House in Ranchitos

Artist Victor Higgins (American, 1884 - 1949)

Datec.1940-1948

Mediumoil on Masonite (TM)

Dimensions10 x 16 inches (25.4 x 40.6 cm)
Frame: 17 3/4 × 23 3/4 × 2 1/2 inches (45.1 × 60.3 × 6.4 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.17.10

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal oil painting of a single story building in a cluster of trees on a plain. Dark mountains rise in the background.

Label TextHiggins’ painting of a small adobe house has its title from an inscription on the back, “House in Ranchitos.” Ranchitos refers to a small community in Taos County, New Mexico. The Spanish word “ranchito” means small ranch or farm. The village name refers to the predominance of these relatively small homes on a plot of land with ranching or farming activities as support.

ProvenanceConsigned May 13, 1948 to Eulialia Emetaz, La Galeria, Escondida, Taos. unknown. purchased August 10, 1956 through (Jane Hiatt, La Fonda Galleries, Taos, New Mexico) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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