One of the most sough after RC GORMAN Signed Lithograph The Water Carrier 1987. Artist signature to lower left read RC GORMAN 1987, numbered on the lower right 144/225, shows a woman carrying a vessel of water balanced on her head, R.C. Gorman (1932 - 2005, American). The water jar features a heart-line deer, certainly one of the most recognizable design elements on a Zuni jar.

Brass toned metal frame, some minor surface wear to frame, professionally framed, not examined out of frame.

Title:The Water Carrier
Edition: 144/225
Year: 1987
Medium: Lithograph
Markings: Signed & Dated LL
Dimensions: 36.75" W x 42.25" H x 1.85" D
Sight: 31" W x 35.5" H

About the artist
Famed Navajo artist, Rudolph Carl Gorman (1932 - 2005, American).
Rudolph Carl Gorman is often referred to as 'the Native American Picasso,' by the New York Times, Gorman was known and beloved worldwide for his style of soft forms yet bright colored paintings and fine sculptures of his favorite subject, outsized women. "I revere women. They are my greatest inspiration," He told The Associated Press in a 1998 interview at his studio in Taos, New Mexico.

Gorman was born, in 1931 on the Native American Indian, Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. His father, Carl Nelson Gorman, was a fine sculptor and well recognized painter. In the late 1950's R.C. Gorman went to Mexico where he acquired the influence from Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros and Rufino Tamayo among others.

Over his lifetime, Gorman had more than 20 one man shows; his work was part of the exhibition "Masterworks from the Museum of the Native American Indian" at New York's Metropolitan Museum


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Excellent used condition. Acquired at and art auction. This piece had only one previous owner. Professionally framed. Some minor scratches to the frame.

Origin:
United States

Creator:
Artist: Gorman

Materials & Techniques:
Brass, Lithograph, Stone

Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Art Subjects: Figure, Portrait
Country of Origin: United States
Frame Type: Framed

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Excellent used condition. Acquired at and art auction. This piece had only one previous owner. Professionally framed. Some minor scratches to the frame.