North Taos Pueblo in Moonlight
Artist
Eanger Irving Couse
(American, 1866 - 1936)
Date1928-1930
Mediumoil on hardboard
Dimensions9 × 12 inches (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Frame: 17 × 20 × 1 3/4 inches (43.2 × 50.8 × 4.4 cm)
Frame: 17 × 20 × 1 3/4 inches (43.2 × 50.8 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1996
Object number31.31.9
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionHorizontal oil painting depicting a pueblo at night. A series of stacked adobe buildings occupy the central area of the work, with ladders leading to different levels and golden light in some of the windows. An open area in front of the buildings holds four small found buildings, a human figure walking twoards the puelo, and a pair of horses. Dark mountains occupy much of the background behind the pueblo.Label TextThe handsome structure of the North Pueblo building at Taos served as a multi-family home. Its distinctive shape also serves as an emblem of these Puebloan people for many observers. Taos Pueblo is one of the oldest communities in North America. Estimates for the dates of the architecture range from 1000 to 1450 A.D. Couse’s painting of the scene in moonlight casts a romantic glow. The light from the door and window openings hints of the dwellers who live inside.
ProvenancePurchased April 26, 1996 through (Owen Gallery, 762 Madison Avenue, New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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