Lot 245
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Tony Abeyta (Navajo, b. 1965). "Ancient One" mixed media on canvas, 2001. Signed on lower right. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Tony Abeyta's "Ancient One" is a captivating, large-scale painting of a spiritual figure delineated with Abeyta's signature abstract figural style. The expressive visage, comprised of lozenge-shaped eyes and a circular mouth, is crowned by a magnificent feathered headdress. The figure's body is embellished with an even-armed cross adorned by a central 'beaded' roundel. In addition, Abeyta rendered much of the figure in bas relief, creating a tactile effect. Finally, a myriad of spirals and rhythmic gestural marks as well as gorgeous shades of blue and brown further imbue the painting with a mesmerizing quality. Size: 63.125" L x 31.5" W (160.3 cm x 80 cm)
Artist Biography: "Tony Abeyta is a Dine (Navajo) contemporary artist working in mixed media paintings. A graduate of New York University with an honorary doctorate from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, Tony was the 2012 recipient of the New Mexico Governor's Excellence in the Arts award, and recognized as a Native treasure by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture.
The youngest of three children, he was born into a distinguished family of Dine artists that includes his late sisters, Pablita and Elizabeth, and his late parents, Narciso and Sylvia Shipley Abeyta. Together, his relatives have excelled in painting, pottery, weaving, and silversmithing. Tony, an artist of international acclaim, works in mediums that include charcoal, oil, acrylic, and silversmithing.
Tony currently works in both Santa Fe, NM and Berkeley, CA. Tony's work is included in the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Boston Fine Arts Museum, Denver Art Museum, Autry Museum in Los Angeles, CA, as well as in many other public & private collections." (artist's website)
Provenance: Private Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Hugh K. Terrell estate, representative Priscilla T. Bisher
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#175137
- Condition: Signed on lower right. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Fit with suspension wire and ready to display. Excellent overall!
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