Navajo

Artist Xavier Barile 1891 Tufo, Italy - 1981 New York, New York

Dateca. 1955

Mediummonotype on paper, ed. 1/1

DimensionsOverall: 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase 1993 General Obligation Bonds

Object numberPC1995.60.1

DescriptionA monotype in shades of gray on off-white paper depicting the portrait of an elderly Native American man, painted through broad, expressionistic brushstrokes. The man has his hair in braids and wears a blanket over his head. The background depicts a night sky with the moon peeking out from behind a cloud.

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