Earl Biss "Winter Pass" Serigraph Artist Proof

Description: A rare piece that doesn't come up often, if ever. Dimensions: 23" x 30" Artist: Earl BissArtist proof of Earl Biss's "Late Winter Pass" (at the time titled "Winter Pass"). Has signed name, title, and "Artist Proof" Earl Biss (1947 1998) was a profound contributor to the explosion of Southwestern Art in the last half of the 20th century, and particularly to the rise of contemporary Native American Art. His compelling portraits of Plains Indian horsemen, his phenomenal grasp of the medium of oil painting, and above all the sheer exuberance of his palette and brushwork earned him a place in the history books of modern art. He was, according to one Southwest critic and collector, "The greatest colorist of the 20th century." An enrolled member of the Crow Nation - the Apsalooke - Earl Biss was born in Renton, Washington and raised by his grandmother on the Crow Reservation in southern Montana in the early years of his life. As he grew older, he lived with his father on the Yakima Reservation in Washington, and would return to the Crow Reservation in summers. He was given the Crow Indian name Spotted Horse, Iichile Xxxish, early in his art career because he was animated and colorful. Later in life he earned the name The Spirit Who Walks Among His People, Ilaxe Baaheleen Dilish. This was due to his presence being felt among his Crow family and friends even when he was gone, and his incessant honoring of Apsalooke culture in his art. He found inspiration for his works in tribal legends and histories learned from the elders, and in the sweeping landscapes of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.

Price: 4000 USD

Location: Westfield, Massachusetts

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