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THBOscar Berninghaus (1874 – 1952) – The Advance Scouts (ca. 1915)
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United States
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction specializes in the finest classical Western and American Art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have over 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients over $325 million in the last fif...Read more
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LiveJul 26, 2025
The 2025 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, to be held July 26 in Reno, Nevada, will feature 354 selections of unparalleled quality in Western & American Art from historical and contemporary artists such as Charles M. Russell, Maynard Dixon, William R. Leigh, Thomas Moran, Howard Terpning, E. Martin Hennings, and more. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction info@cdaartauction.com
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Oscar Berninghaus (1874 – 1952)
The Advance Scouts (ca. 1915)
oil on canvas laid on board
40 × 30 inches
signed lower right
According to Barbara Brenner, Oscar Berninghaus’ granddaughter, “Indians and horses show up early in Berninghaus’ career. Of all the Taos Society of Artists, his Indian ponies are among the most realistic, and although he was not a rider himself, he was able to paint them at rest and in action as if he knew every muscle and every temperament. This pair of riders could be scouting for rabbits for the annual hunt which is still being held each summer on the plains below Taos Mountain. It was important to Berninghaus that the Indians of the time be depicted exactly as they lived as a record of their history. He worried that they would become too Anglicized and lose some of the life style he respected.”
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Utah
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Reno, Nevada, 2023
Private collection, California
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Surface is in excellent condition. Canvas is mounted to board. Inpainting at edges of frame and upper-left corner/right side.
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