Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Fri, Jan 28, 2022 01:00AM EST
Lot 53
NICOLAS AFRICANO / Actor (1985 Oil Diptych)
Sold for
$650
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Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Actor, 1985
Oil & mixed media diptych on canvas
17" x 14" (each panel)
Titled, dated, and initialed to the reverse, with Holly Solomon Gallery (New York) tags affixed to each. The masked face on each panel is modeled in mixed media relief. Each canvas is stretched across a beveled wooden strainer.
Provenance: From the Bill & Ellen Morgan collection. Bill Morgan is a professor emeritus of English at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. It was there that he befriended Nicolas Africano, and he quickly became a patron and collector of the Africano's work as well; for a time Morgan rented Africano a room, occasionally accepting artwork in lieu of payment. This far-reaching collection from an early adopter gives a unique opportunity to access rare early works and get an expansive view of the artist during several pivotal moments in his journey.
Alternate spelling: Nicholas Africano
Very good condition, with no issues noted under blacklight inspection.
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Actor, 1985
Oil & mixed media diptych on canvas
17" x 14" (each panel)
Titled, dated, and initialed to the reverse, with Holly Solomon Gallery (New York) tags affixed to each. The masked face on each panel is modeled in mixed media relief. Each canvas is stretched across a beveled wooden strainer.
Provenance: From the Bill & Ellen Morgan collection. Bill Morgan is a professor emeritus of English at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. It was there that he befriended Nicolas Africano, and he quickly became a patron and collector of the Africano's work as well; for a time Morgan rented Africano a room, occasionally accepting artwork in lieu of payment. This far-reaching collection from an early adopter gives a unique opportunity to access rare early works and get an expansive view of the artist during several pivotal moments in his journey.
Alternate spelling: Nicholas Africano