Untitled Hopi-Tewa Painting of the Four Seasons [SOLD]

Hopi-Tewa artist Raymond Naha was born in the village of Polacca in 1933. Naha had the fortune of studying under master Hopi artist Fred Kabotie for a year while in high school. Later, he took art correspondence courses so that he could study on his own. He also was a student at the Phoenix Indian School.

For the most part, Naha painted with casein, but, occasionally, he was known to work in oils, pastels, ink, and especially acrylics beginning in the 1960s. His painting was usually flat and he used color to create depth in his works in the traditional Hopi way.

Naha favored depicting Hopi and Zuñi kachinas and ceremonies, but he did do works with varying themes as well. He is known particularly for his accurate portrayal of kiva life and representations of Native ceremonial regalia in terms of style, detail and color. In this piece, which highlights each of the four seasons, one can see the enormous amount of detail Naha included in his paintings.

Condition: The painting is in original excellent condition. It has never been framed and is currently shrink-wrapped for protection.

Provenance: From the collection of the family of Balcomb’s Ranch Gallery, Colorado.