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An Allan Houser bronze, "Zuni Water Maidens," 1990 image 1
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Private Collection, Houston, Texas and Carmel, California, Lots 42-44
Lot 43

An Allan Houser bronze, "Zuni Water Maidens," 1990

16 September 2019, 11:00 PDT
Los Angeles

Sold for US$10,075 inc. premium

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Allan Houser

Chiricahua Apache, (1914-1994), "Zuni Water Maidens," 1990, bronze with dark brown patina, edition 1/18, signed and impressed with foundry mark.
height 20 3/4in, width 9in

Footnotes

Literature
W.J. Rushing, Allan Houser: An American Master, Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY, 2004, p. 155, another example illustrated

Discussing Houser's related "Chrysalis" and "Zuni Watercarrier," each executed ten years prior to "Zuni Water Maidens," W.J. Rushing argues that these modernist vertical forms "[are] abstract and totemic enough to signal the universal work of women..." Quoting Houser: "Simplicity appeals to me in a land where the simple things are respected and appreciated. Simplicity is a way of life. I have tried to interpret what I feel lends itself to this area, but has a universal appeal" (p. 152).

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