"Spring in the Cundigo Valley, NM" [SOLD]

Carl Von Hassler (1887-1969) was fond of painting villages and landscapes of Northern New Mexico. This is one of the earliest dated pieces of his work we have had. It is dated 1930.

Von Hassler moved to New Mexico in the early 1920s and established his studio in Old Town Albuquerque. For 47 years, he painted New Mexico scenes and became an Albuquerque legend. Almost everyone living in Albuquerque in the 1920s through the 1960s knew him and had a story they could relate about him.

The use of fast acid tempera paint provides a finished product of a much more pastel nature than the use of oil paints.

On the back of the painting, in Von Hassler’s hand, is written “Spring in the Cundayo Valley (N.M.) Fast acid tempera by Von Hassler 30 (West Slope Sangre de Christo) From my private collection Lot #19 $750.00.”

Provenance: Exhibited at the Euro-American Fine Art Collection New Mexico Artists June 15, 2007 until September 3, 2007 and at the Santa Fe Tribute to Carl Von Hassler June 2009 both at adobe gallery santa fe.