Skip Rowell Etching and Painting on Mammoth Ivory "Solitude"
Item Details
An etched and painted mammoth ivory titled Solitude by Native American artist Skip Rowell (Cherokee and Choctaw descent, 1943-), dated 2004. The work depicts a rider on horseback with fine etched lines and soft color. To the bottom right, the work is signed and dated. A metal plaque is adhered below the item with the title. The item is presented mounted on a dark fabric mat in a gold-toned wooden shadowbox frame.
Native American artist Skip Rowell is a descendant of both the Cherokee and Choctaw. His primary education was completed in Oklahoma and he received a degree in Commercial Art which lead him to join a design firm in Dallas, Texas. Eventually the outdoors-man made his way from the big city and back to the country where he began to work as a trade smith in leather working. Since 1984 Rowell has work as a full time artist and is known for his scrimshaw or traditional etching and paintings on bone or shell.
- Please note that the sale of mammoth ivory is prohibited in the states of California, New York, and New Jersey. Bidding must be restricted to residents of states where the sale is legal. The winning bidder must provide proof of current residence in a state where sale is legal, and shipping to states where sale of mammoth ivory is illegal will also not be allowed.
Condition
- some wear to the edges of the frame; inside of shadowbox could benefit from a cleaning; cracks to the surface of the painting; to the verso, some wear to protective backing.
Dimensions
- measurements of frame; measurements of image 2.75" W x 4.25" H.
Item #
17DCC323-064
