2024 Spring Cleaning Auction
Lot 148:
Sold for: $35
Description
Item/Description: Entitled, Dance. Bold, colorful portrait of an Indian dancer dressed in full ceremonial clothing, gazing directly at the artist, viewer. Masterful detail and use of light and shadow. Titled upper right: Dance. Artist signed lower right: Burgu. Inscription on back reads: "From a photography by Don Contreres, we dance because we can.’ Ernest Nesmith / #186 Comache I. Gallery label from New York. The reference is to a book of color photographs titled, "We Dance Because We Can, People of the Powwow" by Dianne Morris with Bernstein, photographs by Don Contreras. (Native American Art, Indian ceremonial dancer).
Material: Oil on Canvas.
Dimensions: Image size: Height: 24"; Width: 20".
Condition: Excellent.
Age: Contemporary.
Provenance: Private Estate.
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