Adios Amigo - Hasta la Vista
Artist
Fremont F. Ellis
(American, 1897 - 1985)
Date1969
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 25 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (64.8 × 74.9 cm)
Frame: 32 9/16 × 37 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (82.7 × 95.4 × 5.7 cm)
Frame: 32 9/16 × 37 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (82.7 × 95.4 × 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Fremont F. Ellis, 1969
Object number2422.23P
DescriptionPainted on the day of Will Shuster's funeral which was in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe. Fremont Ellis painted his daughter (far left of group), his son (with arm around shoulder), himself & Frances Dunn in foregroundeMuseum Notes
Though he had been passionate about art since childhood,
even studying briefly at the Art Students League in New York, Fremont Ellis did
not decide to devote himself to art until visiting Santa Fe where he gained a
reputation for his impressionistic depictions of the New Mexican landscape.
Ruminating on his first encounter with the landscape in Santa Fe Ellis remarked
“my God, this is heaven.” He quit his profession as an optometrist in El Paso,
and moved to New Mexico in 1919 and in 1921 became one of Los Cinco
Pintores. Out of the other members of the group, Fremont Ellis was said
by his daughter to be closest to Will Shuster. Adios Amigo - Hasta la Vista
portrays Shuster’s funeral. Having served in the United States Army in World
War I Shuster was buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery.
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