Earl Biss, A Ride in the Sweet Grass
Earl Biss
Apsáalooke (Crow), 1947 - 1998
A Ride in the Sweet Grass
oil on canvas
signed upper right: Biss
50 1/8 x 80 1/8 in. (127.3 x 203.5 cm.), frame: 57 1/8 x 87 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (145.1 x 221.3 x 3.2 cm.)
Private Collection, Colorado
Earl Biss was a painter and a key figure in the rise of Contemporary Native American and Southwestern art. Born in Renton, Washington and raised on the Crow Reservation in Montana, he blended modernist influences with tribal history to create luminous, expressionistic images of Plains Indian horsemen and sweeping Western landscapes. Trained at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and the San Francisco Art Institute, Biss became known for his exuberant color, fluid brushwork, and spiritual approach to oil painting, earning a reputation among critics and collectors as one of the outstanding colorists of the 20th century.
Condition
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Earl Biss
Apsáalooke (Crow), 1947 - 1998
A Ride in the Sweet Grass
oil on canvas
signed upper right: Biss
50 1/8 x 80 1/8 in. (127.3 x 203.5 cm.), frame: 57 1/8 x 87 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (145.1 x 221.3 x 3.2 cm.)
Private Collection, Colorado
Earl Biss was a painter and a key figure in the rise of Contemporary Native American and Southwestern art. Born in Renton, Washington and raised on the Crow Reservation in Montana, he blended modernist influences with tribal history to create luminous, expressionistic images of Plains Indian horsemen and sweeping Western landscapes. Trained at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and the San Francisco Art Institute, Biss became known for his exuberant color, fluid brushwork, and spiritual approach to oil painting, earning a reputation among critics and collectors as one of the outstanding colorists of the 20th century.
Condition
A condition report for this lot is available upon request (please include the lot number in your request) and is provided by Santa Fe Art Auction as a courtesy and convenience for potential buyers.
