Roseta Santiago
(b. 1946)
Taos Afternoon (Homage to Oscar E. Berninghaus), 2020
oil on board
signed lower left: SANTIAGO
titled lower right: HOMAS TO O. BERNINGHAUS
inscribed verso: TAOS AFTERNOOM 16X20 ROSETA SANTIAGO

"When I moved to Santa Fe in 2000 to discover the Southwest and make a career of oil painting, I had no idea I was following in the footsteps of many painters, including the Taos Society of Artists. The magic of landing in a place of living history was inspiring, the people beautiful, and the light amazing and clear. For this show, I selected a painting titled 'Ricardo and His Horses' because the theme and place were so familiar to me. I decided to place a living Taos resident, Deryle James Lujan and his new horse April, in the painting to show there is no difference in the way the Taos Pueblo residents lived in the time of Berninghaus and Deryle and his family, living today in the foothills of Taos Mountain." - Roseta Santiago, April 2020, to Western Art Collector
16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.80 cm.), Frame: 23 1/4 x 27 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (59.06 x 68.90 x 5.40 cm.)
The Artist

Exhibited:
Homage to Oscar E. Berninghaus, Blue Rain Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 27 - April 18, 2020

The painting is in overall fine condition. Frame in excellent condition.

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