Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Sat, Jul 29, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 60
NICOLAS AFRICANO "Cherries in the Snow"
Sold for
$275
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Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Cherries in the Snow, 1989
Inkwash and lipstick on handmade St-Armand rag paper
30" x 22" (sheet)
Signed ("Nicolas & Rebecca") and inscribed ("For An") to the bottom. The title refers to Revlon's iconic shade of lipstick, favored by many including poet Sylvia Plath. The glazed frame measures 35 1/2" x 27 1/2" x 3/4".
Provenance: A private collection, acquired from David Rago Fine Arts Auction in November 2013; Vermillion Limited Editions Collection (Minneapolis).
The sheet is loose within the frame, having come unfastened from its mat tape.
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Cherries in the Snow, 1989
Inkwash and lipstick on handmade St-Armand rag paper
30" x 22" (sheet)
Signed ("Nicolas & Rebecca") and inscribed ("For An") to the bottom. The title refers to Revlon's iconic shade of lipstick, favored by many including poet Sylvia Plath. The glazed frame measures 35 1/2" x 27 1/2" x 3/4".
Provenance: A private collection, acquired from David Rago Fine Arts Auction in November 2013; Vermillion Limited Editions Collection (Minneapolis).