NICHOLAS VOLPE (1911-1992) CALIFORNIA ARTIST RARE ORIGINAL OIL - FILLET - 1983 Start Price USD 5,000.00 Current Price USD 5,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location la jolla, CA See more about 'NICHOLAS VOLPE (1911-1992) CALIFORNIA ARTIST' Description A BRIEF BIO OF VOLPE FROM ASKART: Born in Connecticut on May 21, 1911 of Italian parents. As a longtime resident of Los Angeles, Volpe had ongoing commissions from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for portraits of each year's Oscar winners. During the 1970s he also did a Sunday feature of California scenes called "Byways" for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. He died in Oceanside, CA on Feb. 11, 1992. Source:Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"Death record; Los Angeles Times, 2-15-1992 (obituary). VOLPE WAS NOTED FOR HIS PORTRAITS OF SO MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE IN FILM, TELEVISION, MUSIC, POLITICS , AND SPORTS. MORE THAN CAN BE LISTED HERE. POSTERS AND PRINTS AND OTHER MEMORABILIA WERE MADE FROM MOST ALL OF HIS ORIGINALS. FOR MORE BIOGRAPHY AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HIS WORK WHICH CAME FROM A SITTING WITH THE BEATLES IN 1964. see link - http://www.beatlesportraits.com/ IN HIS SPARE TIME HE PAINTED FOR HIMSELF IN OILS, PASTELS, AND CHARCOALS, INSPIRED BY MANY LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THIS ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING, DONE ONLY WITH A BLADE, NOT A BRUSH, WAS INSPIRED AT A FISH MARKET IN MEXICO. SIGNED AND DATED 1983 FRAME DIMENSIONS 38" W x 24" H INSIDE MATT DIMENSIONS 33.5" W x 19.5" H GOOGLE "NICHOLAS VOLPE" FOR MORE INFO. Place a Bid!