Gerard Curtis Delano (American, 1890-1972)
Colorado
Oil on canvas
30 x 36 inches (76.2 x 91.4 cm)
Signed lower right: .Gerard Curtis Delano.
Signed, titled, and inscribed verso: Colorado / painted especially for / Palmer Hoyt / by / Gerard Curtis Delano

PROPERTY FROM A CORPORATE COLLECTION, FORT WORTH, TEXAS

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Palmer Hoyt, gift from the above;
Hoyt Family Collection, by descent;
Trailside Galleries, Jackson, Wyoming, circa 1980;
Owings Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

LITERATURE:
R. Bowman, Walking with Beauty: The Art and Life of Gerard Curtis Delano, Denver, 1990, p. 65, illustrated.

The present work was commissioned by Palmer Hoyt, famed American writer who was a regular contributor to pulp magazines such as Ace-High Magazine.

Alternate Artist Spellings: "Delano, Gerard Curtis"

Unlined canvas; there appears to be light frame wear including abrasions along top edge and a few flakes of loss at upper right edge; a few spots of craquelure with tiny flecks of loss; light overall surface grime with a few tiny possible accretions; under UV exam, there appears to be a few possible tiny spots of inpainting. Framed Dimensions 38.25 X 44.25 Inches