156: EANGER IRVING COUSE (1866-1936) NEWLY DISCOVERED OIL

Eanger Irving Couse (1866-1936)
Untitled (The Quiver Maker) (Early 20th Century.)
The firelit interior with a young Native American man in buckskin and beaded moccasins, working with a hide quiver, is signed lower right front. A pueblo pottery olla anchors the composition.

This work has been in a Kansas City family collection since at least 1976. It will be included in the artist's catalog raisonné.

Born in Michigan in 1866, E. I. Couse studied art in Paris at the Académie Julian. He moved to Taos, New Mexico, in 1902 and was one of the founders of the Taos Society of Artists in 1915. He is perhaps best known for his firelight scenes, like the example offered here, and became one of the most prominent painters of the American Southwest in the early 20th century. His former home and studio are part of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, a two acre campus that preserves the homes, studios, gardens, paintings and personal effects of E. I. Couse and fellow Taos Society of Artists founder Henry Sharp. Its mission includes educating the public on the Taos art colony's history and influence. The E. Irving Couse catalog raisonne' research and archival records are held there as well.
Board measures 8 x 10 with a framed size of 14.25 x 16.25 inches.
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of scratches, chips, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up to any degree.
$20,000 - $30,000