Original Oil Painting "Spring in Chimayo" [SOLD]

Carl Von Hassler (1887-1969) was fond of painting villages and landscapes in and around New Mexico. He moved to New Mexico in the early 1920s and established his studio in Albuquerque’s Old Town. For 47 years, he painted New Mexico scenes and became an Albuquerque legend. Almost everyone living in Albuquerque in the 1920s through the 1960s knew him and had a story they could relate about him.

The image in this painting is an area of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains north of Santa Fe. The exact village is not known. It is a beautiful rendition of a brilliant Spring afternoon. The cherry blossoms bloom brightly on the trees at the base of the mountain. Water runs in the acequia and the hillsides are ablaze with green foliage. Snow still sits on top of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains prior to melting.

The painting has just been professionally cleaned and inspected and placed back in the same frame it was in when we acquired it. It is in excellent condition.

Provenance: Exhibited at the “Santa Fe Tribute to Carl Von Hassler” June 2009 at adobe gallery santa fe.