GERARD DELANO CANYON DEL MUERTO WATERCOLOR ORIGINAL Start Price USD 60,000.00 Current Price USD 60,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 23, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Wheat Ridge, CO See more about 'GERARD DELANO CANYON DEL MUERTO WATERCOLOR ORIGINAL' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0 "CANYON DEL MUERTO"  by GERARD CURTIS DELANO Description: For your consideration is an original watercolor on paper by probably one of the most highly collected and certainly one of the most popular Southwest artists of our time. Gerard Curtis Delano.  This piece came from a very prominate estate in Denver.  This work is signed by the artist on the bottom right-hand face and is also signed, dated (December3, 1947) and titled on the verso by the artist.  This piece is catalogued in the book "Walking With Beauty, The Art And The Life Of Greard Curtis Delano", page 42.   Under black light inspection this work is in perfect condition with no repairs or in-painting.  The colors are pure with no fading or yellowing.    This It is museum mounted and custom framed.  Condition is perfect.  (This piece will be shipped with no glass). Cerificate of Authenticity and Appraisal are included. Appraised Value $98,500.00 Buyer pays $45.00 shipping via FedEx in the continental USA. If outside the USA buyer will be notified by e-mail of shipping cost. (THIS PIECE WILL BE SHIPPED WITH NO GLASS). Insurance $1.99 Paper size is 15" x 21". Framed size is 21 1/4" x 31". Artist Biography GERARD CURTIS DELANO (1890-1972)Gerard Curtis Delano was born in Marion, Massachusetts, the descendant of a 1621 Pilgrim. He began studying art in New Bedford, Massachusetts and went on to become the pupil of George Bridgman at the Art Students League in New York and of Dean Cornwell, Harvey Dunn and N.C. Wyeth at the Grand Central School of Art. Following his education he became a successful commercial artist and illustrator working mostly in New York City until WWI.He first visited the West in 1919, working as a hand on a Colorado ranch. At the age of thirty he homesteaded at Cataract Creek in Colorado, building his own dirt-roof studio. He devoted much of his time to painting and commuted to New York for commercial art assignments. In 1933 during the Great Depression, he sold everything and moved West permanently. Four years later he sold Western Story Magazine a series of illustrated articles on the development of the West.After 1940, Delano was able to finally spend all of his time painting. In 1943 he visited the Navajo Reservation: "Arizona's picturesque settings provide to my mind the greatest possible opportunity for pictorial beauty. The people are themselves naturally artistic. I feel a great sympathy for them. They have survived a life of hardship, yet have done so with heads held proudly high." He fell so in love with the Navajo and their culture that he painted them almost exclusively for the remainder of his days.His art is exceptional for the strong sense of design, the color, and the simplicity of composition. Payment Instructions: Payment arrangements are expected within 3 days of the items close. We accept Pay Pal, Personal Check (7 business days to clear), and Money Orders. We offer a 7-day money back guarantee. (excluding shipping cost.) Optional Insurance Available. Please email questions to: bacapra@hotmail.com PayPal—eBay's service to make fast, easy, and secure payments for your eBay purchases! Please Visit Our Other Auctions! Place a Bid!