Oil on board, signed and dated 1939 to lower left, presented in a gilt frame.

Board size 15 x 19 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 20 1/4 x 25 in.

Private Collection, North Carolina

Peter Blos was born in Munich, Germany. The son of a portrait artist, Carl Blos, he studied in Munich and Paris. In 1931, he and his wife emigrated to the United States. They settled in California and Blos made a living as an illustrator for pulp fiction covers. However, his true passion was chronicling the Hopi and Navajo Indians and the expansive Southwest landscapes as illustrated in this painting.

One crackle line to far right side of board; scratch to near lower middle edge.