35: DANIEL MACMORRIS (1893-1981) TAOS INDIAN PORTRAIT 1921

Daniel MacMorris (1893-1981)
TA LO PA LE 'Star Road' (1921)
The oil on canvas portrait is signed upper right and inscribed Taos '21. This work was painted when MacMorris was 27 years old, before his time as an artist in New York, and 6 years after the Society of Taos Artists was founded, launching an entire American art movement. The scenes and the pueblo peoples of the region were favorite subjects of those early society members. In fact, in 1920, co-founder Ernest L. Blumenschein painted a portrait of two indigenous locals including one named TA LO PA LE 'Star Road', presumably the same 'Taos Indian' referred to in the inscription verso.
Canvas measures 24 x 18 with a framed size of 30.5 x 24.75 inches.
Good condition, noting a puncture in the canvas lower center as shown in the online images. There are no other condition issues or replacements.
$1,000 - $1,500