An original oil painting on canvas by well listed American painter Jacques Colbert (1913-1995). It depicts a Native American arrangement of a pale tall vase, two shorter vases, a vibrant mosaic belt, and a figural statuette, against draped red fabric | The painting is signed with a stamp in the bottom left corner in white - “Jacques Colbert Estate” | This work is beautifully presented in a gold wood frame, wired for hanging | Dimensions: 29.5″ H x 25.5″ W x 1.5" D; H 74.93 cm x W 64.77 cm x D 3.81 cmJacques Colbert focuses his painting of a wide variety of subjects and styles on mastery of color, strength of composition and painterliness. Whether he is painting southwest genre, cathedral with figures, goat herders, landscapes or portraits, he can vary his style from Post-Impressionism to Realism and even to Abstraction. Colbert was born William Jackson Colbert in Glasgow, Kentucky in 1913. He studied at The Cincinnati Art Academy in the 1930s, and while in the army in the 1940s, he studied in Paris. Later, when he moved to California, he pursued art studies at San Jose University and DeYoung Museum Art School in San Francisco. He worked for Lockheed as a mechanical illustrator for 14 years, and for a time he operated a graphic art studio in Los Angeles where he died in 1995. Many of his paintings reflect his studies in Taos, New Mexico where he frequently visited and often showed in the New Mexico Art League. His southwest Indian genre paintings reflect his love of the people and the land, and his symbolic representation of the shepherd, child and lamb speak of the caring quality he finds in the people. His prolific output also includes landscapes, portraits, abstracts and whimsical figures.

29.5 x 25.5 in