Patrick Nagel Hand Signed Serigraph Silkscreen Playboy 30th Anniversary Fine Art

  
"PLAYBOY MAGAZINE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY". DESCRIPTION: THIS ARTWORK WAS CREATED BY PATRICK NAGEL IN 1983 FOR PLAYBOY MAGAZINE'S 30TH ANNIVARSARY. THIS HAND SIGNED SERIGRAPH BY PATRICK NAGEL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE WORLDWIDE TIRAGE OUTSTANDING WAS LIMITED TO 2750 PLUS PROOFS OF WHICH ONLY 250 PLUS PROOFS WERE HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED. THIS EXEMPLAR IS MARKED A/P IN THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT DESIGNATING ONE OF THE RARE 40 ARTISTS PROOFS WHICH EXIST. THE HAND SIGNED EXEMPLARS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND ARE CONSIDERED FINE ART INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL APPRECIATE AS A LONG TERM ASSETS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. DIMENSIONS: THE VISIBLE SHEET IS AN IMPRESSIVE 22 1/2 X 33 1/2 INCHES PRINTED TO THE BORDER WITH NO MARGINS VISIBLE. THERE MAY BE MARGINS AS THIS ARTWORK HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL FRAME. THE FRAMED MEASUREMENTS ARE: 30 1/2 X 41 1/2 INCHES. CONDITION: THIS ARTWORK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH FULL BRIGHT COLORS AND NO TEARS, FOXING, OR STAINS. THIS ARTWORK IS ON ARCHIVAL HEAVY AND THICK COTTON RAG PAPER. THERE ARE PROBABLY SMALL TRACES OF ADHESIVE AND TAPE ON THE VERSO FROM PRIOR FRAMING. IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS LISTING THE A/P AND SIGNATURE ARE HARD TO SEE DUE TO BEING SIGNED WITH A THIN WHITE ARTIST'S CRAYON IN ORDER TO CONTRAST THE BLACK BACKGROUND. THE SIGNATURE IS CLEARLY VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE PRINT.

CATALOG RAISONNE REFERENCES: THIS ARTWORK IS REFERENCED IN ONE OF THE CATALOG RAISONNES FOR NAGEL ARTWORK TITLED. THE ART OF PATRICK NAGEL. ALFRED VAN DER MARCK EDITIONS, 1987.

PROVENANCE: THIS FINE ART CAME FROM AN ESTATE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA. THIS ARTWORK IS GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC. A CURRENT HAND SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY LAURENT ASHTON ON ARCHIVAL LAID PAPER WILL ACCOMPANY THIS ARTWORK.

HE SERVED IN VIETNAM IN THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AND LATER ATTENDED THE CHOUINARD ART INSTITUTE IN LOS ANGELES. NAGEL WAS INFLUENCED BY JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS. THE STYLE OF PATRICK NAGEL IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND TECHNICALLY ADVANCED GRAPHIC FORMS OF FINE ART. PATRICK NAGEL DIED TRAGICALLY AT THE EARLY AGE OF 38. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. The item "PATRICK NAGEL HAND SIGNED SERIGRAPH SILKSCREEN PLAYBOY 30TH ANNIVERSARY FINE ART" is in sale since Monday, March 05, 2012. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "laurent_ashton" and is located in Reno, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Original/Reproduction: Original Print
2. Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
3. Signed: Hand Signed and Numbered
4. Edition Type: Limited Edition
5. Edition Size: 250
6. Print Type: Serigraph & Silkscreen
7. Subject: Figures & Portraits
8. Style: Pop Art
9. Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30")
10. Signed?