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MASK
1980
29" x 49 "
50 s/n; 10 a/p
This image rarely surfaces anymore. It's Nagel's nod to Art Nouveaux, done in a very small edition, and those who own one are not likely to want to sell it now. Again, Pat's not so-subtle social prosletyzing is obvious. A similar image was used for "Pappillon" in the poster series.
KRISTEN
1983
25" x 35 "
95 s/n; 20 a/p; 5 p/p
By 1983, the year Kristen was released, Nagel was as hot as he could be. Mirage recognized that they had a 'home-run' and began raising the size and price of the limited editions. You'll note the size of this edition, while still quite small, relative to the rest of the art community at the time, is still nearly twice what they had been in the beginning. Kristen also pushed the limits a little insofar as the racey quality of Pat's work, much less conservative. Needless to say, it was sold out before it was printed.
CLEO
1983
42" x 36 "
90 s/n; 15 a/p; 3 p/p
WOW! Cleo was just an unbelievable image. Note the extremely large sheet size, and framed on a wall (or in a darkened viewing room where we used to show them in the gallery) this image was just electric. Far and away one of the best things Pat did.
INVITATION
1980
26" x 26 "
30 s/n; 10 a/p;
To be honest, we don't have much information on this piece. I've only seen it once and never for sale. It has an extremely low edition size and despite what the book says about its release date, I doubt that's accurate. (I know Mirage's record keeping in those days was less than thorough). It will be extremely valuable, I would think, than for no other reason than its scarcity.
CAROL
1983
30" x 36 "
125 s/n; 25 a/p; 3 p/p
Carol didn't sell that well either, at first. Then the bronze sculpture of the same model was released and for some reason the serigraph took off. Any work of art that reveals a lovely shoulder the way this one does, is irresistable.
DYANSEN
1983
42.5" x 30 "
75 s/n; 20 a/p; 3 p/p
As is noted in the poster section, Dyansen Galleries was a big account for Mirage. The chain of retail galleries sold a lot of Nagel graphics. This image, in our opionion, made a much better large graphic than a poster. The cross reference from the predatory cat to the femme fatale was obvious even for those uninterested in the social issues. It was just a very compelling image
HEIDI
1983
25" x 35 "
90s/n; 25 a/p; S p/p
Heidi didn't sell well. We never understood why. The tone of the work was warm and inviting, yet it was probably the green suit on the model...didn't match the couch.
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