Courtship in a Graveyard 2015 40x30 - Huge

Year2015

Hand SignedLower Right and on Verso 

Condition Excellent 

Not FramedCanvas on Stretcher Bars 

Purchased fromArtist 2015 

Story / Additional InfoThis painting was inspired by a story the artist was told about her paternal grandparents- how her grandfather courted her grandmother in a graveyard in Colorado. He drove her in a buggy to church passing through a graveyard since this was the only way he was allowed to see her, with her religious family's strict rules. On a trip to Spain the artist took photos of several graveyards and was inspired to use them in paintings. The arched windows are recurring images and the angel appears in other works also. The angel appears to be giving her blessing to the lovers. The artist's influence by Matisse is very evident here. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

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Dixie Salazar - United States

Art Brokerage: Dixie Salazar Hispanic - American Artist: Dixie Salazar is a Central Valley, California artist who has been working in a number of mediums, including oils, watercolors, collage, assemblage, and hand-colored photography for the past forty years or more. Her work has been shown extensively in the Central Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and Merced, at the Merced Multi-cultural Art Museum in 2005. This was a one person show of oils and painted collage, exploring her dual (Hispanic and Anglo) heritage. Other one person shows occurred in 2006 at Arte Americas in Fresno and Educational Employees Credit Union in Sacramento. A large body of figurative work was also shown at the Patterson Building in Fresno in 2006 in a show titled "Escaping Gravity". In 2013 Dixie had a one person show at Arte Americas in Fresno, INTERCONNECTIONS, painted collages that explored Mayan symbols and history relating them to contemporary issues. In the past five years, Dixie has entered a number of shows in California, Oregon and on the East Coast, winning a number of first place awards and several Best of Shows. Her latest show was a one person show at the Pacific Grove Monterrey Peninsula College Art Museum. Dixie Salazar is also a poet with three books of poetry published and a novel, LIMBO, published in 1995. Listings wanted.