Original Painting Focusing on Mythological Colorful Birds [SOLD]

Several of the early San Ildefonso Pueblo artists painted images of very colorful birds.  Julian Martinez and Awa Tsireh were among those who did.  This is the first instance of one I have seen by TseYeMu.  It was beautifully executed in watercolors.  The artist presented it almost as a ceremonial subject with two females (or perhaps two female Katsinas) kneeling before the sunrise.  It is an excellent painting of a very colorful subject.

Romando Vigil was one of the San Ildefonso Pueblo self-taught artists in the early part of the 20th century. He was a leader within the San Ildefonso Watercolor Movement, a movement that caught fire during 1915 to 1917. It fostered an art form unmatched in the culture history of the world. These men portrayed tribal culture and local wildlife, attaining a flat decorative character, absent of backgrounds and foregrounds, and free of traditional perspective, with an unerring color sense. Their success in their presentations was due to their understanding the ceremonials they painted because they had participated in them since childhood. They understood the meanings of the symbolism they interpreted. 

Condition:  The painting appears to be in original excellent condition.  It has not been examined out of the frame.

Provenance:  ex. coll. Arizona fine art collector

Recommended Reading:  Indian Painters of the Southwest by Katherin Chase