Patrick Nagel Kristen Hand Signed Serigraph Silkscreen Avant La Lettre Fine Art

  

SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION AVANT LA LETTRE 9 COLOR SERIGRAPH WITHOUT LETTERS. DESCRIPTION: THIS ARTWORK WAS CREATED AND HAND SIGNED BY PATRICK NAGEL IN 1983. THIS LIMITED EDITION GRAPHIC ARTWORK IS PART OF THE MOST RARE LARGE DIMENSION YET SMALL EDITION OUTSTANDING SPECIAL SERIES OF GRAPHICS CREATED WITHOUT LETTERS OR COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING TEXT. THE WORLDWIDE HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED TIRAGE OUTSTANDING WAS LIMITED TO ONLY 120 WHICH CONSISTS OF 95 NUMBERED IN ARABIC PLUS 20 ARTIST'S PROOFS AND 5 PRINTER'S PROOFS.

THIS EXEMPLAR IS AN ARTIST'S PROOF FROM THE EDITION OF 20. THE HAND SIGNED EXEMPLARS OF PATRICK NAGEL'S ARTWORK ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND ARE CONSIDERED FINE ART INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL APPRECIATE AS A LONG TERM ASSET FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. DIMENSIONS: THE VISIBLE SHEET IS AN EXTREMELY LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE 25 1/2 X 35 1/2 INCHES PRINTED TO THE BORDER WITH MARGINS. CONDITION: THIS ARTWORK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH FULL BRIGHT COLORS AND NO TEARS. THERE IS A VERY SMALL CREASE AT THE LOWER MARGIN EDGE WHICH IS BARELY VISIBLE AND WOULD BE COVERED IF FRAMED WITH A MAT.

THE IMAGE HAS STRONG CONTRASTS AND FINE DETAILS. THE PRINT IS STILL SUITABLE FOR FLOAT FRAMING. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE MARGINS AND NATURE OF THE PRINT IS WOULD PROBABLY LOOK BEST MATTED WITH COLOR MATCHED DUAL MATTING. THIS ARTWORK IS ON ARCHIVAL HEAVY AND THICK COTTON PAPER. THERE ARE NO TRACES OF ADHESIVE OR TAPE ON THE VERSO FROM PRIOR FRAMING. IT IS POSSIBLE THIS ARTWORK HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED IN THE PAST. 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 PAGE 149 #20. PROVENANCE: THIS FINE ART CAME FROM AN ESTATE IN SANTA MONICA, 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 KRISTEN HAND SIGNED SERIGRAPH SILKSCREEN AVANT LA LETTRE FINE ART" is in sale since Wednesday, February 18, 2015. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "laurent_ashton" and is located in Reno, Nevada.

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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: 20
6. Print Type: Serigraph & Silkscreen
7. Subject: Figures & Portraits
8. Style: Pop Art
9. Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30")
10. Signed?