Original Painting "Young Diné and His Friends" [SOLD]
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- Category: Paintings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Watercolor Paints
- Size: 17" x 13" image size; 25-1/4" x 20-1/4" framed size
- Item # 24661 SOLD
Begay is probably the most famous of the Navajo (Diné) artists. He has had a long and distinguished career as an artist. He started painting while attending the Santa Fe Indian School and began to paint full time after returning from service in World War II.
His favorite subjects are the Diné and their life on the reservation. There is an innocence is his depictions of Navajo life. It probably reflects on his remembrances of life when he was a youngster. He was born between 1914 and 1917.
The painting is signed Haskay Yahne Yah on lower left and Harrison Begay on lower right. It has been framed in a wood frame and with acid-free materials, The painting is in original excellent condition. On the back of the painting in Begay’s hand is the following:
Traditional Indian painting
Navajo boy and his favorite
animal pets by
Harrison Begay
Navajo artist
Nov 30, 1984
- Category: Paintings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Watercolor Paints
- Size: 17" x 13" image size; 25-1/4" x 20-1/4" framed size
- Item # 24661 SOLD
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