Barefoot Lady

Barefoot Lady, a 1978 R.C. Gorman lithograph, is a masterclass in economy of line, depicting a crouching Native woman in a loose white dress with nothing more than graceful sepia contour strokes on a pale cream ground. Her long hair sweeps forward as she leans over her bare feet, the minimal shading focused on the delicate turn of wrist, ankle, and shoulder. The honey-toned paper gives the print a warm vintage glow, while the restrained tonal palette of soft browns and ivory allows Gorman’s virtuosic draftsmanship to take center stage. Signed and numbered from a limited edition, this work showcases the artist’s legendary fluency with line and form. Barefoot Lady is an ideal acquisition for collectors of Gorman drawings, gestural Southwest prints, and minimalist Native American fine art lithographs.