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April 21 Illustration Art Signature Auction
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Session 1:
Lots: 71001-71137:
11:00 AM CT,
Tuesday, April 21
Session 2:
Lots: 71138-71338:
3:00 PM CT,
Tuesday, April 21
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Reframing Patrick Nagel’s Place in Art History
Patrick Nagel has been misunderstood by connoisseurs of fine art for too long. But if the past 13 years of surging sales at Heritage Auctions are any indication, the artist is finally getting his due. Known for a bold, sleek style that epitomized the 1980s, Nagel has regained popularity and a firm hold on the fine art market, all while keeping his cool factor.
In 2013, Heritage achieved its first auction record for a Nagel canvas when Her Seductive Look – featuring a wild-haired Playboy Playmate Cathy St. George wearing ’80s knee-high scrunch boots and not much else – soared to $158,500, more than tripling the artist’s previous benchmark price. Seven years later, another Nagel canvas realized $350,000. Now, during its
April 21 Illustration Art Signature® Auction, Heritage is offering three standout Nagel canvases that are hitting the market for the first time.
Nagel is most celebrated for painting Duran Duran’s iconic 1982 Rio album cover. The band’s sophomore album, now synonymous with the ’80s sound, cemented Duran Duran’s legacy, both musically and visually. In June 2024, Nagel’s source image for Rio was revealed on Instagram as a 1981 Vogue Paris photo featuring model Marcie Hunt. The story was covered by media outlets ranging from BBC News to Rolling Stone and even earned an Instagram repost by a surprised Duran Duran. A month later, the Rio cover charted at No. 40 on Rolling Stone’s list of "The 100 Best Album Covers of All Time."
When Nagel died of a heart attack at 38 in February 1984, he left a body of work that defined the aesthetic of the decade. While Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat were making their marks on the New York City art scene, Nagel was breaking ground on the West Coast. Although he was born in Dayton, Ohio, Nagel spent most of his life in Los Angeles and called himself an "LA kid." He attended the prestigious Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, where he studied fine art, and received his bachelor of fine arts degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1969. He also studied and served as a professor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena.
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