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Gerard Curtis Delano (1890 – 1972)
Navajo and His Horses
oil on board
20 × 24 inches
signed lower right

VERSO
Signed and titled

According to Delano biographer, Richard G. Bowman, “One little-known fact is that Delano identified some of his painting as being the finest in execution and quality by putting a small red dot in the corner of the painting. One dealer and collector, who worked with him and knew him for many years, told me this. He also said that the placement of two red dots, one in each lower corner of a painting, meant Delano considered the painting to be a ‘masterpiece.’ (To date, I have only seen six paintings with two red dots.)”

PROVENANCE
The Collection of William and Neva Moyers, by 1990
The Estate of Daniel L. Berman, Salt Lake City, UT

EXHIBITED
Bierstadt to Warhol, American Indians in the West, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT, Feb 14-Aug 11, 2013

LITERATURE
Richard G. Bowman, Walking with Beauty, The Art and Life of Gerard Curtis Delano (Denver, CO: Richard G. Bowman, 1990), p 169, illustrated

104

Gerard Curtis Delano

1890 – 1972

Navajo and His Horses
oil on board
20 × 24 inches
signed lower right
Sold at Auction: $95,200
Condition ReportSurface condition is excellent. No signs of restoration.

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