Painted & framed by Pilar Wayne (John Wayne’s wife). RARE & HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. SIGNED ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS MINT CONDITION measures 18″ high x 14″ wide. With frame 24″ high x 20″ wide. The detail and quality are truly amazing. John’s eyes are bright blue and seem as if they follow you. This is the finest example of the Duke that Pilar Wayne have ever painted!!!! From: “Pilar Wayne” < pilar. This is to confirm that "The Duke", "The Searchers" and "Riders in the Painted Desert" are authenticated as Painted by Pilar Wayne. Pilar Wayne framed and delivered this and two other original oils to his home in Las Vegas. Pallete (Pilar) was born September 3, 1928 into an upper-class family, the daughter of a Peruvian senator in the Paita Port (northern Peru). She married and divorced professional big-game hunter Richard Weldy. She met John Wayne, 21 years her senior, in Lima, Peru, in 1953, while still married to Weldy. Wayne was in Peru scouting locations for The Alamo In 1953, Pallete came to Los Angeles to dub a film in English, when she ran into John Wayne for the second time. Pallete retired from her motion picture career to be a wife and mother to their three children: Aissa, Ethan, and Marisa Wayne. During the next 10 years of their marriage, they traveled extensively, usually on location for John Wayne's many films. In 1965, they moved to Newport Beach, California. She rented a studio inside the Fernleaf Courtyard, in Corona Del Mar, California where she would entertain her clients outdoors with coffee and finger sandwiches and found herself, one year later, with a full-time restaurant. Pallete has created among other works of art, a collection of still nature and beautiful ladies, belly dancers called "Glamour Girls", and group images from the Hollywood world. In 1973, she and Wayne separated, and he died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979. FORGET THE REST AND GO WITH THE BEST From AP to Zenith and everything in between!!!!! You will receive the best customer service and pricing in the industry. I grew up in a family Rolex Jewelry Store & now I specialize in complicated timepieces, fine jewelry and diamonds. The item "JOHN WAYNE THE DUKE ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS BY PILAR WAYNE HIS WIFE RARE" is in sale since Thursday, February 25, 2016. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "neilswatches" and is located in Dana Point, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Signed?: Signed
• Medium: Oil
• Date of Creation: 1970-1989