Image of the Day, March 9, 2012

By Donna Poulton

Art historian Peter Hassrick said that Ernest Blumenschein “was, indisputably, the most creatively brilliant, intellectually curios and artistically innovative of the famous Taos Society of Artists.” Homeward Bound is being sold at the Scottsdale Art Auction March 31, 2012 and is estimated to fetch between $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.  More on the auction tomorrow.

Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), Homeward Bound, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. Credit: Scottsdale Art AuctionErnest Blumenschein (1874-1960), Homeward Bound, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. Credit: Scottsdale Art Auction