Grandfather's Pots

Details

William Acheff (B. 1947)
Grandfather's Pots
signed and dated '©WM Acheff 2007' (lower left)—signed again and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
54 x 40 in. (137.2 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 2007.

Provenance

Texas Art Gallery, Inc., Dallas, Texas, 3 November 2007, lot 71.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.

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Lot Essay

The present painting depicts several references to Pueblo Indian culture, including the pottery and artifacts in the foreground, with E. Martin Hennings' Untitled (Portrait of Frank Samora) (circa 1925, Private collection, Paradise Valley, Arizona) hanging in the background.

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