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PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND SCULPTURE

Entries in Art of the American West (1)

Friday
Dec022011

Painting of the Day, December, 2, 1911

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.