Ava

Ava is an R.C. Gorman original pastel drawing of a young Native woman in three-quarter profile, her eyes serenely closed and dark hair swept into a low chignon. The portrait is rendered in quiet graphite and sienna tones, with a halo of warm ochre pencil strokes radiating behind her head like desert sunlight. Large areas of pristine paper hold the figure in luminous space, and Gorman’s signature anchors the composition at the lower right. As a one-of-a-kind original oil pastel, Ava is a contemplative, collector-grade portrait that speaks to admirers of R.C. Gorman drawings, quiet Navajo portraits, and intimate Southwest pastel originals.