tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79865211954867511832009-08-28T11:18:10.676-07:00On the current market for rare prints by Patrick NagelMo Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659648893744550778mo@tbfa.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986521195486751183.post-24775019460071168392009-07-22T13:36:00.000-07:002009-07-22T14:05:24.285-07:00

How often do you find yourself lost for huge chunks of time, wandering through art listings on eBay and other auction sites?It's part of my job to do just that: To stay aware of what's happening in the market, and to see what's for sale.Sometimes the exercise is SOOOooo frustrating. I'm sure much of the work for sale that is incorrectly labeled is not intentional (at least I hope that's the case

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Wed., July 22ndCongratulations to our collector who just purchased the magnificent 'Gray Lady' AND the 'Michelle'! I think I'm almost as excited as he is. . .! As I mentioned before, there's much less sales activity on the low end of Pat's work, but collectors in a position to buy are taking advantage of some amazing values, and buying those rare prints that they have coveted for so long. Some

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Hello Friends and Nagel fans  It turns out that the wonderful concept of 'Blogging' was much more appealing to Todd than to me. . .  So when life, in all it's glorious ups and downs fluttered through, I completely lost touch of our nascent enterprise!  PLEASE Forgive Me.   As anyone who knows me will attest: I'm never at a shortage for words, so this could turn out to be a leaky faucet you're

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We receive at least 10 phone calls or emails every week from people who want to buy or sell a Patrick Nagel.  This is one confusing topic for people, because what is available is often misrepresented or mistakenly identified.  After the end of the 10-year lawsuit, in 1995, there were a good number of Pat's images that were reprinted or newly released, by his widow. Some are good quality

Mo Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659648893744550778mo@tbfa.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986521195486751183.post-36974430633644623222008-08-23T14:45:00.000-07:002009-07-12T07:05:07.244-07:00

'Michelle' is one of the most sought-after images that Pat created. She is the ultimate example of Nagel's talent to combine striking composition, design, simplicity, elegance and allure . . . all in one work of art. Those magnificent eyes had wanna-be artists trying to copy them for years. . .'Michelle' was released in Dec. of 1982. There was no unsigned state. Just 90 signed and numbered

Mo Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659648893744550778mo@tbfa.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986521195486751183.post-81313316600218082572008-08-23T09:47:00.000-07:002008-08-23T11:52:20.512-07:00

ABOUT NAGEL: What's the market lately?There is no single answer to this question. . . the market for art is always volatile, and changes in the economy dramatically affect activity. Over 18 years, since the 1995 settlement of the lawsuit between Mirage Editions (Nagel's publisher), Playboy Magazine, and Jennifer Dumas (Pat's widow), sale of Pat's work has gone from hot to pariah - and everything

Mo Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659648893744550778mo@tbfa.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986521195486751183.post-77628845108404749482008-08-23T08:06:00.000-07:002008-08-23T16:23:29.227-07:00

This great poster, 'Dyansen Special Edition',  just sold to a collector in Hawaii.  He was so delighted, he had it at the framer's within a day of receiving it!  This large (30" x 42.5") 9-color serigraph had some paper damage, and I've learned all sorts of cool things about paper conservation and repair from a talented conservator who is right in our neighborhood!The 'Dyansen' was meticulously

Mo Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659648893744550778mo@tbfa.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986521195486751183.post-39218608037943273132008-08-23T00:07:00.001-07:002008-08-23T14:45:42.507-07:00

This image was far and away the most mysterious of early Nagels. . .It's the ONLY black and white serigraph; and an unusual merging of Pat, his publisher - Mirage Editions, and Jeff Wasserman, the genius printer who masterfully created all of Pat's early editions.The concept was to create a smaller version of the 'Black Robe', an eight-color hand-pulled serigraph of the identical image, that was

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