{"id":16925,"date":"2017-06-12T11:02:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=16925"},"modified":"2017-06-12T11:02:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T16:02:35","slug":"zephyr-auction-begins-for-john-de-puy-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/12\/zephyr-auction-begins-for-john-de-puy-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Zephyr Auction Begins for John De Puy Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.depuygallery.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16826\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/depuy-montage2-1-e1496956779102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Hello Zephyr Readers,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today marks the beginning of our online<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/06\/great-southwestern-artist-john-de-puy-donates-painting-to-auction-for-zephyr-legal-defense\/\"> auction<\/a> of John De Puy&#8217;s brilliant 2003 oil painting, <i>&#8220;Mesa, Valley of the Gods.&#8221; <\/i>Bids must be submitted by email, to <a href=\"mailto:cczephyr@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cczephyr@gmail.com.<\/a> As a reminder, the gallery price for this painting was set at $5800. We will accept bids starting at $1000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bidding period will last for one month, until <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_451982739\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6pm MDT<\/span><\/span> on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_451982740\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 12, 2017<\/span><\/span>. We will not publicly disclose the current high bid, but we will contact all bidders personally on the status of their bid as new offers come in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the auction ends, we will notify the top bidder that he or she has won the auction. If, for some reason, the top bidder is unable to pay, then, of course, we will direct the prize to the second-highest bidder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When we receive payment from the top bidder, plus a shipping fee of $50, we will mail the painting. Or the winner can come to Southern Utah and pick up the painting between <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_451982741\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 12 and July 30<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Please direct any questions about the auction or the painting to Jim Stiles at <a href=\"mailto:cczephyr@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cczephyr@gmail.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Again, all proceeds go to pay attorney fees for the remaining three defendants in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/2016\/10\/03\/take-it-or-leave-it-a-few-words-about-the-davidsonsmelttayo-inc-law-suit-by-jim-stiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001u71yHbIB8YVHoR7O39u-_l7C0w84-rYhvWmnrOwF38ZJ7Yl_RWSr8g3nbl3LKDtGlx_W0jsa6sBWOJI7bZI5wylG1bAcqrL-tu_0P8jJ167hUAlsLRnGokRZp-uOFOo2hypZrnk_X-m-V8-T6cloeNbQwezkBPwHOmoYrZ-2msuQHpj507h2JfVRf4xFjCMznhuJnM1_kc9PFg6KyJDPuJFmblH20m0jp55Z682yRw_xZU6PwqdUhp-kZjTFtXYaNu4mQhx3aB841pusKuu_nvW6ZTJnSWZIsMqMAvu0kSY%3D%26c%3DuX6dBJh8xw_9KSIBVRkUQrv-jUZLN3awWb811HKnUCXw5ooQI0X18w%3D%3D%26ch%3Dveew-RONeAriK4X02_Yhys1X5k0_EvwZHQHRKWXaOK2a2lHkNPjQ5A%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497369383852000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6lkk-i2S1mg-zqNpTNuyVDCz8sQ\">Rebecca Davidson\/Tara Smelt Defamation Lawsuit.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thanks, as always, for your support. It&#8217;s appreciated beyond our ability to express it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jim &amp; Tonya Stiles<a href=\"http:\/\/www.depuygallery.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16926\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/us-e1497283203505.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 940px; left: 621px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Zephyr Readers, Today marks the beginning of our online auction of John De Puy&#8217;s brilliant 2003 oil painting, &#8220;Mesa, Valley of the Gods.&#8221; Bids must be submitted by email, to cczephyr@gmail.com. As a reminder, the gallery price for this painting was set at $5800. We will accept bids starting at $1000. 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