Oscar Edmund Berninghaus(1874 - 1952)
Untitled (Taos, New Mexico), 1951ink on paper
signed lower right: O.E. BERNINGHAUS
inscribed verso: TO MRS ALMA MAULDIN - / A very Happy Birthday / and delightful Birthday party / in Taos, May - 10 - 1951 / Mr and Mrs. / O. E. Berninghaus
Verso includes envelope and ALS from Berninghaus to Mrs. H. Laudis Mauldin.
"It is nice of you to wish an inscription to go with my little sketch - I feel flattered - The enclosed is one you attach in some way on the back of the frame ... Best wishes to you and Mr. Mauldin - O. E. Berninghaus"
10 x 12 in. (25.40 x 30.48 cm.), Frame: 10 5/8 x 12 3/4 x 5/8 in. (26.99 x 32.39 x 1.59 cm.)
The Artist
The Collection of Mrs. Alma Mauldin, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Private Collection, New Mexico
Condition
The drawing is in overall very good condition. Minor folding to upper right corner of sheet.
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