Bonita

Bonita, a 1991 R.C. Gorman oil pastel, is a tender profile study of a Navajo woman seated on the ground, her back turned to the viewer as she gazes softly over her shoulder. She wears an apricot-peach shawl pulled across her shoulders that glows against a luminous pink and coral background, while her flowing ivory skirt spreads around her bare feet. Her long dark hair is pulled into a Navajo-style knot tied with a small white ribbon, and Gorman layers delicate colored-pencil hatching over his pastel washes to build soft warm atmosphere. Signed and dated 1991, this original is a superb example of the artist’s mature pastel work. A refined choice for collectors of Gorman originals, Navajo portrait art, and warm-palette Southwest fine art pieces.