Polychrome Acrylic Painting of Bird [R]

Helen Hardin, from the very beginning of her career, was at the cutting edge of Indian-influenced art. Her art, though obviously drawing on her Indian heritage and tradition, was very much in the mainstream of modern aesthetics. This fine acrylic painting on artist board dates to 1978. It is a work of exceptional drafting skills and superlative technical rendering. It is quite exceptional and striking, as the work of Helen Hardin tends to be, with a true sense of the complexities and intricacies involved in the creation of such a work.

Over a sprayed background of the subtlest brown, Hardin fashioned a rainbow arch to provide the cage for a rigorously taut drawing of a bird, rendered in architectural precision in the Pueblo tradition.

This is a truly wonderful work of delightfully intimate scale, in excellent condition, with original frame. Signed in the image Tsa-sa-wee-eh with the artist's cartouche, copyright 1978.

Item Provenance:
This item was presented in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center's special exhibit “TIMELESS BEAUTY” in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January-August 2008. This exhibition celebrated the achievements and impact made by some of the most renowned Pueblo women artists on the preservation, exposure, and development of the indigenous and contemporary art forms of Pueblo people. Curated by the IPCC in collaboration with Santa Fe-based Adobe Gallery and the School for Advanced Research, “TIMELESS BEAUTY” showcased a collaborative collection of artwork created by these influential women.