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Patrick Nagel Limited Edition Print "Montana"

Item Number
31
Estimated Value
195 USD
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Item Description

This is the thirteenth limited edition serigraph poster by Mirage Editions, Inc (Nagel's primary publisher) created for the NC Series.

Commemorative #13 (CN13) “Montana”
Limited Edition Serigraph on 100% cotton archival grade rag
Released by Mirage Editions, Inc. and the estate of Patrick Nagel
Release Date: December 1, 1987
Art Size: 24” x 36”
Frame Size: 30" x 42"

This image is in “The Art of Patrick Nagel”

Patrick Nagel was born in Dayton, Ohio, but was brought up in the Los Angeles area, where he spent most of his life. He studied art at Chouinard Art Institute, and in 1969 received Nagel's Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University at Fullerton.

In 1978, he created his first poster image for Mirage Editions. He also painted the cover of rock group Duran Duran's Rio album.

The feeling of Patrick Nagel's work is reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints as well as of Art Deco styling, yet it is completely contemporary and universal in appeal.

Starting from a photograph, Nagel would create a simplified drawing, then translate the drawing to a painting -- always "simplifying, working to get more across with fewer elements," note Elena Millie. Bold, dark lines shape perspective out of flat, cool colours and stark white spaces; the result is what some have described as "fantasy realism."

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