ABOUT the CN Series

The CN stands for "commemorative Nagel". Many who are new to Nagel are not clear that these prints were created after his death in 1984. And as such they are POSTHUMOUS, not hand signed (obviously) and were created in much bigger editions sizes, some as many as 10,000.However, although posthumous, the good news is that they are actual serigraphs—not cheap lithos like much what passes for 'nagels' these days—and were printed by Samper Silkscreen Company in the mid 1980's. Unlike a lot of Nagel posters, these were authorized and published by Mirage Editions, Nagel's publisher. Though posthumous, they are still wonderful works of art and had he not passed, would likely have gone on to become signed and numbered limited editions.

ABOUT THE CN8

CN8, what we used to call the Yellow Sweater, is a great Nagel composition. It's only issue was the grey band at the bottom, which the publisher cleverly designed so that it could be matted out or in some cases, cut off. This print is in 'fine ' condition, having never been framed.

Shipped unframed, rolled in sturdy tube. (See our 'about me' for reviews on Mo's shipping methods....)

ABOUT CONDITION:

Our copy has been in a sleeve since in '85, never been framed, condition is rated: ‘fine’. Buyer to pay s/h, insurance. Print measures 24 x 36"

ABOUT PATRICK NAGEL (1945 - 1984): For every decade since the development of color, planographic art (the mid-19th Century) there has been an artist whose work was instrumental in reflecting and, in some cases defining, the era in which they lived. For the1980's, it was Patrick Nagel. Nagel was a phenomenon, much like those great painter/illustrators to precede him -- Jules Cheret, A.M. Cassandre, Leyendecker, Holwein, Toulouse-Lautrec, Rockwell, to name only a few. • At the end of his short life, Playboy magazine was accepting illustrations from Nagel sight-unseen to run in the magazine and his fame and fortune had reached staggering heights in the fine art world. Because of his untimely demise, Patrick's "lifetime" body of work is (comparatively) very small. But it was important work. The Nagel 'renaissance' has already begun—the work is being revisited by scholars and collectors alike.