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"Corn Dance, Pueblo Tradition", Masterpiece of Art Deco Southwestern Painting

$18,600
£14,101.36
€16,255.13
CA$26,195.11
A$29,048.45
CHF 15,262.80
MX$354,922.64
NOK 190,958.49
SEK 179,247.17
DKK 121,347.76

About the Item

A brilliant and vividly-hued view of a traditional Pueblo dance -- the Tablita -- this Art Deco painting by Louise Morris includes several female figures wearing tablitas, or headdresses rich with symbols, as well as a Koshare or Pueblo sacred clown at the center, all gathered to ask for water to nourish the corn in summer and fall. The scene is rich with a palette of oranges, yellows and turquise, and the female faces have a haunting, stylized quality that suggestive of Art Deco painting in the 1930s and 40s. Morris painted in New Mexico over many years after meeting Olive Rush at the Art Students League in New York and serving as her assistant at the Indian School in Santa Fe. Together, they oversaw the painting of murals by Julian Martinez, Awah Tsireh and others. The painting is oil and canvas, and is signed in the lower righthand corner. It is stretched but not framed.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1940s
  • Condition:
    Overall excellent. Some rubbing around margins, a few small paint losses, and drip marks.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865146471482

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