- NICOLAS AFRICANO / AMONG SPARROWS, IN
THE MORNING (1988 WATERCOLOR)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Among Sparrows - In the Morning , 1988
Watercolor on paper
8 1/4" x 10 1/2"
Presented behind glass in a...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / WIPING AWAY SEMEN
(1988 OIL)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Wiping Away Semen , 1988
Oil & wax on handmade paper
12" x 8" (sheet)
A Holly Solomon Gallery (New York) tag is affixed to...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / A SPARROW PURSUED
A MOTH (1987 OIL)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
A Sparrow Pursued a Moth , 1987
Oil and wax on canvas
20" x 17"
The image of a seated smoking man with the titular sparrow...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / AMONG SPARROWS (1988
WATERCOLOR)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Among Sparrows , 1988
Watercolor on paper
11 1/4" x 8" (sight)
Presented behind glass in a wooden frame that measures 16"...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / A SPARROW PURSUED
A MOTH (1987 WATERCOLOR)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
August 1987 A Sparrow Pursued a Moth , 1987
Watercolor on handmade paper
17 1/2" x 12"
Presented behind glass...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / ACTOR II (1986 OIL
DIPTYCH)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Actor II , 1986
Oil & mixed media diptych on canvas
20" x 17" (each panel)
Each canvas is titled, dated, and initialed to the...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / PETROUCHKA (1983
WATERCOLOR)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Petrouchka , 1983
Watercolor on paper
3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
A small and delicately brushed depiction of Russian folk character Petrouchka...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / ACTOR (1985 OIL DIPTYCH)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...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / THE MEANING (1974)Nicolas
Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
The Meaning , 1974
Acrylic on canvas
46" x 28"
Signed and dated to the reverse of the canvas. Across the top of the canvas is written "The Meaning"...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / THE REFLECTION (1974
ACRYLIC)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
The Reflection , 1974
Acrylic on carpet backing
14 1/2" x 15"
Modeled after Nicolas Africano's wife Cynthia, the image centers...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / THE GREEN GOOSE (1972
WATERCOLOR)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
The Green Goose , 1972
Watercolor on paper
10 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Presented behind glass in a metal frame that measures 20 1/4"...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / CHEEKS CHUBBIER (1974
PENCIL SELF-PORTRAIT)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Cheeks Chubbier (Self-Portrait) , 1974
Pencil on paper
5 1/4" x 7 1/4"
Presented behind glass in a metal frame that...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / TESS (LARGE 1972
ACRYLIC)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Tess , 1972
Acrylic on chiseled plywood
48" x 72"
A very large work by Africano, signed and dated to the reverse, composed of...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / LOVERS APART (1972
ACRYLIC DIPTYCH)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Lovers Apart , 1972
Acrylic diptych on doilies
11" x 10 1/2" (each doily)
Two images of individual figures masturbating,...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / ARTIFICER (1971)Nicolas
Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Artificer , 1971
Color etching on paper
5 3/4" x 3 3/4" (plate size)
Pencil-signed and numbered (#1/1) to the bottom margin. Presented behind...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / MY MOLLY BLOOM (1971)Nicolas
Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Rage On, Pearly Queen, My Molly Bloom , 1971
Color etching on paper
8 3/4" x 7 1/4" (plate size)
An unnumbered intaglio inspired by the literary...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / ELEMENTAL FORCES
(1971 CHARCOAL)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Elemental Forces , 1971
Charcoal on paper
3 1/4" x 2" (each of the four images)
A series of four images framed together...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / THE SERPENT (1971
CHARCOAL)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
The Serpent , 1971
Charcoal on paper
5 1/4" x 3 3/4" (sight)
Of this work and the two accompanying works ( Black Goose and Elemental...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / BLACK GOOSE (1971
CHARCOAL)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Black Goose , 1971
Charcoal on paper
5 1/4" x 3 3/4" (sight)
Of this work and the two accompanying works ( The Serpent and Elemental...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / THOMAS HARDY (1970
MIXED MEDIA)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Thomas Hardy , 1970
Mixed media painting on artists board
19 1/2" x 15 1/2" (sight)
A portrait of author Thomas Hardy, commissioned...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / RON OF JAPAN (1971
PEN DRAWING)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Ron of Japan , 1971
Pen and color wash on paper
8" x 6 3/4" (sight)
Presented behind glass in a metal frame that measures...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO / UNTITLED (1970 ETCHING)Nicolas
Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Untitled geometric composition, 1970
Etching and aquatint on paper
8 3/4" x 7"
An exceptionally early intaglio print created during Africano's...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "AN OCCASION FOR HOPE"
(1988 INK)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
An Occasion for Hope , 1988
Ink brush on paper
6" x 10 1/4"
Signed and dated to the bottom left corner. The glazed frame measures...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "THE CONCERTINA PLAYER..."
(1990 MIXED MEDIA)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
The concertina player, the juggler, the strongman, the sailor, and the boy with a horn , 1994
Watercolor and colored...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO UNTITLED WOODBLOCK
PRINT (1990)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Untitled , 1993
Color woodblock print on paper
18 1/2" x 24 1/2"
Pencil-signed, dated, and numbered (2/ 30) to the bottom...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "SEPTEMBER" (1988 COLOR
LITHO)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
September , 1988
Three-color lithograph on Arches paper
30" x 22" (sheet)
Pencil-signed, titled, and numbered (2 / 25) to the bottom...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "TROIS POEMES D'AMOUR"
(MIXED MEDIA)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Trois Poemes d'Amour , 1989
Ink wash and collage on paper
9 1/2" x 14"
Signed and dated to the bottom right corner. The...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "FLESH ARMOR" (1986
LTD. MIXED MEDIA)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Flesh Armor , 1986
Color lithograph and serigraph on paper with handmade paper collage
40" x 29 1/2" (sheet)
Pencil-signed,...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO PAIR OF LITHOGRAPHS
(1986)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Boy and Angel , 1986
Color lithograph on paper
29 3/4" x 40"
Angel and Boy , 1986
Lithograph on paper
30" x 25" (sheet)
Each is...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "MAGIC FLUTE" (1990
WATERCOLOR)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Magic Flute , 1990
Watercolor on paper
16" x 19"
Signed and dated to the bottom edge. The glazed frame measures 22 1/2" x...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "MEMOIR" (1986 LITHOGRAPH)Nicolas
Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Memoir , 1986
Lithograph on handmade Armand paper
18" x 24" (sheet)
Pencil-signed, dated, and editioned (36 / 38) to the bottom edge. Float-mounted...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "A MAN AND WOMAN FISHING"
(1975)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
A Man and Woman Fishing , 1975
Acrylic on Rhoplex
4 1/4" x 8 3/4"
Signed and dated to the reverse, and float-mounted over silk....
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "CHERRIES IN THE SNOW"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...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "SALVADOR" (1992 LITHOGRAPH)Nicolas
Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Salvador Spitting Jewels , 1992
Lithograph on paper
30" x 22" (sheet)
Pencil-signed, dated, and editioned (studio proof) to the bottom edge....
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "GNOSSIENNE" (1991
SERIGRAPH)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Gnossienne , 1991
Serigraph on handmade paper
26 1/2" x 20 1/2"
Pencil-signed, dated, and numbered (2 / 25) along the bottom...
[more like this] - NICOLAS AFRICANO "ANNA'S MISTAKE" (1989-90
SUITE)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Anna's Mistake , 1989-1990
Series of six framed Xerox prints on handmade paper
Each 9" x 6"
Each is artist-signed ("NA") and numbered...
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