Sale Name: 14th Annual Montana Spring Auction
LOT 50 - Johnston Native American Mixed Media Wall Art
Description

Mixed media contemporary artwork by artist Johnston featuring a Native American female portrait and pueblo-style architecture in a dimensional shadowbox format. The piece combines oil painting techniques with sculptural elements to create a striking three-dimensional effect. The composition features a young Native American woman with a red headband and white feather floating ethereally above a stylized adobe pueblo village with textured, multi-layered construction.

This contemporary Southwestern artwork showcases Johnston's signature technique of combining flat painted elements with raised textural surfaces. The dimensional pueblo buildings are rendered with heavy impasto and mixed media elements, including small turquoise accents that add authentic Southwestern color. The earth-tone color palette of terracotta, cream, blue-gray, and muted neutrals evokes the desert landscape.

The piece is constructed on canvas stretched over a custom shadowbox frame with wooden stretcher bars. The built-up dimensional elements create varying depths throughout the composition. The artist has signed "Johnston" prominently in black on the textured landscape section.

Condition Notes: Overall good condition with no major damage. Minor wear to frame edges consistent with age. The dimensional elements remain firmly attached. Some very slight paint crackling in the heavy impasto areas. No canvas tears, punctures or repairs noted. The hanging wire on verso is intact and secure. Refer to the pictures and in person inspection for condition.

Quantity: 1