Items Similar to "Are You Sleepy Tonight?" Interior with Nude
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14
Narcissus Robert Quagliata"Are You Sleepy Tonight?" Interior with Nudec. 1969
c. 1969
About the Item
Saturated, intimate depiction of a bedroom interior by Narcissus Robert Quagliata (Italian-American, b. 1942). Likely based on a photograph, a slightly out of focus figure can be seen at the far end of the room, bathed in teal light. In the center of the composition, the artist's bedspread is rendered in brilliant blue and cyan, with a cat visible to the left. In the foreground, the artist's hand and glasses are visible, also slightly out of focus, creating a tilt-shift effect. Displayed at Richmond Art Center, Solo Exhibition 1969.
No frame, canvas wrap, the edges are painted for a frame-less display.
Tag on verso from Richmond Art Center Solo Exhibition (1969)
Canvas size: 48.5"H x 64"W (largest dimensions along x-y axes)
An Italian and US citizen, Narcissus Quagliata (Italian-American, b. 1942) was born in Rome, Italy, in 1942, where he studied painting with the metaphysical painter Georgio De Chirico. At the age of 19, Narcissus moved to the United States and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute (under two founding members of the Bay Area figurative school of painting, Elmer Bischoff and Richard Diebenkorn) receiving both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in painting and graphics. After graduating with a BFA and MFA in painting, he spent four years in a studio he built himself in what is now a National Wilderness Area on the coastal mountain range of Northern California. In that studio he made the unique artistic decision to use glass rather than canvas to capture the reality of light itself.
His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC.; Yokohama City Museum of Modern Art, Japan; Oakland Museum, California; Corning Museum of Glass, New York; and Glasmalerei-Museum Izu Kogen, Shizuoka-Ken, Japan.
Building commissions include the Public Library of Gainesville, Florida; Synagogue Acapulco Seventy, Mexico City; and in California, Oakland’s Alice Art Center, the Charles Schwab Building in San Francisco, City of San Leandro Civic Center, and Oakland’s Pacific Bell Building. Image, 48.5"H x 64"L x 1.25"D
He resides and has studios in Mexico and Taiwan.
Selected Exhibitions/Commissions:
2010 - Richmond Art Center Solo Exhibition, Richmond, CA
1988 - Touchstone Center for Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
1987 - Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1976 - Execution of stained glass environment for private residence in Mill Valley, CA
1976 - Execution of stained glass environment for library of Commodore Sloat School, San Francisco, CA
1976 - Fresno Art Center, Fresno, Calif.
1976 - Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1975 - Emanuel Walter Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1974 - Execution of a large stained glass environmental work in a private residence, San Francisco, CA
1973 - Stained glass window for the Housing Authority's Senior Citizen Residence, San Francisco, CA
1973 - Stained glass window at the Child Care Center # 3, Hunter's Point, CA
1971 - Athol McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Awards:
1986, 1977 - National Endowment for the Arts grant
Teaching:
1970-77 - Lectured and headed workshops in glass and aesthetics at a variety
of colleges and private studios
1972-76 - San Francisco Art Institute, summer program in stained glass
1970-72 - Humboldt State College
1987 - Lecture, Santa Fe Museum of Fine Arts
- Creator:Narcissus Robert Quagliata (1942, Italian, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1969
- Dimensions:Height: 48.5 in (123.19 cm)Width: 64 in (162.56 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Minor edge wear professionally repaired. Some minor craquelure. Three small areas of paint loss repaired. Cleaned and treated with UV-resistant varnish. New hanging hardware included.
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
- Reference Number:
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1986
1stDibs seller since 2014
2,510 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: <1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Soquel, CA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- "After Image" Contemporary Abstract InteriorBy Narcissus Robert QuagliataLocated in Soquel, CASaturated, intimate depiction of sharing a bed with a partner by Narcissus Robert Quagliata (Italian-American, b. 1942). Likely based on an out of focus photograph, this piece stradd...Category
1960s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Dreaming in the BlueLocated in Soquel, CAA beautiful vibrant abstract painting with colors of green, red, blue and yellow dominating the canvas with a teal square focal point outlined in white. Signed illegibly lower right....Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Dynamic Primary Geometric AbstractBy Ross H. PolletteLocated in Soquel, CAColorful and dynamic oil abstracted geometric composition by Ross H. Pollette also paints under the pseudonyms 'Max West' (American, b. 1948), circa 1980. Un...Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Contemporary Interior Perspective Abstract with Purple & YellowBy Michael William EgglestonLocated in Soquel, CAContemporary Interior Perspective Abstract with Purple & Yellow Stunning interior with and abstracted sense of perspective by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (Americ...Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Large-Scale Contemporary Cubist Interior Abstract in Gray, Teal, & YellowBy Michael PaukerLocated in Soquel, CABold, large-scale contemporary cubist abstract with teal, gray, and yellow by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). The scene evokes a highly abstracted cubist interior...Category
2010s Cubist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- In The Artist's Studio AbstractBy D.S. SilverLocated in Soquel, CALarge scale abstract painting of another abstract painting on artist's easel by California artist D. Silver (American, 20th Century), 1984. Signed and dated lower right corner and on...Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
You May Also Like
- Contemporary Abstract Neutral Square Oil Paintings of Movement and ColorBy Robert McAnLocated in Fort Worth, TXThese remarkable 16 x 16" square works by Robert McAn are contemporary abstract neutral square oil paintings of movement and color. $3800.00 each. The top work is Lima #7, 2017, mixe...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Oil
- Composition N27. Oil on Canvas. 28.5X 47 Inch. 2015. By Giorgi Vepkhvadze.Located in Brooklyn, NYGiorgi Vepkhvadze’s art is an Abstract expressionism for modern interior designs for Residential and Commercial spaces. Well suited for New York Apartments and Houses. Artist graduat...Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Triptich N1. 2021. Mixed media( Oil, acrylic, canvas, gold leaf).Located in Brooklyn, NYArt pieces of Giorgi Vepkhvadze are Abstract expressionism for modern interior designs for Residential and Commercial spaces. Well suited for New York Apartments and Houses. Artist g...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsGold Leaf
- Toys and Talismans, Oil on Canvas Abstract PaintingBy Leslie AllenLocated in Newport Beach, CALeslie Allen (b.1954) is an American artist whose intrinsic connection with the Rio Grande U.S./Mexico border defines and inspires her every stroke. Born in New Mexico and raised in ...Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- "FLYING CHAIR TWO" Abstract Painting 79" x 59" inch by TOMA STENKOLocated in Culver City, CA"FLYING CHAIR TWO" Abstract Painting 79" x 59" inch by TOMA STENKO Toma Stenko’s powerful, often large-scale works balance movement and stillness, colour ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsAcrylic, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
- "Bukhara X" Abstract Oil Painting 59" x 39" inch by Muzaffar AbdullaevLocated in Culver City, CA"Bukhara X" Abstract Oil Painting 59" x 39" inch by Muzaffar Abdullaev ABOUT: He was born in 1953 in Bukhara, where he lives and works. Boasting ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
