Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866-1936). Hopi Archway, Walpi Arizona, 1903. Oil on canvas laid on Masonite. 9 x 12-1/4...

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Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866-1936)
Hopi Archway, Walpi Arizona, 1903
Oil on canvas laid on Masonite
9 x 12-1/4 inches (22.9 x 31.1 cm)
Signed lower right: E.I. Couse
Bears inscription on the reverse: Hopi Archway, Walpi Arizona / Painted by E. Irving Couse N.A. / in Aug. 1903 / Kelly W. Couse

PROVENANCE:
Clara McMurry, Scottsdale, Arizona;
Kenneth W. Smith, Bay City, Michigan;
Dan May and Associates, Art of the American West, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 26, 1991;
Richard G. Bowman, Denver, Colorado;
John W. Grund, Denver, Colorado, acquired from the above;
Hindman, Chicago, Illinois, November 13, 2013, lot 29;
Private collection, Chicago, Illinois.

We wish to thank Virginia Leavitt, granddaughter of E.I. Couse, for providing invaluable information on this lot, which will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work.


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