Scottsdale, AZ
Details
- Dimensions
- 22ʺW × 2ʺD × 25ʺH
- Styles
- Navajo
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Lithograph
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Turquoise
- Condition Notes
- The front is in excellent condition. The print, itself, has loosened somewhat from the mat, but otherwise, the lithograph, mat, … moreThe front is in excellent condition. The print, itself, has loosened somewhat from the mat, but otherwise, the lithograph, mat, and frame are all in perfect shape. Only the back side paper is torn. less
- Description
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Artist: RC Gorman
Title: "Self Portrait St. I”
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1973
32/60
Limited edition size: 60
Signed limited edition … more Artist: RC Gorman
Title: "Self Portrait St. I”
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1973
32/60
Limited edition size: 60
Signed limited edition
Framed in rough wood
Print: 9.5"w x 13”h
Framed: 22"w x 25”h
Current retail value: $4,800 (see attached Lithograph Valuation dated 10-18-24, RC Gorman Navajo Gallery)
Certificate of Authenticity attached
Back story: My mother, Elaine Ryan, “discovered” RC Gorman in the State of Arizona, and this was his gift to her.
ABOUT RC GORMAN
Rudolph Carl Gorman (July 26, 1931 – November 3, 2005) was a Native American artist of the Navajo Nation. He was referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian artists" by The New York Times, and 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. He was also an avid lover of cuisine, authoring four cookbooks, (with accompanying drawings) called Nudes and Food.
Gorman learned about the work of the Mexican social realists: Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo. He became inspired by their colors and forms to change from abstraction to abstract realism. He used abstract forms and shapes to create his own unique, personal realistic style, recognizable to all who are acquainted with his work. While in Mexico, he also learned stone lithography from a master printer, Jose Sanchez. He used lithography throughout his life as a means of making original multiple images of his inspirations, often working by drawing directly on the stones from which the lithographs were printed.
On September 18, 2005, Gorman fell at his home and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Taos. On September 26, he was transferred to University of New Mexico Hospital (in Albuquerque). He died at age 74 on November 3. New Mexico governor Bill Richardson ordered flags flown at half-staff in his honor. less
Scottsdale, AZ
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