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Artist: Rudy Nappi
Cover illustration for "The Future Mr. Dolan"
By Rudy Nappi
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Unsigned
"The ragged edges of Manhattan. . . the rowdy brothels, the dirty hallways, the seething streets of Yorkville -- this was where Mattie Dolan...
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1940s Rudy Nappi Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Backwoods Hussy, Paperback Cover
By Rudy Nappi
Located in Fort Washington, PA
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...
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1950s Rudy Nappi Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Four Year Hitch, Paperback Cover
By Rudy Nappi
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1961
Medium: Acrylic on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Size: 19" x 13"
Paperback Four Year Hitch, paperback cover, c 1961
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1960s Rudy Nappi Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
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