Robert Wesley Amick (1879–1969)
1925
Lithograph, signed, in original frame
Height 26 in. (66 cm), width 31½ in. (80 cm) including frame
Provenance: Private collection, Austin, TX
Robert Wesley Amick was a Colorado born illustrator and painter who built his career producing imagery of the American West for major publications including Harper's Weekly and Century Magazine before turning to fine art printmaking. This signed lithograph titled Pottery Makers depicts a Pueblo woman seated in profile before an adobe structure, with a decorated ceramic vessel in the foreground and a mesa landscape visible behind her. The composition reflects Amick's sustained interest in Pueblo life and his facility with the warm tonal palette and descriptive realism characteristic of early twentieth century American illustration.
The 1925 date places the work in the period of intense Anglo American fascination with Southwest Pueblo culture, when artists from across the country were traveling to New Mexico and Arizona to document and interpret Native life. Amick's treatment is sympathetic and carefully observed, with attention to the geometric decoration of the pottery and the figure's traditional dress. Signed lithographs by Amick from this period appear occasionally on the market and are collected for their quality as examples of early twentieth century American Southwest printmaking.
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Robert Wesley Amick (1879–1969)
1925
Lithograph, signed, in original frame
Height 26 in. (66 cm), width 31½ in. (80 cm) including frame
Provenance: Private collection, Austin, TX
Robert Wesley Amick was a Colorado born illustrator and painter who built his career producing imagery of the American West for major publications including Harper's Weekly and Century Magazine before turning to fine art printmaking. This signed lithograph titled Pottery Makers depicts a Pueblo woman seated in profile before an adobe structure, with a decorated ceramic vessel in the foreground and a mesa landscape visible behind her. The composition reflects Amick's sustained interest in Pueblo life and his facility with the warm tonal palette and descriptive realism characteristic of early twentieth century American illustration.
The 1925 date places the work in the period of intense Anglo American fascination with Southwest Pueblo culture, when artists from across the country were traveling to New Mexico and Arizona to document and interpret Native life. Amick's treatment is sympathetic and carefully observed, with attention to the geometric decoration of the pottery and the figure's traditional dress. Signed lithographs by Amick from this period appear occasionally on the market and are collected for their quality as examples of early twentieth century American Southwest printmaking.
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