. Painting has been lined. Hairline cracking throughout. Small spots of inpainting in in Indian’s hair; and in Indian’s clothing.Condition
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