Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Fri, Feb 24, 2023 01:00AM EST
Lot 169
NICK VACCARO "Valentine Sandwich" (1972 Sculpture)
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$150
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Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Valentine Sandwich, 1972
Particle board, leather, plastic
5 3/4" x 7 1/2" x 7"
The sculpture is unmarked, but is supplied with a study that is signed, dated, and titled.
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.
Fair to good condition, noting that the plastic knife's blade has a small chip.
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Valentine Sandwich, 1972
Particle board, leather, plastic
5 3/4" x 7 1/2" x 7"
The sculpture is unmarked, but is supplied with a study that is signed, dated, and titled.
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.