Paul Moore
Nos. 36, 37, 38, 39
No. 36
Set of three artworks: Treasure Jar, Firelight Interior, Sacred Deer Bowl Ritual
as detailed below. In the draw sale, ballots for the set will be drawn first. If no ballots for the entire set have been placed, then ballots for the individual pieces (Lots 37, 38, and 39) will be drawn.
$7,800 set
No. 37
Treasure Jar, 2022, acrylic and gold leaf on board, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (with frame). Photo model Jerry Mirabal
$2,600
No. 38
Firelight Interior, 2022, acrylic and gold leaf on board, 16 x 12 1/2 in. (with frame). Photo model Ben Lujan
$2,600
No. 39
Sacred Deer Bowl Ritual, 2022, acrylic and gold leaf on board, 18 x 18 in. (with frame). Photo model Leandro Bernal
$2,600
A fifth-generation Oklahoman, and former longtime resident of Santa Fe, Paul Moore (Muscogee [Creek] Nation), is a self-taught sculptor who aims to present Western themes in new ways through his work. As a 13-year-old, Moore visited the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, where James Earle Fraser’s End of the Trail sparked the longing in him to create his own monumental works.
While Moore enjoys experimenting with form and drawing subject matter from the West and his Native heritage, he notes that “I’m just a jack-of-all-trades who does it all. But the Western work, I do it for myself. It really gives me that thrill.” In his portraits, Moore’s focus extends past ensuring the accurate portrayal of physical characteristics; he aims to express the spirit of the individual depicted.
Regardless of subject, Moore notes that his goal is “to do lots of pieces that are totally different. Every year I try to do something that I’ve never seen, to push the envelope.”
These three paintings are inspired by photographs taken by E. I. Couse in the early 20th century of Taos Pueblo models.