825 El Caminito is one of the crown jewels of Santa Fe real estate and the former home of renowned Cubist painter Andrew Dasburg.
Dasburg was born in Paris but moved to the United States when he was five. His training began at the Art Students League with Kenyon Cox and Birge Harrison; it continued with Robert Henri and numerous visits to the circle of Gertrude Stein in Paris. His early work, which was included in the Armory Show of 1913, was inspired by contemporary European artists, particularly Cézanne, Matisse, and the Futurists.
In 1918, encouraged by Mabel Dodge (Luhan) and Maurice Sterne, he spent a summer in Taos. From then on he returned either to Taos or to Santa Fe for part of each year, becoming one of the first modernists to form an attachment to the region. He also became an avid collector of and dealer in Hispanic and Indian crafts. In 1933 he settled permanently in New Mexico, continuing to employ a modified form of Cubism to find structure and meaning in the landscape.
Here provenance and beauty meet with the finest appointments and hand crafted elements reflecting the essence of Eastside living with mostly adobe construction and an authentic, graceful feel. This property was the home of the painter Andrew Dasburg and remained in his family until the early 1980's.
The home has been renovated and is an outstanding example of an Eastside property at its pinnacle. The grounds are superb; cultivated, private and spacious at .461 of an acre. It is believed that the distinguished living room ceiling in the main house came from a 200 year old Taos church.
The Estate consists of a main house, 2 guest houses and a free-standing cabana for card games, parties, art projects. 1 car good sized garage plus generous off-street parking.
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