New Mexico #45
- Date
- 1966
- Material
- Oil on linen
- made in
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 71 3/4 × 53 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (182.2 × 136.5 × 3.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Eisenstein, and Gift of the Ford Foundation, by exchange
- Rights
- © Estate of Fritz Scholder
- Object Number
- 8:2023
NOTES
Strata of rich color evoke the stunning rock formations, mesas, blue sky, and vegetation of the New Mexico landscape. This was one of Fritz Scholder’s last abstract paintings, part of a series he made while an instructor at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. Its horizontal stripes reflect his newfound interest in traditional Native American arts and his own heritage—he was one-quarter Luiseño. They also show his engagement with Abstract Expressionism and its enduring legacy of colorful abstraction.
Provenance
1966 - 1986
possibly in the possession of the artist, Santa Fe, NM [1]
1986 -
Oscar and Barbara DeLeon, Tucson, AZ, acquired from the artist [1]
2015
Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, on consignment [1]
2015 -
Janet and Roger Levin, Baltimore, MD, and Scottsdale, AZ [1]
2022 -
Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, on consignment [1]
2023 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Larsen Gallery [Polly and Scott Larsen], Scottsdale, AZ [2]
Notes:
[1] The source of this provenance is an email dated September 23, 2022, from Polly Larsen of the Larsen Gallery to Hannah Klemm.
[2] Invoice dated March 22, 2023 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 27, 2023.
possibly in the possession of the artist, Santa Fe, NM [1]
1986 -
Oscar and Barbara DeLeon, Tucson, AZ, acquired from the artist [1]
2015
Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, on consignment [1]
2015 -
Janet and Roger Levin, Baltimore, MD, and Scottsdale, AZ [1]
2022 -
Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, on consignment [1]
2023 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Larsen Gallery [Polly and Scott Larsen], Scottsdale, AZ [2]
Notes:
[1] The source of this provenance is an email dated September 23, 2022, from Polly Larsen of the Larsen Gallery to Hannah Klemm.
[2] Invoice dated March 22, 2023 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 27, 2023.
We regularly update records, which may be incomplete. If you have additional information, please contact us at provenance@slam.org.