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VERSO
Label, Fenn Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Label, Lockwood’s Midwestern Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohio
Label, Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico

In an essay titled Taos and the Art of E. Martin Hennings, Peter H. Hassrick wrote, “Geography is often the fundamental catalyst of creative discovery, that and the quest for adventure. For the second-generation German American painter from Chicago E. Martin Hennings, adventure meant practicing his craft among the Indians of the fascinating Taos Pueblo. The geography of New Mexico provided him an inviting tableau that unfolded unforgettable landscapes and an enchanting atmosphere for canvas after canvas. It all started in 1917, when Hennings was thirty-one years old. That summer he wandered into Taos. It became his home and his inspiration for the rest of his life.”

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Charlotte, North Carolina

Condition ReportSurface is in excellent condition. Canvas is lined. Faint craquelure and specks of inpainting in the sky.

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