Skip to main content

Fritz Scholder Paintings

Native American, 1937-2005

Fritz Scholder was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, on October 6, 1937. Scholder was a prominent Indian portrait, figure and genre painter in Arizona. His father was part Indian and Fritz Scholder chose to focus his artwork on this part of his lineage and to express both an appreciation and disdain for Indian customs, traditions and daily existence. In his childhood, where he was the fifth sibling in a primarily German family, he showed a passion for collecting, which has dominated his largely autobiographical art. He studied at the University of Kansas, Wisconsin State University and with Wayne Thiebaud at Sacramento College in California. He earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of Arizona. A long-time resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, he has filled several artist-in-residence positions including Dartmouth College and the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute. In his work, he frequently showed the harsh, realistic side of Indians' lives and deaths including the effects of alcohol and other dissipations, but some of his depictions are humorous such as Indians on horseback carrying umbrellas. His brush-work is generally swift, and the tone often somber and surreal. A major influence on his work was the contemporary British artist, Francis Bacon, from whom Scholder adapted ironic distortions into his canvases. In Scottsdale, he lived in an adobe-walled oasis of palm trees and oleander, amid skulls and skeletons. In the garden, several of Mr. Scholder's sculptures feature skull-like heads. In the library, an 18th-century skull engraved with witchcraft symbols shared shelf space with books printed before 1500. And the porch had been converted into a skull room, complete with Mexican Day of the Dead paraphernalia that spill from cabinets and rest on shelves and antique chairs. In a New York Times interview of August 12, 2001, Scholder said that despite the death-related items with which he surrounds himself, “I consider myself a natural optimist which might be surprising because I like the dark side of things. That's simply because of intellectual curiosity. I celebrate each day. I truly wake up happy every morning”. In appearance, he was rather a heavy set with shoulder-length hair and a radiant smile. He was shy and idiosyncratic including the driving of a gold 1979 Rolls-Royce fitted with tinted windows. His career includes etchings, aquatints, lithographs, monotypes, photographs, collages, sculptures and mixed media, but he is best known for his paintings. He was married to Lisa Markgraf Fisher and had one son. In his artwork, death had been a constant preoccupation for Scholder. He said, “Death is completely fearful, terrible violence that intrudes into what people believe. It's not what I want to think about, but it's there and is either the worst practical joke in the creation or the fault of whoever made all this up”. Fritz Scholder died February 10, 2005, at age 67 in Scottsdale, and a memorial service was held at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.

to
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
1
1
1
1
13
764
759
754
579
1
Artist: Fritz Scholder
Woman and Dog #6

Woman and Dog #6

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Born in 1937 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, Fritz Scholder knew what he must do at an early age. As a high school student at Pierre, South Dakota, his teacher was Oscar Howe, a noted Sioux artist. In the summer of 1955, Scholder attended the Mid-West Art and Music Camp at the University of Kansas. He was voted Best Boy Artist and President of the Art Camp. He studied with Robert B. Green at Lawrence. In 1956, Scholder graduated from Ashland High School in Wisconsin and took his freshman year at Wisconsin State University in Superior, where he studied with Arthur Kruk, James Grittner and Michael Gorski. In 1957, Scholder moved with his family to Sacramento, California where he studied with Wayne Thiebaud. Thiebaud invited Scholder to join him, along with Greg Kondos and Peter Vandenberg in creating a cooperative gallery in Sacramento. Scholder’s first show received an exceptional review. Scholder’s next one man exhibition was at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. His work was being shown throughout the region, including the Palace of Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Upon graduation, from Sacramento State University, where he studied with Tarmo Pasto and Raymond Witt, Scholder was invited to participate in the Rockefeller Indian Art Project at the University of Arizona in 1961. Scholder is one-quarter Luseino, a California Mission tribe. He met Cherokee designer, Lloyd Kiva New and studied with Hopi jeweler, Charles Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate assistant in the Fine Arts Department where he studied with Andrew Rush and Charles Littler...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil

Related Items
"My Candy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
"My Candy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame

"My Candy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by M.-P. Autonne - La Femme d’Aveiro
French Contemporary Art by M.-P. Autonne - La Femme d’Aveiro

French Contemporary Art by M.-P. Autonne - La Femme d’Aveiro

By Marie-Pierre Autonne

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic & oil on wooden panel Marie-Pierre Autonne is a French artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Angers, France. She studied at Penninghen in Paris, France. She work...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Woman & Dog, Monumental Oil Painting, Signed, 60x48 Inches, 2017
Woman & Dog, Monumental Oil Painting, Signed, 60x48 Inches, 2017

Woman & Dog, Monumental Oil Painting, Signed, 60x48 Inches, 2017

By Christopher Mudgett

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Woman and Dog Christopher Mudgett Oil on canvas 2023 48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity included Available from the artist’s studio In W...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"My Something Bubbly Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting Wood with White Floater Frame
"My Something Bubbly Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting Wood with White Floater Frame

"My Something Bubbly Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting Wood with White Floater Frame

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oil, Board

"My Cherry Lipstick Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
"My Cherry Lipstick Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame

"My Cherry Lipstick Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Landscape - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Landscape - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s

Landscape - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s

By Franco Marzilli

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...

Category

1970s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil

47 x 65 in. / 4 x 5.4 ft "Oregon" - Large abstract Oil on Canvas
47 x 65 in. / 4 x 5.4 ft "Oregon" - Large abstract Oil on Canvas

47 x 65 in. / 4 x 5.4 ft "Oregon" - Large abstract Oil on Canvas

By Alexis Portilla

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a beautiful oil painting by Alexis Portilla, using a palette of jewel colors, bold brushwork and pictographs to create an atmospheric piece. Color, lines and shapes that resemble pictographs and vessels convey symbolism. Vessels are a recurring theme in Portilla's work as symbolic of the potential for the ability to hold and receive. Influenced by the emotion of artistic expression in music, poetry and literature, the artist finds bold expression in color, lines and shapes that resemble pictographs, and texture. Oregon 47 x 65 in. Oil on Canvas Signed on verso Ready to hang: Yes Frame: Not applicable Materials: Oil paint, canvas, wood stretchers Alexis Portilla holds an MFA from Columbia University (1990) and a BFA from Pratt Institute. His work is in more than 250 private collections worldwide and in many international public and corporate collections including The New York Public Library, Harvard University, Pepsi Co., Warner Music Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Penn State University, Norwest Venture Partners, and Mikasa Corporation. He has exhibited internationally at venues from New York to Hong Kong, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan, Hofstra University Museum in New York, and Monmouth Museum in New Jersey. Alexis Portilla's large scale pieces like Anemone, Black Elk, Thor Twins, Tokyo, Chromatic Fantasy are spectacular pieces in terms of the atmospheric brushwork, colors and textures. His bold linear lines, use of symbols, pictographs and strong colors create atmospheric abstracts. “Alexis is a poet in space and a painter of original feeling… He conveys a constant sense of expansion.” Artist Will Barnet (1911-2012), June 2007 “Using simple forms and creating swathes of rich texture, Alexis Portilla builds atmospheric abstract paintings that convey a sense of time having passed. Brushy areas of color suggest the indeterminacy of memory, while bold linear forms speak for the present." - Meredith Mendelsohn, Art News magazine review The artist Alexis Portilla obtained his Masters of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1990, and his BFA at the noted Pratt Institute. The artist has shown in group and solo exhibitions. His works have been commissioned by major corporations, universities and for private collections. These pieces and others are available for viewing in Los Angeles. Instruction 1993-1994 Faculty /Adjunct Instructor Department of Printmaking Columbia University New York, NY Awards 1983 – 1994 HEOP/SEOG Full scholarship To attend Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 1984-85 Charles A. Dana Internship and Grant, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Public Commissions: - April 2007 Penn State University -State College, PA Department of Chemistry Public Collections: - 1996 The New York Public Library, New York, NY Department of Prints and Drawings Roberta Waddell Selected Corporate Collections Harvard Club Cambridge, MA Meredith and Grew Boston, MA Farley White Boston, MA Edwards and Angell Providence, RI Acadian Asset Management Boston, MA Proskauer Rose Boston, MA Mikasa Corporation, Tokyo, Japan First Atlantic Capital, New York, NY Warner Brothers, New York, NY —- SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Bryant University, Smithfield, RI Harvard University, Cambridge, MA The New York Public Library, New York, NY Penn State University, State College, PA (commissioned work) SELECTED PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Collection of Padma Lakshmi Mikasa Corporation, Tokyo, Japan Pepsi Co., Purchase, NY PricewaterhouseCoopers, Boston (commissioned work) Norwest Venture Partners, Palo Alto, CA Warner Brothers, New York, NY First Atlantic Capital, New York, NY Excel, Bermuda Edwards and Angell, Providence, RI Meredith and Grew, Boston, MA Farley White, Boston, MA Acadian Asset Management, Boston, MA Proskauer Rose, Boston, MA New Star Financial, Boston, MA Cross Harbor Capital, Boston, MA Weil Gotshal & Manges, Providence, RI Partner Reinsurance, Pembroke, Bermuda Hale & Dorr, Washington, DC Bingham Dana & Gould, Boston, MA Total System Services, Columbus, OH Biogen Inc., Cambridge, MA Millennia, Boston, MA Renaissance Worldwide, Waltham, MA Goodwin Proctor & Hoar, Boston, MA and New York, NY X.L. Pembroke, Bermuda Odyssey America RE, New York, NY Greystone Realty Corp., Westport, CT Limerock Partners, Westport, CT Michael Page...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Albergue Garden - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil on canvas
Albergue Garden - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil on canvas

Albergue Garden - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil on canvas

By Corvengi

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Oil on canvas The artwork is discreetly hand-signed by the artist on the bottom left corner as 'Corvengi 2017'. See images (first detailed image) or ask us for more pictures! “Ever...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Archer" swimmer in white bathing suit reflection in the water submarine blues
"Archer" swimmer in white bathing suit reflection in the water submarine blues

"Archer" swimmer in white bathing suit reflection in the water submarine blues

By Carol Bennett

Located in Edgartown, MA

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, India Ink, Oil, Wood Panel, Acrylic

Figurative/Female, Portrait, Florals, Don’t You Want to Feel Alive Anna Kincaide
Figurative/Female, Portrait, Florals, Don’t You Want to Feel Alive Anna Kincaide

Figurative/Female, Portrait, Florals, Don’t You Want to Feel Alive Anna Kincaide

By Anna Kincaide

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

ANNA KINCAIDE "Don’t You Want to Feel Alive" Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas 48 x 48 inches Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expres...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figurative/Female, Portrait, Florals, Roses are Red by Anna Kincaide
Figurative/Female, Portrait, Florals, Roses are Red by Anna Kincaide

Figurative/Female, Portrait, Florals, Roses are Red by Anna Kincaide

By Anna Kincaide

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

ANNA KINCAIDE "Roses are Red" Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas 40 x 30 inches Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna Kin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"My Black Raspberry Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood w White Floater Frame
"My Black Raspberry Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood w White Floater Frame

"My Black Raspberry Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood w White Floater Frame

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...

Category

2010s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Previously Available Items
"Millennium #7", Massive Surrealist Female Nude Painting
"Millennium #7", Massive Surrealist Female Nude Painting

"Millennium #7", Massive Surrealist Female Nude Painting

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Houston, TX

Painting of a nude woman wrapped in a cloth against an expressionist green background with accents of red. Artist Biography: Scholder has always worked in series of paintings. In 1967, his new series on the Native American, depicting the "real Indian...

Category

1990s Abstract Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dream Horse With Clouds

Dream Horse With Clouds

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Santa Fe, NM

acrylic on canvas 68 x 80 Frame size 70 x 82 30 lbs

Category

1980s Contemporary Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dartmouth Portrait # 9
Dartmouth Portrait # 9

Dartmouth Portrait # 9

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Denver, CO

A master work from Scholder's renowned Dartmouth series. Provenance: Cordier & Eckstrom, Inc., New York Private Collection, New Mexico Private Collection, Aspen, Colorado Curt...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Fritz Scholder Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fritz Scholder paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Fritz Scholder paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Fritz Scholder in fabric, linen, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Fritz Scholder paintings, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Rose Freymuth-Frazier, Mark Kostabi, and Randall Berndt. Fritz Scholder paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $12,000 and tops out at $43,000, while the average work can sell for $27,500.