Original Painting “Flower Bomb Study” by Tony Abeyta

Tony Abeyta identified for us this early painting by him as “Flower Bomb Study” which he painted in 2002 while in California. The idea came from looking down on a body of water and seeing flower bombs. It is an expressive painting and records a style from Abeyta’s early years.  He has never locked himself in a repetitive style of painting but has continued to explore and create an expansive repertoire of work.

Abeyta's experiments with color and style have always been successful. The painting is signed Tony Abeyta in lower right and titled on the left.

Diné artist Tony Abeyta (b. 1965) is one of the most prominent contemporary Native American painters. Abeyta was educated at Santa Fe's Institute of American Indian Arts, the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, and overseas in Italy and Southern France. His father was Diné painter Narciso Platero Abeyta (1918-1998) Ha So De. Abeyta's works are included in major museums around the world, and he has received many notable awards and accolades for his work. Abeyta lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Berkeley, California.

Condition: excellent condition.  Recently framed with archival materials.

Provenance this Original Painting "Flower Bomb Study" by Tony Abeyta is from a private collection

Recommended Reading: 100 Artists of the Southwest by Douglas Bullis

TAGS: Navajo Nation, Native American Fine Art, Narciso Platero Abeyta - Ha So De, Tony Abeyta, Elizabeth Abeyta