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John Groves, Portrait of a Native American Man, Oil on Canvas - This oil on canvas painting depicts a portrait of a Native American man rendered in a realist Western style. The subject is shown in a three-quarter profile with a weathered expression, wearing a wide-brimmed black hat featuring a single feather, a large silver-toned hoop earring, and turquoise beaded necklaces. A multi-colored striped blanket is draped over his shoulders. The work is signed John Groves in yellow-toned pigment in the lower right area of the composition. The painting is housed in a substantial, multi-tiered dark wood frame with a cream-colored fabric inner liner. Framed dimensions: 32.75 x 28.5 inches.