Victor Higgins, Taos Study, ca. 1920's, oil on canvas, unframed

Peso Priced Item.  Original Oil Painting by Victor Higgins, Taos Study, ca. 1920's. 
10.5" by 15" unframed. 
We're dating this in the 20's when he did most of his paintings that included American Indians.
The title "Taos Study' in carved into the stretcher on the back and it is signed in script "V. Higgins" and the price $400 on the verso of the canvas. Some crazing, slight paint chipping. 
From my personal collection of '20's 30's art.
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Higgins has recently set some records for his works that include human figures. 
Here are two examples:
Artist: Victor Higgins
Title: Two RidersHammer Price: $47,880 (*Buyer fees not included)
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Difference: 59% over /Sq. Inch: $278.57
Size: 12.50" x 13.75"
Year Created: circa 1920
Signature: Signed Lower RightMedium/Ground: Oil / Canvas
Auction Date(s): 01/18/2023 (Auction: Art of the Americas)
By: Sotheby's New YorkLot: 40
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Artist:Victor Higgins
Title:Mexican Landscape
Hammer Price:$21,000 (*Buyer fees not included)
Estimate:$40,000 - $60,000
Difference:-47% under estimate
Price/Sq. Inch:$125.49
Size:11.81" x 14.17"
Year Created:not given
Signature:Signed Lower Right
Medium/Ground:Oil / Board
Auction Date(s):12/16/2022 (all lots)
Auction:American, European and Ukrainian Fine Art
By:Art-Torg Auctions (Czech Republic)
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William Victor Higgins was an American painter and teacher, born in Shelbyville, Indiana. At the age of fifteen, he moved to Chicago, where he studied at the Art Institute in Chicago and at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. WikipediaBorn: June 28, 1884, Shelbyville, Indiana, United StatesDied: August 23, 1949, Taos, New Mexico, United States