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DALE NICHOLS.
Alaska. Tempera on paper. 190x265 mm;
7
1
/
2
x8
1
/
4
inches, image. Signed, titled and
dated lower right.Matted and framed. 1938.
[6,000/9,000]
In the summer of 1937 Nichols made his first
trip to Alaska (in emulation of Rockwell Kent,
who had spent a year there in 1918-19, and
whose work he much admired). Nichols lived in
a cabin in Moose Pass, near Seward, and this
example depicts a lake with a solitary sailboat
in that region of the Last Frontier. An early
example of one of Nichols’Alaska paintings.
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PETER PALOMBI.
Stockings Up for Christmas. Gouache and
airbrush. 850x400 mm; 33
1
/
2
x15
3
/
4
inches,
image. Signed and dated vertically along
right margin. Matted and framed. 1982.
Accompanied by greeting card reproduction.
580x165 mm; 22
3
/
4
x6
1
/
2
inches, image. Signed
with presentation inscription. 4 horizontal
folds, two thumbtack holes in upper corners.
Published by Paper Moon Graphics, 1979.
[4,000/6,000]
Palombi is an Los Angeles-based artist active since
the late 60s. He is responsible for iconic images in
American film and music, including work forThe
Last Picture Show and American Graffiti.
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