Peyote fan, peyote button and more comprise a peyote set. All are depicted meticulously by Charlie Begay.
Had this painting been in better condition, its gallery price would have approximated $550.
Description | Peyote fan, peyote button and more comprise a peyote set. All are depicted meticulously by Charlie Begay. Had this painting been in better condition, its gallery price would have approximated $550.
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About the Artist | Charlie Begay is a Navajo painter who was active as an artist in the late 20th century. In the late 1970s he exhibited at the Annual American Indian Art Exhibition at the Philbrook Art Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His work is included in the Heritage Center Collection at the Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. |
Medium | Gouache (opaque watercolor) on paper board |
Signed | "Charlie Begay" at viewer's lower right |
Date of creation | Circa 1980 |
Condition | Fair, horizontal band of discoloration measures 11 1/4" across the lower register. A 1/4" dark smudge is just below the bottom black-tipped feather on the fan. |
Provenance | CPL, a collection in Texas |
Board size | 14" height X 18" width |