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1970's Large Jack White Echruseos Texas First Calvary soldier on horse specialorder piece. Presentation plaque at base. Near mint frame, no issues withartwork. Please excuse the bad cellphone pics, it's great. It's just big & I'min a hurry. These look great in person but are one of the most difficult thingsto photograph especially if they are large. I have a lot of experience shippingthese with no issues. 18" x 24" image 25.5" x 32" frame.Here's a letter below from Jack White before he passed away in 2016.Dear Interested Collector,Due to the volume of requests & emails that I have received about my Echruseos(gold leaf) art I felt compelled to add a button to my Website. I know howfrustrating it must be to you who are seeking to establish a value on theEchruseos art.I invented the process of putting small sheets of gold leaf on the reverse sideof glass in 1970. I coined the name for my new technique. I took a Greek lexiconand invented a word to go with my art technique. Ek means 'out of'. Crus is'gold'. Ous means 'having been done.' So literally the word Echruseos means,'Out of gold having been done.' It is pronounced Ek-Cru-sos.During the next eight years I sold several million dollars' worth of my "goldleaf" art all over the world. Many of the early pieces were sold for next tonothing. As my popularity grew so did the retail prices of the gold leaf. In1977 & 1978 I was selling the Echruseos for a significant amount. Somecommissioned works were selling in excess of $20,000.Since the advent of the Internet & the appearance of eBay attention hasresurfaced about my career & the gold leaf work. I heard of a man buying a11"x14" at a garage sale for $35. A couple discovered one of my gold leaf piecesin a wrecked house. It was among the rubble. I have also seen one 30"x40" sellfor $25,000. Many are priced anywhere between $500 & $25,000. This is a hugechasm in pricing. What this means is many people own the Echruseos & are notaware of what they have. You have all heard stories of someone finding a NormanRockwell stuck in an attic, covered with dust. Once cleaned up they realizedthey have a very valuable piece of art.Since I stopped producing my Echruseos art in 1978 & several have broken dueto mishandling, the supply is shrinking. My Echruseos art is in eleven museumsand in my humble opinion one day will be a coveted collector item. I may well bedead before the art reaches it zenith; nevertheless I am fully convinced thatthis technique will be recognized as a rare collector item. Only time willvalidate my claims or prove me wrong.My sincere advice to you & your heirs is to hold on to the art, make sure itis secure & insure it for a considerable sum. It is with confidence that I saymy epic historical novel on Texas, "Ten Years in Texas", will be a successfulpublished book. With the book my name will resurface in the art world. When thathappens the true collectors will begin to surface. Be aware you own an extremelyrare piece of art. Once the technique
