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Ernest Martin Hennings (1886-1956)
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Ernest Martin Hennings (1886-1956)

Frank Samora

Fermé21 November 2017

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Ernest Martin Hennings (1886-1956)
Frank Samora
signed 'E. Martin/Hennings' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm.)

Private collection, Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick French, Chicago, Illinois, gift from the above, 1938.
By descent to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

According to Ernest Martin Hennings' daughter, "Frank Samora was Dad's favorite model. A young and handsome Indian when they first met, he was also our handyman and besides posing, he helped with irrigation and yard work. He had lunch with us in the kitchen every working day and was a friend as well as a model. Daddy painted him many times and their relationship spanned several decades." (as quoted in Southwest Art, vol. 16, 1986, p. 70)