Like many artists of the American West, Gregory Perillo (1927- ) was an Easterner. Born in New York City’s Greenwich Village and raised in Staten Island, NY, he still maintains a home and studio there. Perillo showed talent at an early age, but first fell in love with the West when he visited a friend’s family-owned a ranch in Montana while on leave during WWII. At war’s end Perillo attended Pratt Institute and The School of Visual Arts in New York City. On a chance trip to Sedona, AZ, in the early 1950s he met fellow artist William Leigh who befriended him and became his mentor. Perillo has been represented at various times by the Hudson Valley Art Association; art galleries in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas; and the Wally Findlay Galleries in New York. Perillo’s artistic output has been varied and steady, sometimes focusing on sports and military themes. He has won notable commissions from corporations and public entities such as AT&T and New York State. Despite this, collectors seem to remain most interested in his action-packed oil paintings of Native American and cowboy culture and the biota of the western landscape. This early and impressive example was received via a charity donation from the artist himself in 1970 and has remained in single ownership since. Hence, it is new to the market and in an untouched state. Signed in lower right. Condition: Excellent, framed as received from the artist. Dimensions: Image, 23.5"x 29.5". Frame: 29.5" x 35.5".