Fritz Scholder
Luiseño, (1937-2005), 'Hopi Snake Priest,' 1972, acrylic on canvas, signed upper left, titled and inscribed verso, dated on gallery label verso.
height 40in, width 30in
Footnotes:
Provenance
Henri 2 Gallery, Washington, D.C.; retains gallery label verso
Property of a Private Collector, acquired from the above in the early 1970s and remaining with the original purchaser until the present

Good condition overall. Approximately eight oblong spots of touch-up on the lower right, most about 1/2in x 1/4in, likely in the hand of the artist. Scattered spots of whitish soiling/residue, including a 1/4in x 1/1/44in area lower right an da series of drips running from the figure's chest down to the feather. Another small spot on the figure's left hand.