Kenneth Riley
1919-2015
The Council
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 48 x 42 inches
Signed lower right/CA
SOLD FOR: $ 134,550
Including Buyers Premium
2018,
LOT 310
Additional Information
In a letter, Ken Riley wrote about his sketch and plan for The Council: “The general theme is the dominant standing figure with the seated elders, surrounded by the atmosphere of the interior of the tepee. I am intrigued with the unique light of the interior enveloping the character studies of these patriarchs of the tribe. It can make a very strong painting, I feel…”