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C. BERNINGHAUS OIL PAINTING NM LANDSCAP

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C. BERNINGHAUS OIL PAINTING NM LANDSCAP
OIL ON CANVAS PANEL 16" X 20". Charles Berninghaus (1905 - 1988), NM. Fall Landscape titled "Lower Ranchitos" on the verso, signed lower left. Charles Berninghaus, impressionist landscape painter, came by art quite naturally because his father, Oscar E. Berninghaus, had already made a name for himself in the art world by the time Charles was born. Oscar first arrived in Taos in 1899 and was one of the six founders of the Taos Society of Artists, that well-known group that even today is known for the outstanding work its members produced. The first exhibition in which Charles participated was at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe in October 1922. The paintings shown were "Church at Ranchos", "New Mexico" and "Loma Church". At that time Charles was 17 years old and not yet a high school graduate! Later exhibitions include: Art Institute of Chicago 39th Annual American show, 1926: "Fishing Boat"; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 122nd Annual Show 1927: "Fall" ; National Academy of Design, NY 1929: "Mountains and Snow" ; Art Institute of Kansas City Midwestern Exhibition, 1934: "Fall Aspens"; Museum of History and Art, Los Angeles: 1934 "The Corral Fence"; San Diego Museum, International Exhibition, 1935: "The Corral Fence"; Santa Fe Museum of Fine Arts 1935, 1939, 1943, 1944, National Academy of Design, NY, 120th Annual Exhibition, 1945: "Winter Landscape" at the Harwood annual Exhibit 1945.