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Tesuque Pueblo Original Painting of a Snake Dancer by Tomás Vigil - C3437G
It can be said that Tomás Vigil (Pan-Yo-Pin - Summer Mountain) was of the style of most early 20th century pueblo paintings-that is it was simple, two-dimensional painting. He outlined his intention in pencil before beginning to paint. His colors are strong and show much contrast. His figures generally show considerable action.
He signed his paintings with this name Pan-yo-Pin (1889-1960). He was from Tesuque Pueblo and passed away before the resurgence in Native art occurred in the 1960s, with strong interest witnessed in the 1980s and again in 2005. This interest continues today but works of many artists who passed away around the mid-20th century are not often seen because many of those purchases were not considered important and were not sufficiently protected. Fortunately, this one by Pan-yo-Pin survived.