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Historic 1975 Francis H. Harlow Pottery Oil Painting + Archive & Signed Books - $850 (Rio Grande Blvd and Candelaria)
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This isn't just a beautiful mid-century still-life; it features spectacular, ironclad provenance (proof of authenticity) and an expansive historical archive that completely elevates its collector value.
About the Painting & Significance:
The Subject: Titled "Black-on-White Pottery of the Ancient Indians," the piece beautifully depicts classic prehistoric and historic indigenous pottery, including a detailed Ancestral Puebloan black-on-white pitcher and an intricate Mimbres-style bowl.
The Artist: Francis Harlow was a true Renaissance man—a brilliant theoretical physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory who simultaneously became the world’s foremost authority, author, and painter of Historic Pueblo pottery.
The Style: Features Harlow's signature painted monogram on the front and his handwritten title/catalog number (FH-1009) on the reverse. The background shows his incredible palette-knife texture and mastery of trompe-l'œil realism, an aspect highly praised by mid-century contemporary art critics.
Dimensions: Framed to 16.5" x 14" (Board is 11.5" x 8.5"). Perfect cabinet size for a gallery wall.
The Ultimate Collector's Archive Included:
The Original Framed Painting (1975).
"Historic Pueblo Indian Pottery" Book by Francis H. Harlow.
"Harlow" Exhibition Monograph (November 1975) by Jeanne Hassenzahl.
The Hand-Signed Inscription: The exhibition booklet features a personal inscription signed by Harlow himself, dated November 27, 1975—just two months after the painting was completed.
Bonus Ephemera: Includes an official First Day of Issue "American Pueblo Indian Pottery" envelope, gallery write-ups explaining his work, and an unseparated sheet of vintage 1977 USPS Pueblo Art 13¢ stamps.
Similar Harlow pieces sell in Santa Fe galleries for $1,200–$2,000+. Offering this entire all-in-one historical collection here for a fair local sale.
Cash only - Must pick up in Albuquerque