Damita St II

Damita State II, a 1979 R.C. Gorman lithograph, is the companion state to the Damita seated back view series, rendered here in a softer palette of pale rose pink and cream. A Navajo woman sits with her back to the viewer, her hand resting on the ground and her flowing skirt sweeping out to her right in a crescent outlined in rose. Her dark chongo bun is secured with a white ribbon and her shoulders are shaded with gentle pencil work in pink. The warm neutral ground behind her dissolves into soft peach, creating a hushed atmosphere. As State II of the celebrated Damita series, this lithograph is a must have for collectors who follow Gorman state variations, Southwest lithographs, and Native American figurative prints.