Original Painting "Indian Woman and Child Winnowing Wheat" [R]

Gilbert Atencio, from San Ildefonso Pueblo, believed in the traditional Indian ways and his favorite subjects were ceremonies, ceremonial figures, and scenes from Pueblo life. Here he painted a pueblo woman winnowing wheat and, at the same time, teaching the young girl the techniques for doing the same. This is the way young girls learn the ways of the pueblo people.

Much of Atencio’s inspiration for paintings came from stories his aunts told him about their lives. His style varied from the traditional flat style done early in his career, to abstract or semi-abstract paintings done in the 1980s.

This piece is signed By Gilbert Atencio 46 at lower right. He was age 16 at that time. It originally sold for $10.00.