Original Painting of a Deer by Kai-Sa [SOLD]

Mostly, this artist is known to collectors as Percy Sandy or Kai-Sa, but Sandy is a corruption of his name, which is Tsisete.  Generally, however, he signed Percy Sandy or Kai-Sa.  He was born at Zuni Pueblo in 1918 and attended elementary and secondary schools in Zuni.  He attended Santa Fe Indian School to do postgraduate work.  He later moved from Zuni to Taos were died in 1974.

This painting is one of the most beautifully rendered of a deer looking straight forward.  Every line is perfect.  Sandy was an exceptional artist and one would expect to see exceptional work from him and this is certainly no exception.

Condition:  original condition

Provenance: from the personal collection of a gentleman from Oklahoma

Recommended Reading:  Southwest Indian Painting: A Changing Art by Clara Lee Tanner