Original Painting “Koshare and Rooster” by Jose V. Aguilar

"Koshare and Rooster" by José V. Aguilar is an original watercolor painting that captures a playful scene of a Koshare enticing a rooster with a handful of seeds. Aguilar's mastery of water-based mediums is evident in his delicate attention to surface, where every brushstroke and detail is beautifully revealed on the smooth paper. Signed "Warm Mountain '52" in the lower left of center, this piece showcases Aguilar's unique ability to blend cultural storytelling with artistic finesse.

José Vicente Aguilar (b. 1924), also known as Sua Peen (Warm Mountain), earned numerous art awards throughout his career. Notably, he was honored with the Indian Arts Fund Award in 1962.

José V. Aguilar was born at San Ildefonso Pueblo in 1924, son of Rosalie Simbola, potter from Picuris Pueblo, and José Angela Aguilar, pottery decorator and painter from San Ildefonso Pueblo. "His education beyond elementary school was largely in California, although he did go to the University of New Mexico. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II, in Europe. For the most part, he has been employed as a commercial artist. He has exhibited widely in the Southwest and to a smaller degree in California; too, he is represented in both private and public collections, and has received numerous awards. [Tanner 1973:129]

"Although he started out painting in the traditional ways of his pueblo, and the Santa Fe Indian School, he was greatly influenced by Joe H. Herrera in his later semi-abstract work." ibid

Condition: excellent condition

Provenance: this Original Painting "Koshare and Rooster" by Jose V. Aguilar was the property of Sallie Wagner Lippincott (1913-2006), the former owner of the Wide Ruins Trading Post, and comes from the collection of a client of Adobe Gallery

Recommended Reading and Reference: Tanner, Clara Lee. Southwest Indian Painting a changing art, The University of Arizona Press, Tucson 1973

TAGS: Picuris Pueblo, Rosalie Simbola Aguilar, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Southwest Indian Pottery, Rose Gonzales, American Indian Art Magazine, Suzanna Aguilar, José Angela Aguilar (1898-1965), Native American Paintings, Jose Vicente Aguilar