Chitsa St I

Chitsa State I, a 1980 R.C. Gorman lithograph, is a tender portrait of a seated Navajo woman in a pale cream blouse and soft butter-yellow skirt, her head turned in profile as her dark hair spirals up into a high chignon. Her bare feet and gently folded hands anchor the composition at the bottom, while subtle pencil-like contour strokes and softly blown colored-pencil hatching give the piece a drawing-study intimacy on the warm ivory ground. Gorman’s restrained palette keeps the focus on the graceful posture and elegant line work. Signed and numbered from a limited edition, Chitsa St I is an exquisite acquisition for collectors of Gorman lithographs, Navajo figure studies, and minimalist Southwest fine art prints.