Born in 1935, Arizona-based still-life painter,
Chuck Sabatino, has long studied and collected the historic and prehistoric Southwest pueblo pottery he has become so well known for painting.
Chuck Sabatino was born in 1935 in Bronx, New York. An avid painter by the time he was in high school, and then became interested in advertising. He attended the Cartoon & Illustrator School in New York which later became the School of Visual Arts. For the 25 years that followed, he painted consistently in his free-time while he worked in New York City as an art director and T.V. producer creating countless ads and commercials for companies including American Motors, Johnson & Johnson and Proctor & Gamble. Not only did his commercial work during this time earn him 24 awards, it also exposed him to the Southwest through travel where he became very interested in Native American Art and History. Upon retiring in 1988, he and his wife Millie moved to the home they had built in Scottsdale, Arizona where Sabatino turned his full attention to his painting.Sabatino’s works are meticulously detailed renditions of his beautifully composed still-lifes in rich warm hues. He paints the pottery of the Zuni, Acoma, Santo Domingo, Cochiti, San Ildefonzo and Santa Clara often arranged alongside beaded moccasins, arrow bags, dresses, flowers, the photos of E. S. Curtis and other paper works. His combinations create a multiplicity in texture and color, and represent a range of visual and historical interests.Sabatino’s work has been featured in books and such publications as Southwest Art and Art of the West. His pieces have been displayed at Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art and adorn a growing number of private collections internationally.
laguna_dough_bowl_frame
Laguna Dough Bowl
48" x 24" • Oil • $11,500
sioux_horse_stick_frame
Sioux Horse Stick
48" x 24" • Oil • $11,500
paraphernalia_of_a_sioux_warrior_aotw
Paraphernalia of a Sioux Warrior
46" x 30" • Oil • $12,500
canyon_de_chelly_and_casa_blanca_lillies_aotw
Canyon de Chelly and Casa Blanca Lillies
30" x 48" • Oil • $13,200
a_gray_day_in_the_badlands_framed
A Gray Day in the Badlands
30" x 24" • Oil • $9,000
casa_blanca_lilies
Casa Blanca Lilies
30" x 24" • Oil • $9,000
dried_chile_peppers_framed
Dried Chile Peppers
30" x 22" • Oil • $8,500
1880_sioux_flat_case
1830 Sioux Storage Bag
24" x 30" • Oil • $9,000
cow_skin_beaded_storage_bag_framed
Cow Skin Beaded Storage Bag
24" x 30" • Oil • $9,000
cheyenne_dog_soldiers_shirt_1860_frame
Cheyenne Dog Soldiers Shirt
30" x 48" • Oil • $13,200
1890_cheyenne_elk_tooth_dress_frame
1890 Cheyenne Elk Tooth Dress
48" x 26" • Oil • $13,200
1885_cheyenne_beaded_dress_frame
1885 Cheyenne Beaded Dress
48" x 30" • Oil • $13,200
1890_arapaho_ghost_dance_dress_II-frame
1890 Arapaho Ghost Dance Dress II
48" x 30" • Oil • $13,200
lakota_sioux_or_arapaho_ghost_dance_dress_frame
Lakota Sioux or Arapaho Ghost Dance Dress
48" x 30" • Oil • $13,200
1890_lakota_sioux_ghost_dance_dress_frame
1890 Lakota Sioux Ghost Dance Dress
48" x 34" • Oil • $15,000
central_plains_saddlebag_frame
Central Plains Saddlebag
36" x 16" • Oil • $9,200
1885_arapaho_tobacco_bag_frame
1885 Arapaho Tobacco Bag
36" x 10" • Oil • $8,000
1885_cheyenne_tobacco_bag_aotf
1885 Cheyenne Tobacco Bag
36" x 10" • Oil • $8,000
1880s_cheyenne_tobacco_bag_frame
1880's Cheyenne Tobacco Bag
36" x 10" • Oil • $8,000
1885_crow_tobacco_bag_frame
1885 Crow Tobacco Bag
36" x 10" • Oil • $8,000
plains_tobacco_bag_and_pipe_2021
Plains Tobacco Bag and Pipe 2021
30" x 12" • Oil • $5,500
plains_tobacco_bag_and_pipe
Plains Tobacco Bag and Pipe
30" x 12" • Oil • $5,500
1880s_cheyenne_bow_and_arrow_case_frame
1880's Cheyenne Bow & Arrow Case
10" x 36" • Oil • $8,000
three_kachinas_frame
Three Kachinas
20" x 48" • Oil • $8,500
1920_santo_domingo_bowl_frame-1
1920 Santo Domingo Bowl
8" x 13.5" • Oil • $2,250
1750-75_ako_acoma_frame
1750-75 AKO Acoma
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
zia_2024_frame
Zia
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1900_laguna_frame
1900 Laguna
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
Acoma_Canteen_framed
Acoma Canteen
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
zia_polychrome_jar_frame
Zia Polychrome Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
mimbres_bird_iii_frame
Mimbres Bird III
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1880_acoma_jar_frame
1880 Acoma Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1870_acoma_mug_frame
1870 Acoma Mug
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1850_zuni_frame
1850 Zuni
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1910_zuni_frame
1910 Zuni
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1890_san_juan_storage_jar_frame
1890 San Juan Storage Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
san_juan_frame
San Juan
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1910_acoma_frame
1910 Acoma
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
mimbres_wading_bird_attacking_a_rabbit_frame
Mimbres Wading Bird
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
1921_zuni_frame
1921 Zuni
8" x 8" • Oil • 1,500
lakota_sioux_war_shirt
Lakota Sioux War Shirt
48" x 60" • Oil • Sold
ES_Curtiss_The_Vanishing_Race_frame
E.S. Curtis The Vanishing Race
40" x 30" • Oil • Sold
canyon_de_chelly_and_pottery
Canyon de Chelly and Pottery
30" x 24" • Oil • Sold
cheyenne_strike_a_light_pouch_frame
Cheyenne Strike-A-Light Pouch
10" x 8" • Oil • Sold
blackfoot_moccasins_frame
Blackfoot Moccasins
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1900_walpi_frame
1900 Walpi
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1870_zuni_frame
1870 Zuni
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1920-30_acoma_frame
1920-30 Acoma
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1890_zia_frame
1890 Zia
10" x 10" • Oil • $2,250
mimbres_twin_fish_2024_frame
Mimbres Twin Fish
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
san_ildefonso_frame
San Ildefonso
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1900_santo_domingo_turkey_frame
1900 Santo Domingo Turkey
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
laguna_polychrome_jar_frame
Laguna Polychrome Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1780_ashiwi_jar_zuni_frame
1780 Ashiwi Jar Zuni
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
mimbres_bird_I_frame
Mimbres Bird I
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1920_acoma_2024_frame
1920 Acoma
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
mimbres_rabbit_frame
Mimbres Rabbit
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1890_laguna_olla_frame
1890 Laguna Olla
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1900_san_ildefonso_polychrome_jar_frame
1900 San Ildefonso Polychrome Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1910_zia_jar_frame
1910 Zia Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
mimbres_quail_2024_frame
Mimbres Quail
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
bowl_unknkown_pueblo_frame
Bowl Unknown Pueblo
10" x 10" • Oil •Sold
mimbres_bird_II_frame
Mimbres Bird II
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
hopi_2024_frame
Hopi
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1790_powhoge_olla
1790 Powhoge Olla
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1750_ashiwi_zuni_frame
1750 Ashiwi Zuni
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
zia_polychrome_olla_frame
Zia Polychrome Olla
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1910_acoma_polychrome_pot_frame
1910 Acoma Polychrome Pot
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
santo_domingo_wild_turkey_frame
Santo Domingo Wild Turkey
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1890_acoma_frame
1890 Acoma
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
santa_domingo_large_jar_frame
Santa Domingo Large Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1895_acoma_frame
1895 Acoma
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1900_acoma_frame_
1900 Acoma
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
mimbres_lizard_frame
Mimbres Lizard
8" x 8" • Oil • $1,500
san_ildefonso_covered_jar_frame
San Ildefonso Covered Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1900_laguna_jar_frame
1900 Laguna Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1900_zia_jar_2024_frame
1900 Zia Jar
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
hohokam_canteen_frame
Hohokam Canteen
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1870_acoma_bird_frame
1870 Acoma Bird
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold
1900_canteen_zuni_frame
1900 Canteen Zuni
10" x 10" • Oil • Sold