MANUEL LEPE ORIG..N.T. VEATCH..BLACK AND VEATCH--39000$ PURCHASED FROM LEPE BY N.T. VEATCH -----UNICEF 2008 Start Price USD 39,000.00 Current Price USD 39,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, June 29, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Location PLATTE `WOODS See more about 'MANUEL LEPE ORIG..N.T. VEATCH..BLACK AND VEATCH--39000$' Description private auction..only seller and buyer know each other so this masterpiece remains in the buyers control as to its destination....Nathan Thomas Veatch...N.T. Veatch ....co-founder of Black and Veatch,.....GOOGLE "BLACK AND VEATCH".. in person purchased this ORIGINAL gouache painting directly from Manuel Lepe himself in Puerto Vallarta..It is rare to find an original Lepe painting that has been only in private collection and not on public display ...it is in excellent original condition......the list of who owns original Lepes in their private collections range from Ronald Reagan, Elizabeth Taylor, Fidel Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of England...Peter O,Toole, Michael Oldfield..the President of Mexico...John Travolta....and other noted contributers to world society...you can google this artist and find considerable information on him....It was recently personally inspected and appraised by an "Appraisers Association of America"..PHD Certified Appraiser for authenticity and value...........Reflecting a significant increasing interest in Manuel Lepe original art work, world, and  Mexican children history....all 3 tied together by Lepe art....UNICEF AGAIN for this year 2008 has chosen a Lepe painting to be reproduced on post cards for 50 countries..it is not this painting..but it signals a stirring market for his originals.....UNICEF made this decision in 2007 in anticipation and recognition of this....honoring Manuel Lepe Art as they did in 1984.......currently insured and stored properly with a fine arts company that handles millions of dollars of original art for museums and collectors worldwide....this particular original Lepe has current and future value that is reflective of both "artistic perception of life" and "investment"..having  significant historical ownership-direct purchase by N. T VEATCH , and the illumination of the young Latin America movement........It is also an early work by the artist.....measures 15 and 1/2 wide by 12 and 1/2 inches tall...still in its original Mexican frame measuring 23 and 1/4 inch wide by 19 and 1/4 inches tall.....values of original Lepes are subjective and objective....8000$ to 25000$... and I am told that some have sold for significantly more than those figures........depending on the current market they are -or were offered for sale...it would be rare to see one of the famous auction houses with an original lepe purchased and owned by someone like N.T.Veatch ...especially one thats not been on display....I will provide winner with all documentation....buy it now is below the appraisal value...arrangements for shipping properly at buyers expense thru the fine arts company where painting is stored.....I can lift the paypal account required for a qualified buyer..just email me Place a Bid!