Hopi St I

Hopi St I, 1983 lithograph by R.C. Gorman, portrays a Hopi woman in traditional dress seated gracefully on sandy earth, gazing downward in quiet contemplation. She wears a deep burgundy skirt with rich red fringe detailing at the waist, her upper body bare and rendered with Gorman’s signature sensual form. In her hands rests a polychrome Pueblo pottery vessel with geometric patterns in rust and cream tones. The composition captures her against a luminous cobalt blue sky that recedes subtly into the horizon, creating an intimate moment of cultural dignity. Gorman’s masterful use of pastel creates soft shadows defining the figure’s musculature and graceful pose. This First State lithograph is an essential acquisition for collectors of Gorman Southwest art, Pueblo pottery imagery, and Native American figurative prints.