"Revelatory Madonna" Ruby Lee Painting-Rare, Valuable! Oil-On-Canvas Masterpiece Of Madonna Created In 1979 Start Price USD 599,000.00 Current Price USD 599,000.00 Time Left 12 days 14 hours 20 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Monday, January 19, 2009 Location Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas See more about '"Revelatory Madonna" Ruby Lee Painting-Rare, Valuable!' Description costa239118 Store Search "Revelatory Madonna" Ruby Lee Painting-Rare, Valuable! NEWSFLASH!: PRICE JUST REDUCED TODAY, 11-29-2008, BY $400,000  PER REQUESTS BY ESTATE FAMILY MEMBERS DESIRING A FASTER, LESS PAINFUL  TRANSACTION; AND TO ALLOW LESS ESTABLISHED MUSEUMS A MORE EQUAL CHANCE AT ACQUISITION. We are embarking on a media/newspaper/magazine promotional campaign on this item for the upcoming 30 days that will have an immense upward effect on the asking price as the fame of “The Madonna Revelation” increases; Therefore, if you and/or your foundation, auction house, corporation, art gallery, or museum group are still holding out, now would be the perfect time to move on “The Madonna Revelation” before the above campaign raises the asking price further.    Also, please take more (than normal) liquidity out of the crashing Stock Market and put it into valuable museum-piece rare art like the worlds wealthy are currently scrambling to do in today’s world economic depression.  That Rembrandt painting down at your local museum is never going to drop in value, in fact, it and others like “The Madonna Revelation” of this listing will continue to rise in value forever.    I don’t care if the major art auction houses like Christie’s or Sotheby’s are currently seeing a slight drop in their aggregate sales of masterworks.  Their sales drops reflect a small, short-term world economic depression reactionary blip on the art world sales/value radar screen.  That blip, I believe, is more a result of a small amount of indirect Buyer resistance (a bubbling resistance which slumbered for centuries under the facade but is now fully awake with heightened depressionary monetary sensitivities) surfacing toward the huge Buyer’s Premiums these huge art/antique auction houses always attach to the back end of sales transactions than a direct reaction to the present depression/stock market crash.  The depression/stock market crash is actually causing a huge run on rare, high value art as investors seek safe havens, and, then find themselves riding a money rocket up as demand forever expands prices creating a double-whammy to the extremely limited supply of rare/valuable art.  Don’t get caught, get this, the rarest of the rare, while it is still cheap, available, and without a 25% Buyer’s Premium.  The listing info for “The Madonna Revelation” follows:   “The Madonna Revelation” is the greatest “Unintentional-Resemblance-to-a-VIP” masterpiece of all time.  This life-size, “36 X “48 inch, signed, and certified 1979 original oil-on-canvas painting, titled by the artist “Spirit of Athena”, is painter, Ruby Lee’s (aka Ruby Li Long), supreme human body study “Realism” masterpiece in a Da Vincian brush/color method (Li Long studied and holds Da Vinci, rightfully, in the highest esteem).   It contains a subject whose fixed visual rendering magically emerged after 1983 into a huge, almost perfect likeness to the Pop Superstar, Madonna, in her natural hair color and style state.  This supreme, “human-form” master artist did not know that this life-size painting, her imagination’s creation, would be a foretelling of the greatest female pop superstar of all time—Madonna.  This coincidence became a revolutionary revelation of fate.    Many people (art sellers included) mistakenly believe that Li Long always signed her paintings back in 1979, and up through 1985, as “Popo & Ruby Lee” (Popo” being her husband back in the 1970’s and 1980’s) because she physically collaborated with her husband on paintings between 1972 and 1985.  The artist states that “The Madonna Revelation” and all others signed “Popo & Ruby Lee” were 100% created physically by her hand.  Popo did not paint one stroke on this or other “Popo & Ruby Lee” originals.  What Popo did provide Li Long was much of her inspiration to paint from 1972 through 1985. She included his name alongside hers as a sign of her love and appreciation for him and his huge spirit.      Li Long’s most famous work to date (until this “The Madonna Revelation” painting takes the art world by storm) was a painting she created of “Wavy Gravy”, the famous voice of 1969’s famed “Woodstock” Rock-N-Roll Love-In Festival”, for his 50th birthday in 1986.  Today Li Long’s work is so sought after as well as so imbued with artistic genius and power that prints of her works are sold as equals alongside the prints of works by other towering masters like Rembrandt, Matisse, Kinkaid, Salvador Dali, etc.  Check out this website to verify the previous sentence--- http://maxfineart.co.uk/   Also, please keep in mind that most of the “Popo & Ruby Lee” art that you will see for sale on the internet are print copies, not the originals.  “The Madonna Revelation” offered here is AN original work worth hundreds, perhaps thousands of times a signed print copy.   After 1983, every house guest of our family, whose eyes are initially usually caught at their corners by the color imbued light rays emanating from “The Madonna Revelation” where it hangs from our main hallway, upon curious closer examination, without fail always ask in a state of disbelief, “What are you doing with a painting of the music world’s Madonna on your wall?”    I always remark back (and still do) to such astonished inquiries, “Look at the artist’s signature.  It was created in 1979.  How could it have been artistically intentioned as THE rock star “Madonna” 4 years before she first burst onto the world music stage as the gyrating, melodic super nova millions have come to know and love?”   Most of our guests, by then even more amazed, usually counter with, “Unbelievable!!  Are you sure this wasn’t painted after 1983?”    “Yes.”    “That’s not possible!”   “It is possible.  There it sits before your eyes.  And here is the Artist’s written and signed verification that she painted this in 1979”       Did Li Long channel Madonna in 1979?  Did Li Long have access to a time machine?  We can never be sure.  But, it is safe to say that “The Madonna Revelation” is a one-of-a-kind revelatory masterpiece--perhaps the only one of this magnitude in history.   Not only painted in a technique reminiscent of the talent of the greatest artist in human history, Leonardo Da Vinci, its subject’s facial expression motif even harkens to Da Vinci’s greatest masterpiece—“The Mona Lisa”!  Is she smiling to the world or not?  If you view “The Madonna Revelation” at an angle, and not head-on, Madonna appears to be smiling.  Head-on, the beginnings of a grin seem to be forming at the corners of her shapely mouth.  It is believed that this similarity was as artistically accidental by Li Long as the subject’s appearance similarities to the real music super star, Madonna.   The brush proficiency and color methodology used on “The Madonna Revelation” resembles the herculean Da Vinci’s NOT because Li Long was attempting to deliberately mimic the power of his artistic achievements, but, rather, because her realism human-form painting skills had reached so high a summit in 1979 that her brush/color techniques resembled Da Vinci’s more out of necessity than a planned reverence to Da Vinci.   Five, ten, twenty, fifty, or a hundred years from now, “The Madonna Revelation” will stand as one of the greatest revelatory artistic achievements of all time.   “The Madonna Revelation” is THE ONE monumental example of how the School of Realism in the art world can foretell “The Famous of the Future”.  Expressionism, Romanticism, Abstract Impressionism, Surrealism, Cubism, Minimalism, etc. are too psychologically external/internal, too visually foggy, too reflective of the inner soul, too bright with dark corners or dark with bright corners, too soft with details but hard with bright colors or vice versa, and too emotionally exaggerated to allow the masses to recognize the undistorted face of an unmistakable person of name as it floats out of the fog of the mists of future time.  Realism can be all the above things as well and yet filter geometric truth through an unvarnished lens in the process.    Da Vinci’s High Renaissance drawings foretold of coming technology and scientific discoveries.  None of his works ever foretold the coming of an individual of Madonna’s fame and genius level.  Michelangelo’s High Renaissance Sistine Chapel frescoes foretell of the Second Coming of Christ, but, that was already written about in The New Testament’s “Book of Revelation”.  Where was it written in 1979 or earlier that a person of modest background but limitless musical genius and drive would rise out of Detroit, Michigan and attain music fame and fortune only a few people on Earth have ever equaled?   This then is the most desirable, high-value, original work of art acquisition in the world right now not only because it is imbued with the Li Long of 1979’s sheer visionary genius and utter artistic power, but, also because of its practically limitless value ceiling as a result.   Where else can you acquire an original oil painting by one of the greatest American artists of the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries that foreshadows a pop star of Madonna’s stature, that is painted in the Da Vincian style, and that was created 4 years before the unintended subject started her ascension to the greatest heights of fame?!!   “The Madonna Revelation” has been in our family’s private collection since 1980 and is relatively unknown to the art world (not for long) unlike the artist and her other extant paintings, the majority of which are of mainly American Indian and American Southwest subject matter and motifs.  Once “The Madonna Revelation” achieves the fame that it deserves due to the huge creative powers of its artist and the eminence of its subject matter, its value should approach the rarified air of a Picasso or a Pollock or an O’Keeffe or a Dali or a Kandinsky or a Miro or a Klee, etc.!  Further enhancing its value is the fact that Li Long is at present semi-retired from painting in order to concentrate on the art of film making. Li Long won’t ever create another visionary painting that ages into the exact resemblance of some huge music icon, and, therefore, magically becomes a foretelling of their initial musical breakthrough and discovery by the world.   If you need a place to park liquidity in a geometrically appreciating asset that will financially blow away the New York Stock Exchange or any other work of art, or, if your museum foundation needs that “ONE” piece that WILL attract the paying, viewing masses in droves after discovery, or, if you are an art gallery that has a top VIP buyer client that is looking for that one mind-blowing piece that will rise forever in fame and value, don’t hesitate on acquiring “The Madonna Revelation”.  This is the one.  Our friends and neighbors have affirmed over the years without fail that they would pay to see this extraordinary piece in a museum.   Investors and institutional buyers will be clamoring to acquire this Magnum Opus like they would a new original Picasso “Blue Period” discovery just revealed to the world from an anonymous attic out in the middle of nowhere.  Today you can buy this investment for a tiny fraction of the price of an original “Blue Period” Picasso.  Tomorrow will be a different story.   Soon famous, “The Madonna Revelation” canvas measures 36” inches by 48” inches.  It will arrive to you free of shipping charges with authentication from the artist herself and in the original artist installed frame—her signature gold-on- natural-wood textured framing.    The condition of “The Madonna Revelation” is Near Perfect as can be seen by the very recent pictures below.  It has never been exposed to smoke (no tobacco smoke of any kind was ever allowed in our home 1980 to present), fire, earthquake, light, humidity or flood damage.  It has been, since purchase, kept in our perfectly air conditioned home never leaving it once except for one move in 2002 where it was transported in an air conditioned art transport truck for several days.    “The Madonna Revelation” has also been kept out of direct sunlight and strong electric lights.  It has always hung in dark hallways with only nearby filtered artificial light allowed on for no more than 30 minutes a day for viewing.  Only the artist signature needs slight restoration of which the artist has stated to me personally earlier this year that she would gladly perform.   REASON FOR SELLING:  Estate liquidation: We are no longer able to cover the expenses necessary to house, protect, preserve, insure, study, document, catalogue,  promote, and exhibit “The Madonna Revelation” properly for its “Maiden Voyage of Introduction to the World” that it needs and deserves.  If you are able to do these things, then, it is better off in your hands and not ours.   VERIFICATION OF VALUE:  “Normal Detail” 36" X 48" original oil paintings by this extraordinary artist are typically worth in the $30,000 to $50,000 reseller price range and are rising rapidly as “The Madonna Revelation” catapults the artist’s fame further over the next couple of years.  However, "The Madonna Revelation" is a “High Detail” revolutionary and prophetic painting of the highest magnitude as stated above making it worth incalculably more.  After 1983, it became Li Long’s greatest masterpiece.    Painted at a Da Vincian skill/style level that released to the world a subject flowering 4 years after its birth into the greatest visionary painting of all time will make “The Madonna Revelation” priceless in the near, after discovery, future.  A future assured if the buyer vigorously performs the recommended “after-purchase” activities:  Introducing “The Madonna Revelation” to the world through modern art shows, newspaper introduction publicity, formal professional study and cataloguing, and, finally, through inclusion in books/periodicals on 20th century art.  As the fame of “The Madonna Revelation” increases through these activities so shall its value increase (as will the value and demand for giclée print copies).  If “The Madonna Revelation” is purchased by a museum, the above recommended study and promotional activities are a given, and, are the main reasons why “The Madonna Revelation” would be an extremely beneficial acquisition for a museum.   Rest assured “The Madonna Revelation” will astound the publics’ senses, emotions, and minds as the shapely outline of the female subject first begins to take bodily form from the distant museum wall.  Moving closer, sharpening focus instinctively comes to rest on the head where, miraculously, Madonna’s face appears like an angelic apparition from behind perfectly white clouds.  The final emotion is one of utter disbelief as “1979” is soon discovered in the bottom left corner within the artist’s signature and it is realized that Madonna was an unknown in 1979.  And, further, there beside it sits the artist’s personal verification and signature that she indeed created “The Madonna Revelation” in 1979.   SHIPPING FEE:  Shipping is free, including shipping insurance which will be quite substantial due to the size of this transaction.  This masterpiece will only be shipped to a PayPal verified address--NO EXCEPTIONS!  Don't even ask, it will not be done!  You'd have a better chance of getting the deity of your choice to pluck the moon from the sky than getting me to ship this item to a PayPal unverified address!  "Well, what if I have an address with PayPal and it's not 'Verified' yet?!!".  Get it verified right now if you really want this painting!  Otherwise, look elsewhere for your fine art. IMPORTANT NOTE ON SHIPPING TERMS:  I will only be able to ship this  painting to world-wide locations where the servicing carrier offers detailed tracking information, signed/dated delivery receipt, and complete 100%-of-value shipping insurance coverage.  Any Buyer from those locations where such shipping services & products absolutely cannot be obtained will have their transaction reversed and canceled.  I will not ship this extreme value masterwork to uncivilized, war-torn, and high security risk areas of the world period!   NOTICE TO SCAMMERS, HACKERS, AND ALL CRIMINAL TYPES:  I WILL MAKE PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THE BUYER OF THIS ITEM THRU PAYPAL TO MAKE ABSOLUTE VERIFICATION THAT THEY, INDEED, BOUGHT THIS ITEM AND ARE NOT INTENDING TO SHIP THIS ITEM TO A 3RD PARTY IN PLACES LIKE NIGERIA, CAMBODIA, PHILIPPINES, IRAQ, IRAN, VENEZUELA, SOMALIA, CUBA, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, INDIA, ETC.  IF I FIND THAT THEY ARE, THE DEAL IS OFF!  ACTUALLY, THE DEAL WILL BE OFF IF THE BUYER INTENDS TO SHIP THIS PAINTING TO ANY 3RD PARTY NO MATTER WHERE THIS 3RD PARTY IS LOCATED.  HOWEVER, IF THE BELOW MENTIONED INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES GIVE A GREEN LIGHT TO BUYERS 3RD PARTY, THEN, AND ONLY THEN, WILL I SHIP THIS PAINTING TO BUYER.   PAYMENT NOTE: Funds must be in US Dollar or Euro denomination only!  Any other denomination type used will be ignored and will result in any transaction using such type of denomination being canceled and reversed.  Because of the size of this transaction, PayPal will have to release 100% of the funds used to pay for “The Madonna Revelation” to my bank before I will ship “The Madonna Revelation” to you.  I will contact you via email to let you know when and if that occurs.  Also, funds from this transaction will be kept in escrow for 31 days after the close of the sale because of the following:  THERE WILL BE A 21 DAY FUND SOURCE VERIFICATION WAITING PERIOD ON TOP OF THE 10 DAY HANDLING TIME AFTER RECEIVING PAYMENT BEFORE SHIPMENT WILL BE MADE TO ALLOW DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BANKING INVESTIGATION INTELLIGENCE SERVICES TO AUTHENTICATE SOURCE OF PAYMENT FUNDS AND THE ULTIMATE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THIS PAINTING AFTER PURCHASE (IN ORDER TO RED FLAG POTENTIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE ONE MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH DIRECTLY ABOVE).  BOTTOM LINE:  IF YOU THINK YOU CAN SCAM ME USING 3RD PARTY TRICKS (OR ANY TYPE CRIMINAL TRICK KNOWN OR UNKNOWN) FORGET ABOUT IT AND MOVE ON TO MUCH LESS SOPHISTICATED GREENER PASTURES--YOU'LL ONLY GET INCARCERATED FOR LIFE IN THE WORSE CONDITIONS YOUR COUNTRY'S MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON SYSTEM HAS TO OFFER BY ATTEMPTING TO MESS WITH ME ON THIS PAINTING!REFUND INFO:  If a full refund/return is performed, the painting absolutely must be returned to me in the exact same condition it left me in or refund will not be given (Ultra high resolution photographs will be taken by me of this painting the day this painting is shipped to Buyer.  Those pictures will then be printed off on hi-quality color laser photo paper and mailed to my address to remain unopened  as proof of painting condition upon shipment departure to Buyer.  It will be up to Buyer or Buyer's representative to take ultra high resolution pictures of this painting the very minute it is unpacked from shipping container to prove its arrival condition.  If this painting is to be returned, Buyer must again take ultra high resolution pictures of this painting and mail  hi quality photo paper laser copies (or email digital copies) of these same pictures to me BEFORE shipping painting back to me for refund!  I will do the above  picture procedure again the minute I unpack the returned painting.  Any disagreements between Buyer and Myself about shipping arrival and departure conditions of this painting will be settled in a court of law using above referenced photos from both parties).  Also, any refund granted will be minus the shipping, insurance, and eBay/PayPal Seller fees from the original transaction.  Any Seller fees eBay/PayPal refunds (if at all) to me will also be refunded to buyer.    NOTICE TO ALL READERS OF THIS LISTING: The pictures of the below painting by artist, Ruby Li Long, are copyright of the artist herself and our Family Trust. They may not be copied, disseminated, or stored in any form, digital, paper, or analog, in any type retrieval and storage system digital or otherwise, nor, may they be copied or used in any storage or retrieval system whatsoever, including posting to other internet sites or printed by physical periodicals and newspapers without the expressed written permission of the artist, Ruby Li Long, and/or the Executor of our Family Trust.   Place a Bid!