1975
Fritz Scholder was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, on October 6, 1937. Scholder was a prominent Indian portrait, figure and genre painter in Arizona. His father was part Indian and Fritz Scholder chose to focus his artwork on this part of his lineage and to express both an appreciation and disdain for Indian customs, traditions and daily existence. In his childhood, where he was the fifth sibling in a primarily German family, he showed a passion for collecting, which has dominated his largely autobiographical art. He studied at the University of Kansas, Wisconsin State University and with Wayne Thiebaud at Sacramento College in California. He earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of Arizona. A long-time resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, he has filled several artist-in-residence positions including Dartmouth College and the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute. In his work, he frequently showed the harsh, realistic side of Indians' lives and deaths including the effects of alcohol and other dissipations, but some of his depictions are humorous such as Indians on horseback carrying umbrellas. His brush-work is generally swift, and the tone often somber and surreal. A major influence on his work was the contemporary British artist, Francis Bacon, from whom Scholder adapted ironic distortions into his canvases. In Scottsdale, he lived in an adobe-walled oasis of palm trees and oleander, amid skulls and skeletons. In the garden, several of Mr. Scholder's sculptures feature skull-like heads. In the library, an 18th-century skull engraved with witchcraft symbols shared shelf space with books printed before 1500. And the porch had been converted into a skull room, complete with Mexican Day of the Dead paraphernalia that spill from cabinets and rest on shelves and antique chairs. In a New York Times interview of August 12, 2001, Scholder said that despite the death-related items with which he surrounds himself, “I consider myself a natural optimist which might be surprising because I like the dark side of things. That's simply because of intellectual curiosity. I celebrate each day. I truly wake up happy every morning”. In appearance, he was rather a heavy set with shoulder-length hair and a radiant smile. He was shy and idiosyncratic including the driving of a gold 1979 Rolls-Royce fitted with tinted windows. His career includes etchings, aquatints, lithographs, monotypes, photographs, collages, sculptures and mixed media, but he is best known for his paintings. He was married to Lisa Markgraf Fisher and had one son. In his artwork, death had been a constant preoccupation for Scholder. He said, “Death is completely fearful, terrible violence that intrudes into what people believe. It's not what I want to think about, but it's there and is either the worst practical joke in the creation or the fault of whoever made all this up”. Fritz Scholder died February 10, 2005, at age 67 in Scottsdale, and a memorial service was held at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
$450
H 18 in W 22 in
Bicentennial Indian, Pop Art Offset Lithograph by Fritz Scholder
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fritz Scholder, Native American (1937 - 2005) - Bicentennial Indian, Portfolio: Kent Bicentennial Portfolio, Year: 1975, Medium: Offset Lithograph, Image Size: 9.5 x 13 inches, S...
Lithograph, Offset
$450
H 14 in W 17 in
Bicentennial Indian from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio by Fritz Scholder
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bicentennial Indian by Fritz Scholder, Native American (1937–2005) Portfolio: Kent Bicentennial Date: 1975 Offset Lithograph (unsigned as issued) Image Size: 9.5 x 13 inches Frame Si...
Lithograph
$7,500
H 30 in W 21.07 in
Indian in Paris /// Fritz Scholder Native American Contemporary Lithograph Man
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Scholder (Native American, 1937-2005) Title: "Indian in Paris" *Signed by Scholder in pencil lower right Year: 1976 Medium: Original Lithograph on Arches paper Limited ...
Lithograph
$1,700
H 30 in W 22 in
Fritz Scholder American artist 1982 original hand signed engraving protrait
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Miami, FL
Fritz Scholder (United States, 1937-2005) 'Mystery portrait in Barcelona -1', 1982 engraving on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) ID: SCH1341-006-000 Unframed
Ink, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
$350
H 32 in W 30 in
Art '78 - Washington D.C. Armory Show, Pop Art Poster by Fritz Scholder
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Art ‘78 - Washington D.C. Armory Show Fritz Scholder Native American (1937–2005) Date: 1978 Screenprint Poster Size: 32 x 30 in. (81.28 x 76.2 cm)
Screen
$3,000Sale Price|21% Off
H 20.25 in W 15 in
ASU Portrait II /// Fritz Scholder Native American Indian Expressionist Surreal
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Scholder (Native American, 1937-2005) Title: "ASU Portrait II" Portfolio: Arizona State University Centennial Portfolio *Signed by Scholder in pencil lower right Year: 1984 Medium: Original Lithograph on Arches Cover buff paper Limited edition: 49/100 Printer: Joseph M. Segura of the Print Research Facility, School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Publisher: the Print Research Facility, School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Sheet size: 20.25" x 15" Reference: "Collaborative Works: Recent Work and Catalogue Raisonné of the Visual Arts Research Institute" - ASU/VARI No. 121, page 98 Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away within its original portfolio case for decades. In mint condition Not a single example of this work has ever appeared at auction in over 40 years. Extremely rare Notes: Provenance: one owner ever - private collection - Scottsville, AZ; acquired directly from the publisher the Print Research Facility, School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ upon its release in 1984. Numbered by Scholder in pencil lower left. Comes from the 1984 "Arizona State University Centennial Portfolio" of eighteen prints in various mediums by Daniel R Britton, R. E. (Ron) Gasowski, Arthur W. Hahn, James Hajicek, Jules Heller...
Lithograph
Original Fritz Scholder 'Art '78" Exhibition Silkscreen Poster
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Sheridan, CO
Original Fritz Scholder 'Art '78" Exhibition Silkscreen Poster. Original vintage Fritz Scholder 'Art '78" Exhibition silkscreen poster from exhibition at the D.C. Armory, May 3-8, 1978. Artist: Fritz Scholder, Native American (1937–2005). Date: 1978 Screenprint Poster Dimensions 32 x 30 in. (81.28 x 76.2 cm) Printed by " Fritz Scholder, 1978 Transworld Art Corp., New York. Original Serigraph printed at Fine Creations, New York" Acquired at an auction of Fine Art from an East Coast Educational Institution in 2025. About the Artist Born in 1937 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, Fritz Scholder knew what he must do at an early age. As a high school student at Pierre, South Dakota, his teacher was Oscar Howe, a noted Sioux artist. In the summer of 1955, Scholder attended the Mid-West Art and Music Camp at the University of Kansas. He was voted Best Boy Artist and President of the Art Camp. He studied with Robert B. Green at Lawrence. In 1956, Scholder graduated from Ashland High School in Wisconsin and took his freshman year at Wisconsin State University in Superior, where he studied with Arthur Kruk, James Grittner and Michael Gorski. In 1957, Scholder moved with his family to Sacramento, California where he studied with Wayne Thiebaud. Thiebaud invited Scholder to join him, along with Greg Kondos and Peter Vandenberg in creating a cooperative gallery in Sacramento. Scholder’s first show received an exceptional review. Scholder’s next one man exhibition was at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. His work was being shown throughout the region, including the Palace of Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Upon graduation, from Sacramento State University, where he studied with Tarmo Pasto and Raymond Witt, Scholder was invited to participate in the Rockefeller Indian Art Project at the University of Arizona in 1961. Scholder is one-quarter Luseino, a California Mission tribe. He met Cherokee designer, Lloyd Kiva...
Paper
$950
H 41 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
Chief American Horse - Oglalla Sioux, Lithograph by Leonard Baskin
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonard Baskin Title: Chief American Horse - Oglalla Sioux Year: 1973 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 41 x 30 inches
Lithograph
$1,700
H 30 in W 22 in
Fritz Scholder American artist 1982 original hand signed engraving mask woman
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Miami, FL
Fritz Scholder (United States, 1937-2005) 'Mask of a mystery woman', 1982 engraving on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) ID: SCH1341-002-000 Unframed
Paper, Ink, Engraving, Aquatint, Screen, Etching
Fritz Scholder, "Walking Dog" Lithograph, 1977
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fritz Scholder (1937 2005) Walking Dog 1977 Lithograph, Edition 80/100 Hand signed "Scholder" lower right, numbered lower left. Full sheet size, 22 inches x 30 inches. Printer: Tam...
Lithograph
"Hopi Maiden" - Print 44/200 Native American Woodcut Portrait
By T.C. Cannon
Located in Houston, TX
Bold and colorful portrait by renowned artist T.C. Cannon of a Native American woman in a stripped shawl titled "Hopi Maiden." Signed along bottom edge. Edition 44/200. Dimensions...
Woodcut
Teal, Brown and White Toned Modernist Figurative Print of a Native Elder
By Amado Maurilio Pena 1
Located in Houston, TX
Teal and brown abstract figurative original print by Chicano artist Amado Maurilio Peña Jr. This piece depicts a native elderly woman with long, white hair in ...
Archival Pigment
"Native American Chief" Portrait Painting
By Rick Boren
Located in Houston, TX
Rick Borens' piece showcases a Native American chief standing in front of a landscape Dimensions without Frame: H: 20in x W: 31.5 in. Artist Bi...
Oil
Realistic Figurative Portrait of an Indigenous Native American Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic figurative portrait of an indigenous Native American woman by American artist Kenneth Su. The work features a woman dressed in traditional clothing with tipis in the backgr...
Canvas, Oil
"El Espejo" Teal, Brown and Blue Toned Modernist Figurative Print
By Amado Maurilio Pena 1
Located in Houston, TX
Teal, brown and blue tone abstract figurative original print by Amado Maurilio Pena. The piece depicts five women figures that either appear back-to-back or fa...
Archival Pigment
Realistic Figurative Portrait of an Indigenous Native American Man
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic figurative portrait of an indigenous Native American man by American artist Kenneth Su. The work features a man dressed in traditional clothing with large rock formations i...
Canvas, Oil
