Early Spring, Arroyo Hondo, Near Taos, New Mexico

Artist Fremont F. Ellis (American, 1897 - 1985)

Datec. 1953

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Frame: 30 1/2 × 35 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (77.5 × 90.2 × 8.3 cm)

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

Object number31.20.11

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal oil painting depicting a dirt road heading towards mountains. Alongside the road are a low adobe building on the left and fence posts along the right side of the road. A cluster of trees stands between the house and the mountains in the midground.

Label TextIn Ellis’s painting, the road in the center draws the eye toward the enduring mountains. Mountains in the American West often carry emotional weight as markers of home.

ProvenanceArtist; purchased August 6, 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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