circa 1920 original oil painting by Albert Stokes Bancroft
and works on paper traced his artistic development from early representational compositions to increasingly bold explorations of modernism
Rendered in colors of black
eventually they were embellished with a short narrative describing the miracle that transpired
The composition depicts rectangular polygons in colors of red
Miniature Parfleche Envelope acrylic on cloth circa 1920 original oil paintingMiniature Parfleche Envelope, painted in a bold geometric abstract design. This was created by a North American Indian living in the Plateau cultural area encompassing portions of what is now northern Idaho, western Montana, northeast and central Oregon, eastern Washington and southeast British Columbia. The tribes from this region include Kalispel, Flathead, Kutenai, Palus, Coeur D'Alene and Nez Perce.