Patrick Nagel Rio

Patrick nagel rio Even though his tenure as an artist was cut short due to his untimely death nagel s active artistic years were only from 1976 to 1984 a few months before his heart attack his work still lives on in various vintage editions of playboy magazine covers or the very famous duran duran album cover titled rio.

Patrick nagel rio. Rio patrick nagel rare new lithograph duran duran album cover out of print. Patrick nagel forum topics limited editions prints and posters my rio share share with. The rio album artist and hugh hefner house illustrator pioneered a style that endures even as technology outpaces his meticulous linework to capture a. Sus obras tienen un estilo característico enfocado en la figura femenina siguiendo un estilo derivado del art déco.

Patrick nagel dayton 25 de noviembre de 1945 santa mónica 4 de febrero de 1984 fue un artista estadounidense creador de ilustraciones populares impresas y serigrafiadas. Patrick pat nagel november 25 1945 february 4 1984 was an american artist and illustrator. 115 00 very rare patrick nagel new york commemorative lithograph sip signed 24x36 new 498 00 rare no more 495. The nagel woman with her jet black hair and aloof beauty has become an iconic image of the eighties.

This piece is numbered 19 90 and is a limited edition. His illustrations for playboy and the album cover for rio by duran duran brought him instant fame and popularity. He created popular illustrations on board paper and canvas most of which emphasize the female form in a distinctive style descended from art deco and pop art. Patrick nagel 1945 1984 signed limited edition serigraph in color titled black robe numbered 19 90 nagel is best known for his works for the duran duran album cover rio and art he did for playboy.

This alternate rio cover was used on the 2001 remastered edition. Patrick nagel was a commercial artist known for his art deco inspired portraits.