Oil Painting Clair V Fry Original Large Vintage 1970s - eBay (item 190289879970 end time Jan-22-10 15:48:34 PST)

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Original/ Reproduction:	Original	Style:	Modernism
Listed By:	Dealer or Reseller	Size Type/ Largest Dimension:	Large (Greater than 30'')
Signed?:	Signed	Date of Creation:	1970-1989
Medium:	Oil	Region of Origin:	US
Subject:	Landscape

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This listing is a sale for a framed painting by Clair V. Fry.

Media: Oil on wood.

Measurements (framed): 28 inches x 76 inches (2 feet 4 inches by 6 feet 4 inches).

Without frame would likely be 2 feet x 6 feet. Frame appears to be mahogany.

Provenance: Likely to be the largest work by Clair V. Fry in existence. This painting was commissioned by my parents in 1970, along with 3 portraits of us kids. We sat for Mr. Fry and he delivered the portraits and this oil painting in the summer of 1972. The painting was framed at Dayton's Department store in the Twin Cities (sticker on the back of the painting is not shown). My parents chose the woodland scene with the deer to commemorate our life in the Wisconsin Northwoods and my father's interest in hunting. We lived about 30 miles northeast of the Fry's summer home on the Mississippi River. The painting has mainly been in attic storage following my parents' divorce in 1975. I inherited it in 2004 upon my father's passing. Our family will be keeping the portraits.

The work features many layers of paint, and impressionist influences with the building of light effects using color, and cubist influences in the sun's rays and flat 2 dimensional rendering of the objects. The palette knife was used to create the sky peeking through the trees, and the knife was also used to scratch in renderings of various plants and tree bark impressions.

Clair V. Fry (d. 1995) is primarily known for his work in the Norman Rockwell tradition for Brown and Bigelow in St. Paul, MN where he was a graphics designer for more than 30 years. He is known for assuming the work of the Gay Philosopher series, and for producing calendar images in the Rockwell style for Brown and Bigelow. Upon his retirement in the late 1960s, he split his time between Arizona and his summer home near Hudson, WI.

An interesting link about Mr. Fry can be found here:
http://gayphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/08/clair-v-fry.html

Terms of Purchase: There is NO PAYPAL for this item, the logo is required by Ebay but that is not how the sale will be completed.

1. Payment will be cash or certified bank check upon pickup, or payment can be handled via Ebay's Escrow service, escrow.com
2. Escrow payment is made to the escrow.com who clears and holds the funds until the transaction is completed. The cost of this purchase WILL REQUIRE payment is made via bank wire transfer. The funds are held by the escrow service until the transaction is complete.
3. Painting can be acquired one of two ways:

Local Pickup. The painting can be picked up in person from my home. Upon inspection, the buyer must complete the escrow transaction on site before leaving with the painting, or pay in cash or certified bank check. My location is in Wisconsin, 1 mile off Interstate Hwy 90/94, easy exit, 4 hours driving distance from Minneapolis and Chicago, 2 hours from Milwaukee.

Shipping: Shipping will be arranged via an insured shipper Fitfill Pack and Ship UPS shipping via Baraboo, Wisconsin. Payment for shipping will be extra and part of the escrow, and is not refundable. Seller will drop off the painting and oversee the packing, and seller will provide a tracking number to the escrow service. After receiving the painting, the buyer has 3 days to inspect the painting. If the buyer does not wish to keep the painting, the buyer MUST ship the painting back at your expense with insurance before the escrow funds will be returned.

Escrow fees: Seller will pay the fees upon completion of the transaction. If the buyer returns the painting, the buyer MUST pay the escrow fees to receive the refund of their purchase.

NOTE: Painting can been shown to SERIOUS buyers only. I am not accepting price offers at this time.

Holds: Painting will be held 14 days. Payment must be made to the escrow service and arrangements made for either shipping or pick up within the 14 day window. No exceptions.

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Shipping and handling

Shipping to: Will arrange for local pickup only (no shipping).

Local Pickup

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Return policy

Item must be returned within	Refund will be given as	Return policy details
3 days after the buyer receives it	Money Back	Returns arranged with seller and escrow service only.
The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.

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Seller's payment instructions

Payment must be made and pickup or shipping arrangements completed within 14 days or sale is considered null, and Unpaid Item dispute will be filed by seller to obtain a refund of the commission owed ebay.