"ART EXPO NY, NEW YORK"  

  BY PATRICK NAGEL (1945-1984)

DESCRIPTION:  THIS ARTWORK WAS CREATED BY PATRICK NAGEL IN 1981 FOR AN EXHIBITION AT THE ART EXPO NY, NEW YORK, USA.   THE ARTWORK IS ON HEAVY AND THICK ARCHIVAL PAPER.  THE PRINTING MEDIUM IS SOLID PLATE LITHOGRAPHY IN 10 COLORS.  THE WORLDWIDE TIRAGE OUTSTANDING WAS LIMITED TO AN EXTREMELY RARE 315 PLUS PROOFS.  THIS EXEMPLAR IS FROM THE EDITION OF 275 HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED LITHOGRAPHS.  THE NUMBER IS: 269/275.  WITH THIS EDITION, THE ARTWORK IS SIGNED IN THE PLATE IN THE LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT AND ALSO HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY PATRICK NAGEL IN BLACK MARKER IN THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT.  WITH MOST NAGEL EDITIONS THERE WERE SEPARATE PLATE SIGNED EDITIONS AND HAND SIGNED EDITIONS.  IN THIS CASE, THE EDITION OF 275 WERE SIGNED IN THE PLATE AND ALSO HAND SIGNED BY NAGEL FOR THE NY ART EXPO.  THE CATALOG RAISONNE FOR NAGEL ARTWORK TITLED: THE ART OF PATRICK NAGEL, ALFRED VAN DER MARCK EDITIONS, 1987 REFERENCES THE HAND SIGNED EDITION BUT DOES NOT REFERENCE THE AMOUNT OUTSTANDING THAT ARE ONLY PLATE SIGNED.  EXEMPLARS HAVE ALSO BEEN SEEN IN THE MARKETPLACE BEARING ONLY A PLATE SIGNATURE.  THEREFORE, THE EXACT AMOUNT OF PLATE SIGNED LITHOGRAPHS IN THE EDITION IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, PLATE SIGNED EXEMPLARS EXIST BASED ON SIMILAR EDITIONS WHICH NAGEL CREATED.  BECAUSE THE CATALOG RAISONNE ONLY REFERENCES A HAND SIGNED EDITION IT APPEARS THIS IS THE ONLY EDITION THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE TWO SIGNATURES.  ULTIMATELY, IT IS THE HAND SIGNED WORKS BY NAGEL THAT ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND CONSIDERED FINE ART INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL APPRECIATE AS LONG-TERM ASSETS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

DIMENSIONS:  THE VISIBLE SHEET IS AN IMPRESSIVE 28 X 17 INCHES PRINTED TO THE BORDER WITH NO MARGINS.  THIS ARTWORK HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED AND WILL BE SOLD UNFRAMED.  THE ARTWORK CANNOT BE ROLLED DUE TO THE HEAVY STOCK PAPER.  THEREFORE, IT WILL BE SHIPPED FLAT WHICH SLIGHTLY INCREASES THE SHIPPING EXPENSE.  THIS LISTING SHOWS ANOTHER EXEMPLAR THAT IS FRAMED.  THE FRAMED EXEMPLAR IS FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY. ARCHIVAL FRAMING WITH UV PROTECTED GLASS IS RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS ARTWORK.

CONDITION:  THIS ARTWORK IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH FULL BRIGHT COLORS AND NO TEARS, FOXING, OR STAINS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE 2 HANDLING CREASES THAT ARE ARE NOTICEABLE TO THE EYE. ONE CREASE IS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES AND THE OTHER IS 3 INCHES.  I HAVE INCLUDED PHOTOS THAT SHOW THEM.  THEY ARE MORE PROMINENT DUE TO THE LIGHTING FROM THE CAMERA AND WILL NOT BE AS NOTICEABLE IN A FRAME.

CATALOG RAISONNE REFERENCES:  THIS ARTWORK IS REFERENCED IN THE CATALOG RAISONNE FOR NAGEL ARTWORK TITLED: THE ART OF PATRICK NAGEL, ALFRED VAN DER MARCK EDITIONS, 1987 CATALOG #10, PAGE 154.

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.

BIOGRAPHY: PATRICK NAGEL (1945-1984)  NAGEL SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA.  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.

ESCROW IS ACCEPTED IF BUYER PAYS. OVERSEAS SHIPPING MAY BE SLIGHTLY MORE. INSURANCE IS MANDATORY. 

REGARDS,

LAURENT ASHTON