Danya St I

Danya State I, a 1980 R.C. Gorman lithograph, is an intimate profile portrait of a Navajo woman with her head tilted slightly upward and eyes closed in quiet reverie. She wears a warm rust brown blouse shaded with copper and burgundy tones, and a bold turquoise teardrop earring catches the eye against her jet black hair, which cascades into a chongo bundle tied with a white ribbon. The background is a rich golden ochre field worked in layered pencil strokes that frames her like afternoon desert light. Signed by Gorman and marked as a presentation proof, this first state lithograph is a distinguished acquisition for collectors of Gorman portraits, Southwest lithographs, and Native American fine art prints.