Original Oil Painting “Dancing Koshares” [SOLD]

This painting is the work of an artist from Taos, New Mexico, named Art Jacobson who completed it in 1951.  It is an oil on canvas painting of absolutely superb quality and it is a painting of Taos Pueblo Koshare, but it appears to represent spiritual Koshare rather than human impersonators.  The three Koshare are ghost-like in appearance, spiritual in presentation, and appear almost in cloud form.  The landscape surrounding them is mystical as well, appearing as a green haze in which the banner carrier is concealed in the haze with only the top of the banner pole visible.  The sky is black.

The painting is a beautiful presentation of Spirit Koshare as they might be envisioned coming to the pueblo in the darkness of night while everyone is asleep, perhaps spreading their good intentions and blessings on the pueblo and its members without them being aware it is happening.  The artist certainly had the concept of what he wanted to present and did an amazing job of imparting that concept to the viewer.

The painting is signed in lower right Jacobson and dated 1951.  An American painter and art educator, Art Jacobson, was born on January 10, 1924 in Chicago. He served in WWII and was a Sergeant in the United States Army from 1943-1945. He lived in Taos, New Mexico.  He was also included in Who was who in American art, 1564-1975 : 400 years of artists in America by Peter Falk, on page 3724 (Adobe Gallery does not have access to this volume).

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: from the estate of John and Dixie Yaple, owners of a gallery in the Hotel La Fonda de Taos from 1945-1949, and then director and curator, respectively, of The Millicent Rogers Museum from 1950 to 1977.