Wallowa Water Hole Series Lithograph [SOLD]

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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Confederated Salish Flathead Artist

Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph) 1877 - source Wikipedia.This vibrant and beautiful lithograph comes from Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith’s “Wallowa Water Hole” series, which was completed in 1979.   The series was named after a valley in Oregon that was home to Nez Perce Chief Joseph (Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it) and his people.  Its untitled oil pastels were, according to Smith, inspired by the works of Swiss painter Paul Klee.


According to the documentation from Albuquerque’s Dayspring Graphics, this is a “four-run lithograph printed from one stone and three plates as follows: black, red, yellow/blue split roll, and grey.”  It is printed on Grey Rives paper and was completed on April 27, 1979.   There were sixty issued in the edition and this is number 18/60. This documentation is included with the framed lithograph.


Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940-present) signature

Condition: It is in excellent condition

Provenance: this Wallowa Water Hole Series Lithograph is from the collection of a Santa Fe resident

Recommended Reading: The Sweet Grass Lives On: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists by Jamake Highwater

Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph) 1877 - image source Wikipedia.

Close up view of a section of this print.

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Confederated Salish Flathead Artist
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