GORMAN, R.C. (1931-2005)

"Delfina" (1997)
colour lithograph, ed. 94/150
26.5 x 34.5cm
signed lower left
*private collection, Sydney
 
Rudolph Carl Gorman was a famous Native American Navajo Painter, Lithographer & Sculptor. 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. Influenced strongly by the Mexican Social Realists, from the early 1960s, Gorman established himself as one of America's most important and influential Indigenous artists across several mediums. Based predominantly in Taos, New Mexico, he exhibited widely and successfully, with works exhibited and collected by major Institutions across the United States, including the Metropolitan Museum Of Art. He was close friends with several major figures, particularly Andy Warhol who incorporated Gorman as a muse. Both California & New Mexico celebrate R.C. Gorman Day in homage to the artist. This stunning piece comes from the RC Gorman Anniversary Suite of Five Prints, produced in an edition of 150.