Original Painting of a Koshare and his Drum [SOLD]

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Neil Randall David, Hopi-Tewa Carver
  • Category: Paintings
  • Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
  • Medium: watercolor
  • Size: 6-1/2” x 5-1/2” image;
    11-3/4” x 10-3/4” framed
  • Item # C3624i
  • SOLD

Neil David, Sr. (1944-Present) signatureNeil David, Sr. (1944-Present) has an amazing talent for presenting the Hopi-Tewa clowns in their finest.  Something as simple as a clown sitting on the ground beating a drum and singing is depicted by Neil in a manner that causes one to smile when looking at it.  The faces of his clowns are amazingly interesting, whether joyful or fearful.  Neil has that unique talent of being able to paint clowns at their best.  This painting is signed in lower right and dated 1990.

 

Condition: appears to be in original condition 

Recommended Reading: Clowns of the Hopi: Tradition Keepers and Delight Makers by Barton Wright.  This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery.

Provenance: from the collection of Marvin and Betty Rubin

Neil Randall David, Hopi-Tewa Carver
  • Category: Paintings
  • Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
  • Medium: watercolor
  • Size: 6-1/2” x 5-1/2” image;
    11-3/4” x 10-3/4” framed
  • Item # C3624i
  • SOLD

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