Fremont Ellis Portrait Titled "Bambi"
Item Details
A 1960s vintage original oil painting by listed artist Fremont Ellis (American, 1897-1985) featuring a portrait of a woman with dark hair wearing a high-necked yellow gown. The woman looks to the side with an arch expression on her face; a vase of white daisies sits on a table at the foreground and a woman with dark braids wearing a red and blue shawl is seen in the background, looking on. The canvas is surrounded by a white washed and gold finished frame with a linen liner. A 2001 exhibition label is affixed to the back from a major retrospective of the artist’s work presented by the prestigious Nedra Matteucci Gallery in Santa Fe. The painting has a provenance by direct descent through the artist’s family.
Fremont Ellis was born in Virginia City, Montana, and was the son of a traveling dentist. After a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a few months of instruction at the Art Students League, Ellis settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was a member of Los Cinco Pintores society of modern artists in the 1920s, which established the art colony in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His plein aire landscapes are defined by a richly colored impressionist style and quietly sublime vistas of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. Ellis was awarded a gold medal in 1975 from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, and his work is found in private and public collections.
Condition
Some wear to frame.
Dimensions
Overall measurements for the frame. Canvas is 20″ × 24″.
Item #
16WDC058-282
