Taos, New Mexico
Dorothy Eugenie Brett
1927
Oil on board, original hand-carved frame by Dorothy Eugenie Brett
Painting 17 5/8" high x 21 3/8" wide / 44.8 x 54.3 cm; framed 23 3/4" high x 27 3/8" wide / 60.3 x 69.5 cm
Provenance: Robert L. Parsons Fine Art, New Mexico; The Gregory Warren Nelson Collection, New Mexico
Dorothy Eugenie Brett painted Indian Women Watching Horse Race in 1927, while living in the Taos circle associated with D. H. Lawrence and the Lawrence Ranch. The painting is inscribed on the verso “TAOS NEW MEXICO / BRETT / 1927,” giving it a clear connection to place and date. Its subject reflects Brett’s close attention to Native life in Taos, particularly communal gatherings and ceremonial events.
The composition centers on a group of women observing a horse race, turning the event into a study of shared attention, movement, and social presence. Brett’s use of color and simplified forms reflects her modernist approach while remaining grounded in the landscape and cultural atmosphere of northern New Mexico. The original hand-carved frame by Brett adds to the unity of the work, making the painting and frame a complete artist-made presentation.
As a featured item, this work stands at the intersection of Taos modernism, Native subject matter, and Brett’s personal involvement with the artistic community around Lawrence. The horse race functions not only as a scene of activity, but also as a window into public life, ritual energy, and collective spectatorship. The combination of dated inscription, original frame, and distinguished New Mexico provenance gives the work strong collector-level significance.
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Taos, New Mexico
Dorothy Eugenie Brett
1927
Oil on board, original hand-carved frame by Dorothy Eugenie Brett
Painting 17 5/8" high x 21 3/8" wide / 44.8 x 54.3 cm; framed 23 3/4" high x 27 3/8" wide / 60.3 x 69.5 cm
Provenance: Robert L. Parsons Fine Art, New Mexico; The Gregory Warren Nelson Collection, New Mexico
Dorothy Eugenie Brett painted Indian Women Watching Horse Race in 1927, while living in the Taos circle associated with D. H. Lawrence and the Lawrence Ranch. The painting is inscribed on the verso “TAOS NEW MEXICO / BRETT / 1927,” giving it a clear connection to place and date. Its subject reflects Brett’s close attention to Native life in Taos, particularly communal gatherings and ceremonial events.
The composition centers on a group of women observing a horse race, turning the event into a study of shared attention, movement, and social presence. Brett’s use of color and simplified forms reflects her modernist approach while remaining grounded in the landscape and cultural atmosphere of northern New Mexico. The original hand-carved frame by Brett adds to the unity of the work, making the painting and frame a complete artist-made presentation.
As a featured item, this work stands at the intersection of Taos modernism, Native subject matter, and Brett’s personal involvement with the artistic community around Lawrence. The horse race functions not only as a scene of activity, but also as a window into public life, ritual energy, and collective spectatorship. The combination of dated inscription, original frame, and distinguished New Mexico provenance gives the work strong collector-level significance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
