Doc Tate Nevaquaya Original Paintings

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Doc tate nevaquaya original paintings. He was born born july 3 1932 in oklahoma and named joyce lee nevaquaya after dr. See works by established comanche artists doc tate nevaquaya woogie watchetaker larry and rance hood cynthia clay barthell little chief tim saupitty tim tate nevaquaya and quanah parker burgess just to name a few. Joyce the family physician who delivered him. Most of the prints i show are among his last.
The original bill of sales. Kiowa five doc tate nevaquaya original. Native american gouache doc tate nevaquaya finer quality gouache painting on artist s board doc tate nevaquaya commanche 1932 1996. Our 400 piece collection includes drawings paintings sculptures textiles and a 16 foot fully painted teepee.
Orphaned at fourteen he resided at the fort sill indian school in lawton receiving a high school diploma in 1951. Exhibition stickers attached to the frame. Doc tate nevaquaya s work has been offered at auction multiple times with realized prices ranging from 219 usd to 550 usd depending on the size and medium of the artwork. His flutes are as collectible as his paintings.
Nevaquaya was also a flute maker and player. The artist died in 1996. Doc tate was a man who meant what he said and said what he meant always with respect. View cart for details.
Doc tate nevaquaya comanche was a self taught artist with an interest in preserving the traditions and history of his people. Since 2010 the record price for this artist at auction is 550 usd for southern plains eagle dancer sold at allard auctions in 2018. Correspondence about the piece. He had been delivered by a physician named dr.
He was nicknamed doc most likely because of his relationship to the physician. One of the most important aspects of the golden age of native art is the quality of the individuals character. In 1951 and 1952 he attended haskell indian institute in lawrence kansas. Statements from people who knew the artist or circumstances of the.
Kiowa five doc tate nevaquaya original. Doc tate nevaquaya was given the name joyce lee tate nevaquaya when he was born in 1932 at apache oklahoma. He was always known as. Nevaquaya died march 5 1996.
Given that his father was the noted and acclaimed comanche artist and flutist doc tate nevaquaya who painted in the style art critics refer to as oklahoma flat style two dimensional native american art whose origins go back to the kiowa five artists who began painting in the 1920. Knowing the lineage of ownership and exhibition history can add to the value of your artwork. Joyce and the family honored the doctor by using joyce for their son s first name. Doc tate s works are usually single figures against an open ground without the landscape detail this piece has.
Notes by the artist sometimes found on the back of the work. Tim tate nevaquaya has spent many years working to develop his own artistic style.