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.
ABOUT "TEXAS"

"Texas" became the name for this print, but those who followed the career of the then popular rock band, Duran Duran's came to know it as "Rio" which was the album art for the band's so titled album. Nagel was a fan of the band and with his publisher pursued the assingment of doing an ablum cover.

Nagel was not new to album cover art; it was because of a portfolio of album art in 1979 that he first came under the eye of Karl Bornstein, who ultmately was responsible for promoting his career to stellar heights.

Make no mistake, this is real Nagel serigraph, printed by hand. Not a cheap offset litho. Only 1250 of these were ever printed, 250 of which were signed by nagel in pencil and the rest S.I.S. (signed in screen). Still, a 'lifetime' Nagel print. For more on that issue, visit our site here
ABOUT CONDITION:

Our copy has been in a sleeve since purchased in '82, never been framed, condition is rated: ‘fine’. Buyer to pay s/h, insurance. Print measures 20 x 25" and is S.I.S. (Signed in screen)
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.