Maple Tree

Maple Tree, 1998, by R.C. Gorman, presents a Navajo woman in three-quarter profile, wrapped in a red jacket and flowing saffron-yellow skirt rendered in warm, saturated tones. Against a brilliant blue sky, delicate golden maple tree branches with falling orange and ochre leaves dance across the upper right, creating a seasonal narrative of transition and beauty. The woman’s serene expression and graceful posture convey contemplation as golden leaves drift around her. The composition merges figure and landscape poetically, with the maple’s warm foliage echoing the woman’s clothing. This lithograph celebrates the intersection of nature, culture, and seasonal change. A collector’s treasure for Gorman landscape-figures, autumn imagery, and Southwest artistry.