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Walpi Pueblo

1903
oil on canvas
9 1/16 x 12 in. (23.0 x 30.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Eanger Irving Couse painted this scene one year after his first trip to Taos. Like other eastern artists, he was especially struck by the intense light and stark contrasts of northern New Mexico. Couse painted Walpi Pueblo as a quick sketch, capturing the sudden, lonely chill that accompanies the clouds at higher elevations.
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The Peace Pipe

c. 1902
oil on canvas
26 x 32 in. (66 x 81.3 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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The Cowherd (La Gardeuse de Vaches)

1895
oil on canvas
25 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.; 65.405 x 75.565 cm.

Joslyn Art Museum

Omaha, NE

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Sacred Waters

oil on canvas
46 1/2 x 34 3/8 in. 53 1/2 x 43 in. (framed)

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Indianapolis, IN

notes
Couse is best known for his intimate images of Native Americans in quiet repose. The artist's paint strokes set up a rhythmic flow, which moves throughout the work. Tradition holds that the Taos Indians were created out of the sacred waters of Blue Lake.
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Making Pottery

1912
oil on canvas
Image: 35 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (89.5 x 117.5 cm) Frame: 43 7/8 x 54 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (111.4 x 139.4 x 7.0 cm)

The Terra Foundation for American Art

Chicago, IL

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Lovers (Indian Love Song)

1905
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 29 1/16 in. (61.3 x 73.8 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

notes
ian art. Owing in part to the appeal of such images, they traveled in growing numbers to Taos, New Mexico, where Couse spent a portion of each year beginning in 1902.
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Indian Painter

19th century
oil on canvas
24 x 29 in. (60.96 x 73.66 cm)

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis, MN

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Hunting Cranes

oil on canvas
28 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches

Richmond Art Museum

Richmond, IN

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Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe

1909
oil on canvas
78 1/4 x 36 3/8 in. (198.6 x 92.4 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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Clearing

1891-1904 ca.
Oil on Canvas
Overall: 17.8 x 23.2 cm (7 x 9 1/8")

Brigham Young University, Museum of Fine Arts

Provo, UT

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Chief Shoppenegons

1910
oil on canvas
Canvas: 78 x 36 in. (198.1 x 91.4 cm) Framed: 91 7/8 x 49 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit, MI

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Brook with Wooded Area

1903-1905 ca.
Oil on Canvas
Overall: 17.8 x 22.9 cm (7 x 9")

Brigham Young University, Museum of Fine Arts

Provo, UT

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Boat Alone #1

Early 20th Century
Oil on Canvas
Overall: 22.9 x 17.8 cm (9 x 7")

Brigham Young University, Museum of Fine Arts

Provo, UT

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At the Spring (Sheep in field)

Early 20th Century
Watercolor on Artist Paper
Overall: 24.4 x 37.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 3/4")

Brigham Young University, Museum of Fine Arts

Provo, UT

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A Vision of the Past

1913
oil on canvas
59 X 59" (149.86 x 149.86 cm.)

Butler Institute of American Art

Youngstown, OH

notes
In "A Vision of the Past", Couse contrasted the past and present, suggesting that the future held little promise for tribal culture. In doing so, he contributed to a tradition of imagery first popular in the 1830s, that of the vanishing race of "doomed" Native Americans.
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