Original Painting of Eagles and Antelope [SOLD]
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- Category: Paintings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: casein
- Size: 16” x 14” paper size; 22-1/4" x 20-5/8" framed
- Item # C3484A SOLD
Nailor's paintings are among the rarest of the Dorothy Dunn students' works because of his early death. He was an extraordinary artist whose work was of the finest detail. Dorothy Dunn said of Nailor's paintings that "every detail of their design was accomplished with adroitness and polish. If one must use the term in connection with Indian art, his work was sophisticated." - Dunn, 1968
"In 1937, Nailor shared a studio in Santa Fe with Allan Houser. His paintings were exhibited in the home of Mrs. Hall Adams from 1943 to 1952. At the time of his death, he was living with his family at Picuris Pueblo, NM. Tragically, Nailor was only 35 years old when [he] died from injuries received in an attempt to help a woman whose husband was brutally beating her." -Snodgrass, 1968.
This painting was executed on paper which subsequently was laid on paperboard. It is signed in lower right Gerald Nailor and dated '38.
Condition: there are some very minor pin-head size drops of something between the eagles, there is an abrasion to the paper in the foliage on the lower left, and some very slight discoloration of the paper around the outer edges, otherwise it is in remarkable condition for its age.
Provenance: from a family living in Santa Fe
Recommended Reading: American Indian Painting of the Southwest and Plains Areas by Dorothy Dunn
- Category: Paintings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: casein
- Size: 16” x 14” paper size; 22-1/4" x 20-5/8" framed
- Item # C3484A SOLD
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