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Painting of the Day, December, 2, 1911
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 10:48PM Tweet
By Donna Poulton
“Arizona’s picturesque setting provide in my mind the greatest possible opportunity for pictorial beauty…the people themselves are naturally artistic…” - Gerald C. Delano
Gerald Curtis Delano studied with Harvey Dunn and N. C. Wyeth and became a successful illustrator before he moved to Colorado to work on a ranch and later homesteaded. His painting “Navajo” sold for $1,247,000 in 2008.
Credit: Coeur D’Alene Auction, 7/26/08
Gerard Curtis Delano (1890-1972) Navajo, n.d., oil on canvas, 36 x 46 in.