Dragon194316 x 19 3/4 " (40.6 x 50.2 cm)
Frame: 20 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 1 3/4 " (52.1 x 62.2 x 4.4 cm)Oil on canvasGift of Ken and Asa Miller1985.6.20(Including construction) Highly textural and fanciful depiction of large dragon RS and knight in armor with shields and sword standing in front of grotto with three trees, LS. Dragon has scaly body with yellow highlights, spikes along spine and red forked tongue and red eyes with black centers. Behind, a variegated blue sea with hilly banks in dark green veined by light green with mounted knights and two damsels. A yellow path diverges towards castle. In the far distance, a row of poplar trees with turreted castle flying 26 yellow flags. All under moody sky in shades of aqua with white cloudy highlights. Frame: Gilded wood frame with inner bevel and mitered corners, nail construction. Grooved all around with shaped sides. Backed with brown paper. Gilded frame.152722725Victor Joseph GattoPaintingsCopyright for this work is under review. LR corner above frame: in aquamarine paint, "Victor Joseph Gatto" signed in script.New YorkNew YorkUnited StatesNew YorkPaintingsNew YorkObject information is a work in progress and
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