Adobe Gallery Blog

One always hopes that a trove of paintings by a deceased artist is found years following the death of the artist and that is exactly what has happened here.  When José Encarnacion Peña passed away in 1979, his widow, Pat Peña, moved to Taos as it is customary for non-Native partners to depart the pueblo once the Native partner is no longer alive.  When Pat passed away a decade ago, her grandson, a Santa Fe auto mechanic, cleaned out her residence and put a group of a dozen or more paintings by Encarnacion away.  Just recently, he decided to investigate their desirability and value and contacted us for advice.

Read more about this painting here..