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Fall 2024 Fine Art & Estate Auction

RC Gorman, Seated Navajo Woman, Pencil Signed

This auction ended on October 31, 2024.

Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Sold for: $310

Description

Item/Description: Pencil signed color lithograph depicts a seated Native American woman, wrapped in colorful blanket. Pencil signed and dated lower left. Pencil numbered 118/150 lower right. Frame features brass tone corners.
Rudolph Carl Gorman (1931 – 2005) was a Native American artist of the Navajo Nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian artists", his paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors, though he also worked in sculpture, ceramics, and stone lithography.

Material: Lithograph on paper, matted and framed

Dimensions: Image size: Height: 32 1/4"; Width: 37 1/2". Framed: Height: 39"; Width: 44"

Condition: Signs of age and wear include chipping, surface scratches and scuffs to frame.

Age: 1985

Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection. Purchased 2005 – Ruth Warrick Estate – Dawson & Nye Auction

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