Navajo Girl Collecting Corn Pollen [SOLD]

Begay is a living legend among Indian artists. His traditional flat, graphic art depicts life, animals and religion of the Navajo people. He has frequently been copied but never equaled. He attended the Santa Fe Indian School in 1934 where he completed his high school education. It was there that he met and studied under the well-known Dorothy Dunn, whose influence is still evident.

In this excellent painting, Begay depicts a Navajo girl gathering corn pollen for ceremonial use. Her dog companion watches. Above them are the traditional rainbow and rain clouds, almost always depicted in Begay's paintings.

This is one of Begay’s later paintings evidenced by the inclusion of a ground plane and grasses. Also, he has signed his names in larger cursive size than his older pieces—probably a result of failing eyesight. The painting, however, is of the highest quality, as always.

The painting is matted with acid-free materials and framed in a blonde wood frame. It is in very good, original condition. There is a small area of discoloration in the upper left of the image—viewable in the second detail image (click on the link above to view). You can also view the pencil marks where Harrison sketched before painting—which is wonderful to see.