Bidspirit auction | Fritz Scholder ”Kachina Dancers” Lithograph

Fritz Scholder ”Kachina Dancers” Lithograph 1970 - Fritz William Scholder V (American/La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indian, 1937-2005). Color lithograph on paper titled ”Kachina Dancers” depicting a group of figures in a line with adobe houses in the background, 1970-71. Pencil signed along the lower right; editioned ”Artist Proof” along the lower left. Scholder spent much of his early life moving throughout the Midwest, living in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. At seventeen, he attended the Mid-West Art and Music Camp at the University of Kansas where he studied with Robert B. Green. As a freshman at Wisconsin State University, he studied with Arthur Kruk, James Grittner, and Michael Gorski. In 1957 he followed his family to Sacramento, California where he studied with Wayne Thiebaud. He has met and worked with numerous designers and artists including Lloyd Kiva New, Charles Loloma, Max Cole, John Heric, and Bruce McGrew. His works often show the harsh, realistic side of Native Americans' lives and deaths including the effects of alcohol. His unique experience as a figure who never lived on or around other Native Americans allowed for a fresh perspective on Native American art, though it was sometimes controversial. He fused together Expressionism, Color Field, and Pop art to convey his perspective on his subjects. Unframed; height: 22 1/4 in x width: 30 1/2 in. Framed; height: 31 1/2 in x width: 39 1/2 in x depth: 3/4 in. Condition: The colors are bold and bright. There are no visible tears, creases, losses, or repairs. Light wear along the deckled edge. The work is floated in frame. Framed under plexiglass; light wear to the frame. Not inspected out of frame.