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Rudy Nappi
Backwoods Hussy, Paperback Cover

1952

$11,500
£8,555.06
€10,030.15
CA$16,084.21
A$17,958.49
CHF 9,422.63
MX$221,639.52
NOK 118,443.65
SEK 110,825.04
DKK 74,826.60
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Date: 1952 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 22.25" x 16.25" Signature: Signed Lower Left This classic Nappi painting was first published as the cover for Backwoods Hussy by Hallam Whitney (PBO, Original books #723 (1952): Passion and hate in the Florida scrub country! It was also used as the cover painting for the reprinted edition, Star Novel #762 (1956), published under the same title with only a minor change to the cover blurb: Passion and desire in the Florida scrub country!
  • Creator:
    Rudy Nappi (1923 - 2015, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1952
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)Width: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 10151stDibs: LU38431710983

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