Masked Deity

Theodore Villa

Masked Deity, Paintings by Theodore Villa
  • Paintings
  • Theodore Villa
  • American Indian
Savvy Price $7,000.00
Gallery Price $8,500.00
Title
Masked Deity
Artist
Theodore Villa
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Paper size
41" height X 29" width
Frame
Floated, regular glass, oak wood molding
Frame size
45" height X 33" width
Signed
"Theodore Villa" as well as "T. Villa" both at lower center
Date of creation
1989
Condition
Excellent, as appeared framed, glazed
Provenance
APF, a Northern California collector of fine American Indian paintings
About The Masked Deity

Look closely to recognize flight machines nose to nose around mask's mouth

About Theodore Villa

Theodore "Ted" Villa was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1938. He was raised by his maternal grandmother, of White Mountain Apache and Zapotec heritage. Her stories have provided inspiration for his work.

Villa attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, earning a BFA and an MFA.

During his career as an artist, Villa has also worked as a gallery director and has taught art at the University of California. His watercolor seminars are very popular in California and Idaho.

Ted Villa’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, including at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona; Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington; Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Palm Springs Museum of Art, Palm Springs, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, and the National Watercolor Society, Los Angeles, California; along with Palais de Nations, Geneva, Switzerland and Centro Washington Irving, Madrid, Spain.

Cultures

American Indian

Medium

Paintings

Subject

American Indians

Keywords

Masked Deity, Paintings, Theodore Villa, American Indian