Original Painting of Pueblo Woman and Pottery [SOLD]

Possibly because Pablita lost her sight for the first half dozen years of her life, when she regained it at around age 6 or 7, she became keenly aware of her surroundings, and particularly the day-to-day activities of pueblo life. Ordinary activities of daily life struck her mind in photographic detail. She was keenly aware of activities in the houses, in the plaza, or in outlying fields as her neighbors and relatives worked. She watched her aunts making pottery, the women plastering the interior house walls, and the designs painted on the kiva walls. Few people perceive with heightened sensitivity as did she.

Pablita was not interested in making pottery. She was much more interested in painting the scenes she was witnessing. This painting of a Santa Clara woman, with her selection of pottery that she anticipates selling to tourists and collectors, is one example of her paintings expressing such intense feeling and such extraordinary detail. Examine carefully the minute detail in the pattern of her dress and blouse.

This painting is signed in lower right, but not dated. It is professionally matted and framed with archival materials, and it is in original excellent condition.