Firelight, Indian with Corn before Fireplace

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Firelight, Indian with Corn before Fireplace

Artist Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866 - 1936)

Datebefore 1939

Mediumoil on board

Dimensions12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Frame: 19 × 22 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches (48.3 × 57.8 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number31.31.11

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal oil painting depicting an American Indian holding an ear of corn in front of a fireplace. Several other ears of corn lay on the floor in front of him. On a ledge behind him is a painted ceramic jar.

Label TextThe glow of a fire in a fireplace signals home for many people and is often a focal point in an interior space. The fire supplies warmth and light. Couse painted this work in New Mexico in the early twentieth century when wood-burning fires were a necessity. In the homes of today, open fireplaces are not efficient, consistent sources of heat and light. Yet, are fireplaces still important for contemporary interior spaces?

ProvenanceNita Hill Stark [1890-1939] and H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][1]; by inheritance to her husband H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][2]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [3]; accessioned August 31, 2005 to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nita Hill Stark until her death at which point her ½ interest was bequeathed to H.J. Lutcher Stark. | 2. Appraisal Report of H. J. Luther Stark and Estate of Nita Hill Stark, Orange, Texas, October 11, 1939. Listings of the Second Floor Living Room, Page C003653, listed as "Indian with Corn, in Front of a Fire" | 3. Transferred August 15, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark

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