Blakelock for sale.

Louis M. Salerno, owner of the Upper East side Questroyal Fine Art, LLC is taking a new tack in art selling with an unusual “Dear Collector” email he circulated this week offering Ralph Albert Blacklock’s caramel-hued “Indian Encampment at Twilight,” which he describes as “fabulous” and “with all of the most desirable elements, including figures, teepees, and a moody palette.” Salerno discloses he received the painting “in trade,” for another artwork. The asking price is $75,000.

Salerno reveals that the painting is “strikingly similar” to a Blacklock in his own collection which he acquired for $125,000 two years ago.

“The price of this painting has been reduced to reflect the acquisition by trade and present economic conditions,” he writes.