Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Sat, Jul 29, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 74
NICK VACCARO "Crated for Brancusi" (1973 Sculpture)
Estimate: $200 - $400
Unsold
$100
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Crated for Brancusi, 1973
Nine wooden crates, faux fur
33" x 11 1/2" x 10" (each stack)
Signed, dated, and titled to the underside of one stack.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.
There is overall wear to the crates (in particular the graphics have tears and rippling).
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Crated for Brancusi, 1973
Nine wooden crates, faux fur
33" x 11 1/2" x 10" (each stack)
Signed, dated, and titled to the underside of one stack.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.