Guadalupe Church Plaza, Taos

Artist Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (American, 1874 - 1952)

Date1947

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions19 7/8 x 23 3/8 inches (50.5 x 59.4 cm)
Frame: 25 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 2 1/4 inches (64.8 × 74.9 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LinePartial Bequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965 and Partial Gift of Nelda C. Stark, 1973

Object number31.24.20

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal oil painting depicting a street scene with a church with a red-topped steeple at the center. In the foreground, two horses are tied at a hitching post while another pair of horses draw a wagon further into the scene. Several cars are parked outside of the church and a cluster of people stands at the entrance to the church.

Label TextBerninghaus portrayed the church Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Taos, New Mexico. The church Our Lady of Guadalupe has had three different buildings in its history. This one was the second, in service from 1911 to 1961. This building features a Gothic style, while abode bricks formed the walls. A church building is not the same as a house, but a church can be a community that has the feeling of a family. Berninghaus depicted Our Lady of Guadalupe as central point in the plaza, with its doors open to the incoming people.

ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his wife Winifred Berninghaus, Taos, New Mexico; Gift October 22, 1953 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; ½ interest bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; remaining ½ interest gifted June 15, 1973 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation by Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nelda C. Stark until his death at which point his ½ interest was bequeathed to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation.

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