Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Sat, Jul 29, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 160
NICK VACCARO "Theme to the West #16" (Acrylic ca. 1989)
Estimate: $500 - $750
Sold for
$1,500
Bid Increments
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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)
Theme to the West #16, circa 1989
Acrylic on canvas
68" x 60"
Title and estate-stamped signature to the reverse.
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.
Moisture drips at the bottom right edge and occasional spatter across the painting. Faint mildew scattered across the reverse of the canvas.
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Theme to the West #16, circa 1989
Acrylic on canvas
68" x 60"
Title and estate-stamped signature to the reverse.
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.