Horse and Rider
1976 · Color lithograph on buff wove paper
76.5 × 57.5 cm (30 1/8 × 22 11/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Fritz Scholder
American, 1937
WA-00029338
Breckenridge, MN, USA
PrintmakingExpressionism
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
15
Works in Collection
29
Assets Indexed
4
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80%
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
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Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Fritz Scholder was an American painter known for figurative work that engaged with Native American imagery and identity during the postwar period. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, he developed a distinctive approach that combined expressionist brushwork with representational subject matter. His paintings often depicted Native American subjects with psychological complexity and formal rigor, resisting both ethnographic cliché and abstract reduction. Scholder's work occupied a contested but significant position in mid-twentieth-century American painting.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Expressionism
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Artworks (15)
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15 published of 26 catalogued · 21 with image
- MoMA11 publishedof 22 catalogued18 img
- Art Institute Chicago3 published3 img
- Whitney1 published
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6Institutional
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
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Auction History
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman's|Hindman | Sep 2025 | $8,000 – $12,000 | Unsold | |
| Phillips | Jun 2025 | $1,000 – $2,000 | Unsold |
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