Chris and Valerie Combs
Fine Art

"Tied For First" Hand Signed and numbered by the Artist Rance Hood. Edition of 1500 on exeter Vellum 100% Rag nuetral Ph paper Image size 26 3/4 by 21 1/2 inches. Each original lithograph is proofed on a single color (28 by 41) Heidelberg press. Both proofing and plate etching are performed by European craftsmen. Each Lithograph is run through the press as many as 9 times, ensuring the highest quality. Professional lithographic inks are used exclusively. Unframed Lithograph (In Very Good Condition) Professional Shipping provided in Cardboard tube. Rance Hood is one of the few Native American artists left who still paints in the manner which echoes the traditional Indian culture and spirituality of the past that has been drastically changed by the modern and white worlds. Hood grew up in the home of his maternal grandparents who taught him Comanche Indian ways and values. Hood has introduced some abstract motifs into his backgrounds, but he adheres mainly to the traditional style of art practiced by his ancestors. Today, thirty years beyond his original success as a major Indian artist in the 1960's, RANCE HOOD is still considered to be one of the most successful Plains Indian artists ever. There is a storm center or animating force which charges Hood's art with vitality. Hood's storm center is his expression of his ancient tribal heritage, his visionary spiritual life, and a practicing mysticism. His themes are mystical and spiritual, reflective of his devotion to the Native American Church; the peyote ritual, and its customs and religious practices which were passed down to him. Coexisting with Hood's control of the painting process is a unique, modern and Native mysticism that distinguishes his work beyond others.