A Rick Bartow drawing, "Hat Trip," 2013

Rick Bartow
Wiyot, (1946-2016), "Hat Trip," 2013, pastel and graphite on paper, unframed, signed and dated lower right.
height 40in, width 26in
Provenance
Property from a New Jersey Collection

For a similar work from this period, see Hartz, Jill and Knapp, Danielle M., editors, Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain, 2016, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art / University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, p.76, "ABC 123." "One day in August of 2013, Rick Bartow's life changed, yet again, forever. Each traumatic experience - the death of his father at a young age; the massacre of his tribe, the Wiyots, in 1860 and his absorption of that pain and responsibility; his military service in the Vietnam War and ensuing PTSD; his struggle with alcoholism; the death of his beloved wife Julie from breast cancer; and his more recent health crises - (had) left a permanent psychological scar and deeply informed his life and art. He had suffered a minor stroke a few years earlier, but this time was different... Within four days after the stroke, Bartow was back in the studio. He started on a series of pastel drawings, 40 x 26 inches..." Ibid, p.74