Lot 153, Auction 4/12/2026: Johnnie Winona Ross “Roswell, New Mexico” (1995)

$2,925.00

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Johnnie Winona Ross (American, b. 1949). “Roswell, New Mexico” mixed media, 1995. Hand signed and dated “12 ’95” on stretcher. Title handwritten on stretcher. Also signed on left and right peripheries of canvas. A striking interpretation of the northern New Mexican landscape by Johnnie Winona Ross, who has lived and worked in Taos since 1999. Ross renders the high desert of the American Southwest with layers of earth tones and white in pure abstraction. When viewed from a distance, this piece captivates with its minimalist horizontal stripes and subtle coloration; however, up close one can also appreciates the artist’s magical ability to conjure a contemplative state. In Ross’ words, “I try to produce a physical object which is extra-ordinary from one’s everyday life. An object that transcends the physical.” Size: 14″ L x 12″ W (35.6 cm x 30.5 cm)

About the Artist: “Johnnie Winona Ross received his BFA from Washington University and his MFA from the University of Illinois in 1973. His work is included in numerous public collections, including the New Mexico Museum of Art, the Portland Museum of Art, and the Greenburger Collection in New York, NY. He grounds his luminous minimalist paintings in his inspiration drawn from the desert of the American Southwest, and borrows techniques from ancient Native American sources, burnishing pigment and minerals with a potter’s stone to create a hard surface of translucent depth. This creates an effect within his meditative paintings that is reminiscent of the softening of marble steps. He melds this process with a distinctly sophisticated and utterly contemporary vision.” (Source: Stux Gallery website)

Condition: Overall excellent. Hand signed and dated “12 ’95” on stretcher. Hand signed and dated on left and right peripheries of canvas as well. Title ” Roswell, New Mexico” handwritten on stretcher. Fit with suspension wire and ready to display.

Provenance: private Louisville, Colorado, USA collection

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