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The Late RC Gorman Signed Lithograph Titled "Kinnalda" 48x41"

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:775.00 USD Estimated At:1,937.50 - 2,712.50 USD
The Late RC Gorman Signed Lithograph Titled Kinnalda 48x41
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Signed RC Gorman "Kinnalda" Lithograph 48x41 inches
The lithograph was framed on the day of its purchase and was kept in pristine condition. The original slip from the day of purchase is on hand. Lithographs of this artist appraise for $4,000-7,000
brief synopsis on the late R.C. Gorman:
Born in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona and raised in a hogan on the Navajo Reservation, R.C. Gorman became one of the Southwest's best known late 20th-century artists. His signature works were Navajo women in a variety of poses. He went to college in Flagstaff at Northern Arizona University and in 1951 enlisted in the navy for four years during the Korean War, but never quit drawing. In 1955, he re-enrolled at Northern Arizona University, studying literature and art, and illustrated for a school magazine. A trip to Mexico and later a year long study scholarship really excited him, especially viewing murals by Orozco, Rivera, and Siqueiros, and sculpture by Zuniga because these artists were depicting realistic people. Their works were a catalyst for his decision to paint likenesses and create lithographs of people from his own heritage. However, Gorman did not stay long on the Navajo reservation. In 1962, he left and would return only for visits. He moved to San Francisco where he had successful exhibitions of his work and earned the patronage of Charles and Ruth de Young Elkus, who encouraged young Indian talent. In 1964, he went to Taos, New Mexico, and shortly after had an exhibition there in the Manchester Gallery. He returned to San Francisco where he went through a period of doing surreal landscapes but made frequent trips to Taos. He also had several joint exhibitions with his father, Carl Gorman, and in 1968 purchased the Manchester Gallery in Taos, renaming it the Navajo Gallery. From then it was his studio and home. In the 1970s, he became a nationally known artist, and visitors to the Southwest were taking his work to all parts of the country. He also opened a gallery in Tubac, Arizona, about 40 miles south of Tucson, and conducted numerous workshops. During that decade, he first experimented with lithography, studying with Jose Sanchez in Mexico City. He did etchings, silkscreens, sculpture, and ceramics and also began his pastel, watercolor wash full-bodied Indian women that became his trademark.

Dimensions: Frame: 48 X 41 inches Litho: 37 x 30 inches*
Artist Name: RC Gorman
Work Title: "Kinnalda"
* (estimate/approximately)
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