PASTEL OF NUDE ON FRENCH PANAMA CANAL STOCK CERTIFICATE Start Price USD 125.00 Current Price USD 125.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 04, 2008 End Time Friday, July 11, 2008 Location Venice, Florida See more about 'PASTEL OF NUDE ON FRENCH PANAMA CANAL STOCK CERTIFICATE' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0 OFFERED IS LIMITED EDITION OF 250 NUMBERED GICLEE PRINTS BY THE RENOWNED ARTIST OF NUDES, KATHLEEN WINDER OF VENICE, FLORIDA.  THE PASTEL OF THIS SLENDER NUDE, AS SHOWN ABOVE, HAS AN IMAGE SIZE OF 11 X 13-INCHES AGAINST A 15 X 17-INCH BACKGROUND, ON ARTIST PAPER. KATHLEEN WINDER IS A GRADUATE OF THE RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, WITH A MAJOR IN FINE ART. DURING HER SENIOR YEAR SHE EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS PRESIDENT’S SEAL FOR HER TRIPTYCH ETCHING AIR, EARTH, WATER.  CURRENTLY, SHE: IS A MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE      THAT SELECTED THE SCULPTURE OF FAMED          CIRCUS ANIMAL TRAINER, GUNTHER GEBEL-          WILLIAMS FOR RESIDENCY IN THE NEWLY          RENOVATED HISTORIC VENICE TRAIN DEPOT, HAS SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF     THE VENICE ART CENTER, THE ARTS AND CULTURE ALLIANCE, AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE VENETIAN AREA BEAUTIFICATION GROUP FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. AND A  JUDGE FOR THE OUTDOOR GALLEY, AND SHE OWNS AND OPERATES FINAL TOUCH FRAME AND      GALLERY IN VENICE. IN 2005, KATHLEEN WINDER RECEIVED THE  PRESITIOUS ARTS CHAMPION AWARD FROM THE ARTS AND CULTURE ALLIANCE. KATHLEEN’S PREFERRED MEDIA ARE OIL, PASTEL, AND CHARCOAL, AND MUCH OF HER WORK STRONGLY EMPHASIZES HER PASSION FOR THE NUDE ART FORM. KATHLEEN’S NUDE ABOVE, WHICH IS TITLED THE GAILLARD CUT OF THE PANAMA CANAL BETWEEN GOLD AND CONTRACTOR HILLS WAS SKETCHED IN PASTEL ON A VINTAGE FRENCH PANAMA CANAL BOND THAT WAS ISSUED BY THE COMPAGNIE UNIVERSELLE DU CANAL INTEROCEANIQUE DE  PANAMA IN 1888. NOTICE THE ARTISTIC SKILL AND DELICACY BY WHICH KATHLEEN CLEVERLY CENTERED THE LEFT BREAST OF THE NUDE ON THE CIRCULAR, EMBOSSED, BLUE SEAL OF THE COMPAGNIE UNIVERSELLE  DU CANAL INTEROCEANIQUE DE  PANAMA. HAD THESE FRENCH CANAL BONDS POSSESSED HER INVITING SKETCH WHEN INITIALLY OFFERED IN JUNE 1888, THE COMPAGNIE’S OFFERING WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN TOTALLY SUBSCRIBED, THUS  SAVING IT FROM BANKRUPTCY ON FEBRUARY 2, 1889.           THE ORIGINAL OF KATHLEEN’S WINDER’S SKETCH WAS PROFESSIONALLY SCANNED AT 300 PIXELS AND WILL BE PRINTED IN COLOR ON HIGH QUALITY, DURABLE, ARTIST PAPER.               ITS COMPOSITION AND LOVLINESS MAKES IT AN EXTRAORDINARY ITEM OF FINE ART THAT CAN BE BEAUTIFULLY AND PERMANENTLY MATTED AND FRAMED.           TRULY, THIS EBAY OFFER PROVIDES AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A LIMITED EDITION GICLEE BY KATHLEEN WINDER WHO IS A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AND EXTREMELY TALENTED, WORLD-CLASS ARTIST.  EACH PRINT WILL BE ESPECIALLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY KATHLEEN WINDER.  IF REQUESTED, SHE WILL SIGN AND DATE THE PRINT IN THE NAME OF THE BUYER. (LESS THAN A THOUSAND OF THIS HISTORIC FRENCH PANAMA CANAL BOND ARE ESTIMATED TO EXIST.  THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE SELLS FOR ABOUT $175 OR MORE AT VARIOUS SOUVENIR SHOPS IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA DEPENDENT UPON INK SIGNATURES OF PROMINENT PEOPLE, VARIOUS HANDSTAMPS AND CANCELLATIONS, AND THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF REVENUES STAMPS AFFIXED.) Place a Bid!