Untitled 1991 Drawing by Margarete Bagshaw Tindel

Margarete Bagshaw Tindel's untitled drawing from 1991 is a vibrant, vertical mixed media work that captures the artist's experimental spirit and technical finesse. Created using pastel, colored pencil, and watercolor, the piece features hand-torn edges and an energetic composition of concentric circles and a galaxy of marks made from a variety of materials. This rich surface texture immediately evokes the influence of her mother, Helen Hardin, yet Bagshaw Tindel's approach is notably more direct, infused with the spontaneous, exploratory ethos of the Abstract Expressionists of her own generation.

The drawing's layered textures and dynamic mark-making suggest a universe in motion, each medium interacting with the others to create a lively, almost celestial field of color and form. While echoing the careful draftmanship of her heritage, Bagshaw Tindel's work stands apart for its immediacy and bold experimentation.

Signed and dated Margarete Bagshaw Tindel '91 in the lower right, the drawing is presented in excellent condition. Floated within a shadowbox frame, the piece is showcased like a rare specimen of creative output — a striking testament to an artist whose vision was unmatched among her contemporaries.

Condition: excellent condition

Provenance: This Untitled 1991 Drawing by Margarete Bagshaw Tindel is from the estate of a Santa Fe collector.

Recommended Reading: PABLITA VELARDE, HELEN HARDIN, MARGARET BAGSHAW: The Three Books. Little Standing Spruce Publishing, 2012.

TAGS: Native American Fine Art , Santa Clara Pueblo, Helen Hardin, Pablita Velarde, Margarete Bagshaw