Pony Race

Justino Herrera

Pony Race, Paintings by Justino Herrera
  • Justino Herrera painting
Marked Down $800.00
Gallery Price $1,500.00
Title
Pony Race
Artist
Justino Herrera
Medium
Gouache (opaque watercolor) on paperboard
Image size
12 7/8" height X 21" width
Paper size
14 1/4" height X 22" width
Signed
"Justino Herrera" written on verso in graphite
Date of creation
Circa 1945-1950
Condition
Good. Mat staining around perimeter. Painting has been de-acidified.
Provenance
Consigned by a Nevada collector HH
About The Pony Race

Written in graphite on the back of this wonderful painting: "A pony race between two Indian boys around the mountains and back home. Painted by Justino Herrera tribe Cochiti Pueblo Price $10.00"

About Justino Herrera

(1920-2006) Justino Herrera was a farmer, born at Cochiti.  After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, Herrera came home, married his sweetheart. He achieved his goal of farming, raising livestock and continuing his painting. His Cochiti name (Stimone) means A Bird. This artist is listed in all the prominent books on Native American painting: Snodgrass (1968), Brody (1971), Tanner (1973), Lester (1995).

Cultures

American Indian

Medium

Paintings

Subject

Animals, Male, Horses

Keywords

Justino Herrera, Justino Herrera painting