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Description
Wood is wide blonde oak with a salmon colored matte fabric, no chip or wear on frame. Litho has authenticated certificate on back of frame. No. 46 of 225, signed, with watermark on corner and Houston on the other corner. RARE!!
Litho was done in 1989 and features an Indian woman laying in the desert night near a white lily. Beautiful colors, one of the first times to use such bold colors.
Category
Art Deco and Art Nouveau
Medium
print litho
Distinguishing marks
artist's name, number, date, Houston
Condition
Mint
Size and dimensions of this item
unframed 40x30 framed 50x42 double fabric and paper mat
Date Period
1989
Weight
framed 30lbs
History
Purchased it from a gallery in 1989 in Seal Beach, Calif, brought it home
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Price Paid (If known)
1950.
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Re: R.C. Gorman Desert Lily Litho Signed/Numbered/Framed
This image is of an original Lithograph by RC Gorman (1931-2005), entitled "Desert Lily". A beautiful example of RCs work and bold use of color, thought not new to his work in 1989. RCs work celebrated Native American life and after about 1980 focused almost exclusivley on Native American women. RC was Navajo. Born and raised in Chinle, Ariz. His Father, Carl Gorman, was a Navajo Code Talker in WWII and a very accomplished artist in his own right. RC moved to Taos, NM in 1964 and opened the Navajo Gallery in 1968 - the very first Native American owned fine art gallery in the world. He lived in Taos until he passed on Nov. 5th 2005.