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ONLY 25 OF THESE IN EXISTENCE!
The Black and White Robe is an extreme rarity, even for Nagel's work. It's larger cousin, The Black Robe, is of course the same exact composition, stemming from the same original.. That painting was owned by my boss, Michael Schwartz at Galerie Michael (still in existence on rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills). The painting hung in his fabulous apartment in the Wiltern Building on Wilshire Blvd. in LA, (the same historic old building where Nagel himself had a studio in 1980.)
This print was something of an oddity: it was smaller in both edition size and physical size than the colored version and it was never made available to the galleries. This was purchased directly from the 11th Street Gallery (MIrage's own funky gallery in Santa Monica)
What a fabulous print! Condition is rated 'fine'.......it's been framed, and it does bear some archival tape on the verso, but as you may know, it's best to leave that on the print. It's offered unframed only.
We don't say this about many works of art, but the "Black and White Robe" can truly be considered investment-worthy.
For more on Nagel and his legacy on the history of graphic art, please visit our Nagel site by clicking here.
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