Delmas Howe
The Lithographs
Delmas Howe, Atlas, lithograph, 21¾” x 16”, circa 1980
JUL 12 – AUG 31
Main Gallery
IMAGES BELOW ARE A REPRESENATIVE SAMPLING
FROM THE EXHIBITION
FROM THE EXHIBITION
This show includes a complete inventory of Howe’s lithographs plus a limited number of some never-before exhibited sketches from the RioBravoFineArt archives.
Although Howe’s lithographs are a lesser-known part of an oeuvre that is almost exclusively painted canvas, his lithographs include some of his most iconic images.
Although Howe’s lithographs are a lesser-known part of an oeuvre that is almost exclusively painted canvas, his lithographs include some of his most iconic images.
Delmas Howe, Apollo, lithograph, image 22” x 16”, 1995
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Delmas Howe, The Three Graces, lithograph, 24” x 18”, circa 1980
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Delmas Howe, Nest of The Gods, lithograph, paper & image 30" x 42", 1991
Delmas Howe, Hermes, lithograph, 20” x 16”, 1994
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Delmas Howe, Trailer Buddies, lithograph, image 23” x 17”, circa 1995
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As Howe was learning to paint in the nineteen fifties in New York, he developed a love for the style of the École des Beaux Arts. His friend and art historian Edward Lucie-Smith encouraged Howe to paint what he knew. What Howe knew was the cowboy culture of Southern New Mexico as he was raised in Hot Springs, now Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The paintings of the École have a strong emphasis on the classic myth stories of the Greeks and Romans. The cowboy is a mythic America figure and the American Southwest, of which New Mexico is a defining part, is the myth machine for this nation. Howe brilliantly combined these two myth strains into the major paintings of his Rodeo Pantheon series. The Rodeo Pantheon series established Howe’s career as an important artist.
Many of Howe’s lithographs very much reflect his mastery of combining the classic myth stories with the mythic aspects of the cowboy and the American West. And the mythic elements that Howe explores are a part of what has shaped the American psyche.
Many of Howe’s lithographs very much reflect his mastery of combining the classic myth stories with the mythic aspects of the cowboy and the American West. And the mythic elements that Howe explores are a part of what has shaped the American psyche.
Delmas Howe, Hylas & Hercules, lithograph, image 14” x 15 ¾”, 1993
Delmas Howe, Lookin Back, lithograph, 20” x 15 ¼”, 1995
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Delmas Howe, Pantheon Study, lithograph, image 15 ¼” x 9 ¼”, 1991
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Delmas Howe, Skoal, lithograph, image 17” x 21”, circa 1995
Delmas is approaching his ninetieth birthday this year, and RioBravoFineArt, the exclusive representative for Delmas’s art,
is pleased to present this complete showing of his lithographs and previously unexhibited sketches.
is pleased to present this complete showing of his lithographs and previously unexhibited sketches.
Delmas with The Three Graces Lithograph
TO VIEW ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION PLEASE CONTACT Eduardo Alicea, Gallery Owner - Director
Phone: 1.575.894.0572 Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1.575.894.0572 Email: [email protected]
