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Creator: Nicholas Takis
Offered by: Arthur T. Kalaher Fine Art

Description
Modernist oil painting done in miniature on a thick block of wood of a female nude in the artist’s studio. Signed lower left by the well known New York artist, Nicholas Takis. Condition is good to very good. Unframed. Signed and dated verso and titled verso. Provenance: collection of the artist’s wife as noted on the back of the painting.

Nicholas Takis began studies at Art Student’s League in 1919; in addition he took classes at New York School of Fine & Applied Art; and New York Evening School of Industrial Art.

One Man Shows: Contemporary Art Gallery, 1936; Valentine Gallery, NYC; Raymond & Raymond Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA; Outlines Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA; Research Museum, Maitland, FL; Bertha Schaefer Gallery; Onya LaTour Gallery.

Large Group Shows: The Independents, Audubon Artists, Bucknell College, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, OH; Museum of University of Puerto Rico; Riverside Museum; Marian Willard Gallery; Salpeter Gallery; Municipal Gallery; Steele Gallery, University of Indiana.

Public Collections: Museum of University of Colorado; Lincoln Memorial Museum, Milwaukee, Wisc.; Indiana State Teachers College; Research Gallery; Brooklyn Public Library.

Private Collections: Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; Joseph Hirshorn, Torin Thatcher, Helena Rubenstein, Mrs. Albert Warner, Mr. John Stratton, William Weintraub, Mr. Morris Haft, Mrs. Jennings Lang, Marian Willard, David Willentz, Elka Chase, Evelyn Annenberg, Bob Sokoler, Marlon Brando, Jack Oakie, Wendy Barrie

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Oil paint on 3/4 inch thick wood panel
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1945
Styles / Movements:	Modernism
Incollect Reference #:	550096

Dimensions

W.	4 in;	H.	5.25 in;	D.	0.75 in;
W.	10.16 cm;	H.	13.34 cm;	D.	1.91 cm;

Message from Seller:

Arthur T. Kalaher Fine Art, located in Southampton, NY, offers a curated selection of traditional and contemporary works, including pieces by the Peconic Bay Impressionists and the estate of Nahum Tschacbasov. For inquiries, contact 631.204.0383 or visit arthurkalaherfineart.com.