A compelling and beautifully preserved diptych lot by listed Georgia artist Dean Chapman (1937–2001), comprised of two coordinated, narrow-format oil portraits on canvas. Executed in the artist’s signature Western genre style, the pair presents a powerful visual narrative contrasting a traditional indigenous hunter with a late 19th-century frontier tracker.

Portrait One: Depicts a full-length Native American archer in traditional attire, adorned with a patterned crimson headscarf and a beaded necklace. He is equipped with a traditional recurve bow, an arrow, and a feathered back quiver.

Portrait Two: Depicts a full-length U.S. Army Indian Scout (likely Apache). The figure wears a modified, blue cavalry tunic featuring yellow sergeant chevrons, paired with a traditional white breechcloth, high-top leather moccasins, and a cloth headband. He prominently holds a historically accurate, lever-action Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle.

Both works feature Chapman’s meticulous attention to textile textures and anatomical realism, rendered against a minimalist, warm-toned background to emphasize the subjects.

Medium & Signatures

Medium: Oil on canvas.

Signature: Each piece is signed by the artist ("DEAN CHAPMAN") in the lower left quadrant.

Dimensions

Framed Size (Each): 25.5" H x 13.5" W (64.8 cm x 34.3 cm)

Presentation: Housed in their original mid-century, deep-profile multi-tiered wooden frames.