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THBHector Morales Painting - "Mangas Apache Chief" (1975)
Lot 27
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Hector Morales (Contemporary, active in Southwest). "Mangas Apache Chief" acrylic on canvas, 1975. Signed "Hector de Morales" and dated at lower right. A striking painting by Hector Morales depicting a group of Apache men on horseback led by Mangas Coloradas (c. 1795-1863) a Mimbreno Apache chief best known for uniting the Apache nation. The group is gathered on arid lands dotted with golden brush beneath the big blue sky. Their leader points to the distance, and each figure's gestures are skillfully rendered in a manner that conveys the group's interactions, suggesting that a plan is afoot. All is rendered in a vibrant palette with Morales' signature loose brushwork, rich impastoed passages, and adept handling of light. A wonderful Western painting mounted in an attractive custom wood frame. Size: 21.75" L x 27.5" W (55.2 cm x 69.8 cm) Size: 30.25" L x 36" W (76.8 cm x 91.4 cm)
According to Britannica, "Mangas Coloradas, an unusually tall and striking man, became chief of the Mimbreno in 1837, after his predecessor—together with a number of Mimbreno men, women, and children—had been betrayed and murdered by a group of trappers for the Mexican bounty on their scalps. Mangas Coloradas and his warriors avenged the treachery by slaughtering trapping parties, attacking supply trains to the region, and starving the citizens of Santa Rita, killing the remainder on their attempted escape. The area was for a time cleared of its white and Mexican inhabitants. When the Mexican-American War was declared, Mangas offered Apache aid to the American troops, but his offer was refused.
In 1848, when gold was discovered in California, the Apache were threatened by the incursions of heedless white fortune-seekers. In an incident at a mining camp, Mangas Coloradas was whipped, an act that resulted in his lasting enmity against white men. Though his son-in-law Cochise had long resisted fighting Americans, in 1861 he too was betrayed by white men and turned against them, and together Mangas Coloradas and Cochise depopulated southern New Mexico and Arizona. Wounded in battle in 1862, Mangas Coloradas eventually recovered. He was captured in January 1863 and killed allegedly while trying to escape."
About the artist: "Hector Morales specializes in southwestern art and has been painting for over fifty years. His specialties include oil and acrylic paintings but he has also done work in the form of wood carvings, ink drawings, as well as, murals and signs for local companies. Painting with his father from the age of five, Hector has been expanding and evolving his art for many years. During his childhood and teenage years, he worked with his brothers doing wood carvings and frames with their father." (source: Newport Brushstrokes Fine Art)
Please Note: A painting by Hector Morales is currently listed for $15,000 by Newport Brushstrokes Fine Art.
Provenance: private Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA collection
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#184146Signed "Hector de Morales" and dated at lower right. Title "Mangas Apache Chief" painted on verso. Painting is overall very good with areas of stable craquelure in the sky. Mounted in an attractive custom wood frame. Frame presents quite nicely save one area of staining to the linen-covered molding and slight surface wear. Accompanied by a handwritten brief artist biography with a note stating that Morales' large paintings bring between $10,000 and $20,000.Condition
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