Maynard Dixon - "Good Day to You" Said the Newcomer 14" x 21.5"

Maynard Dixon (American, 1875-1946)
"Good Day to You" said the Newcomer c.1909

Mixed Media
14” x 21.5”
Frame: 24.5” x 31.125”

Signed Lower Left: Maynard Dixon

Playing with the stark contrast between light and shadow, this work captures the pivotal first moment when a newcomer arrives in town. Standing tall on his not-quite-noble steed, the man is isolated compared to the gathering crowd. The group smiles at him, but their postures and expressions suggest a mocking and judgmental tone. The choice to use black and white for this composition emphasizes the discomfort of an outsider entering a new space.

Literature:
Pearson's Magazine, February 1910 Issue, in the article "For His Master” by George Pattullo.
"Maynard Dixon's American West” by Mark Sublette, page 102.
Tucson Museum of Art, AZ - "Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction: Dime Novel to Pop Culture” Catalog, 2015.  

Exhibitions:
Tubac Center of the Arts, AZ - "Woven under the Desert Stars” October 17 - November 30, 2014
Tucson Museum of Art, AZ  - "Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction: Dime Novel to Pop Culture” October 24, 2015 - February 14, 2016.
Desert Caballeros Western Art Museum, AZ "Maynard Dixon: Beyond the Clouds” December 9, 2016 - March 5, 2017.
"Maynard Dixon's New Mexico Centennial" El Museo de Cultural, Santa Fe, NM, August 8-16, 2018.
"Along the Distant Mesa: An Homage to Maynard Dixon" Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-April 30, 2019.
Published Western Art Collector, April 2020, page 25.

Provenance:
Private collection in California
Collection of Mark Sublette - Medicine Man Gallery, Maynard Dixon Museum, acquired from above.