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LOT 42:
Nicholas Solovioff (American, 1927-1994) Gouache Painting
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Nicholas Solovioff (American, 1927-1994) Gouache Painting
Portrait of a man in blue shirt on artist board. Signed with initials lower right.
Solovioff was a prolific illustrator, having done covers for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, Horizon, Readers Digest and the Smithsonian Institution. He also illustrated articles in Fortune and illustrated some of the Time-Life books. He specialized in illustrating architecture, technology, science and nature. In addition to illustrations for magazines, he did technical illustration for government contracted technical manuals and architectural proposals for Philip Johnson and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. He was the artist in residence for the Port of New York Authority. Solovioff was educated at Harvard University, where he began studying astronomy, physics and math, but he eventually switched to art history. After obtaining a BA, he got an MFA from Harvard and all but completed a Ph.D. as well. He taught art history, drawing, painting and sculpture at the Fogg Museum of Art while working towards a Ph.D. He also taught at the Parsons School of Design. Solovioff served in World War II in the United States Army and later as a combat artist for the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam. Measures 16" x 12.5" including the board the artwork attached to, ready to be matted and framed, 10" x 7" image only. Unframed. #Art #Paintings
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Artist: Nicholas Solovioff
Issued: 20th c.
Condition: Good, age related wear.
