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102
Ernest Blumenschein (1874 – 1960)
Love of Life (1904)
oil on canvas
30 × 19 inches
37 × 27 × 2.5 inches (framed)
signed and dated lower right

PROVENANCE
Christie’s, New York, New York, 1997
Illustration House, New York, New York, 2002
Private collection, Great Falls, Virginia

EXHIBITED
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1910

LITERATURE
Jack London, “Love of Life.” McClure’s Magazine, December 1905, p. 147, illustrated
Peter H. Hassrick and Elizabeth J. Cunningham, In Contemporary Rhythm: the Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein, University of Oklahoma Press, 2008, pp. 49, 68, 285

102

Ernest Blumenschein

1874 – 1960

Love of Life (1904)
oil on canvas
30 × 19 inches
37 × 27 × 2.5 inches (framed)
signed and dated lower right
$10,000 – 15,000
Condition ReportSurface is in good condition. Canvas is lined. Hairline cracks throughout. spots of inpainting sky and foreground.

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