ABOUT THE PAPER MILL

What's ironic about the Paper Mill is it's Japanese references. We were all aware of how infuenced Nagel was by what is termed, "Japonisme" in historic art circles -- Japanese art was spare, had little detail, and was characterized by bold flat colors encompassed by bold line. The influence of the eastern motifs were evident in most of his work, but here the admission is obvious.

At the time of this title, early on in his career, the serigraphs were printed by esteemed print shop, Wasserman Silkscreen Co. For more on Nagel and his legacy on the historyof graphic art, please visit our NAGEL SITE.

 


ABOUT CONDITION

Condition rated 'fine': No scuffing, or foxing; print was unfitted from its frame and consequently bears eight small pieces of linen, acid free tape on the back which we will deliberately leave intact. There is one area of slight paper loss, where a piece of tape was once removed. Front is perfect. Shipped unframed, rolled in tube. Buyer to pay s/h, insurance. (Signed in screen, i.e., printed on, not personally signed).

ABOUT THIS PRINT

This print is from the S.I.S. state. (The complete tirage was: 1000 sis; 250 s/n; 15 a/ps; 5 p/ps; 10 doubles.) Size: 17X25"

We also have a signed and numbered version of this print. Please inquire...

 


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 NagelPicPatrick 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.

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A Word to Those New to Nagel

You will notice there is huge difference in price on Nagel's work. This is especially true on eBay where you'll see things for as little as $20. Those prints are open edition, off-set lithographs and in some cases, are copies of famous Nagel images. Some are knock-offs or even outright fakes
The 'real' Nagel collectible art -- i.e., graphics and posters released during Nagel's life -- you rarely see, but they can bring prices in three and four figures. CAVEAT EMPTOR: Although many of the Nagels you see on eBay are correct, there is also an awful lot of misrepresentation (some of it is admittedly inadvertant) and fraudulent listings. Be careful if you're thinking of spending any serious money. For more on that subject,
follow this link to our Nagel site.