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Water color painter, Painter, Collage Artist, b. 1943 -

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  • NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON ABSTRACT O/C PAINTING
    Oct. 15, 2024

    NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON ABSTRACT O/C PAINTING

    Est: $50 - $10,000

    Dimensions: H 30" x W 40" Condition: In need of restoration, Some tears and punctures to canvas

    Westport Auction
  • Nanci Blair Closson, American (B. 1943), Stone Series, abstract, oil on canvas, 40"H x 30"W (sight), 40 1/2"H x 30 1/2"W (frame)
    Jul. 06, 2024

    Nanci Blair Closson, American (B. 1943), Stone Series, abstract, oil on canvas, 40"H x 30"W (sight), 40 1/2"H x 30 1/2"W (frame)

    Est: $200 - $400

    Nanci Blair Closson American, (B. 1943) Stone Series, abstract oil on canvas Signed lower left. Biography from American Design Ltd.: Nanci Blair Closson has a constant need for challenge and experimentation. As a result, she is always searching for new means of expressing herself through her art. Although she is best-known as an abstract watercolorist, Closson states that she has "a strong urge to break away from the two-dimensional, with a combination of materials--wood, clay, papers, material--and go beyond the illusion of three dimensions on a flat surface." She is now somewhere in between, she says, with constructions that are often raised and layered. Called "layered watercolors," Closson's works make use of rag mattboard and torn papers to create landscapes. She first paints the various pieces, then shapes them, and finally applies them--using collage techniques--to form patterned three-dimensional works that, she describes, have a firm symbolic and subconsciously controlled structure. "What I have experienced in nature is a broad source from which I draw, but surprisingly, what I put down visually does symbolize and parallel abstractly my inner self, the spiritual part of me." Born in Durham, North Carolina, Closson grew up on a farm in Indiana. Because hers was a fairly isolated childhood, Closson used her imagination to occupy her time, gathering anything she could find--burlap feedsacks, chicken feathers, stones, and tomato stakes--as artist's tools. "I arranged, rearranged, created, and recreated various environments in the chicken coop, the cornshed, barn, and hay loft," she recalls. When playing Tarzan, she colored on sheets to simulate leopard and tiger skins, draped them around herself and, armed with a whittled bean pole spear, wandered barefoot to the jungle woods. Closson took her artistic inclinations to Purdue University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Later, while living for thee years in Panama and the Canal Zone, where her husband was stationed with the U.S. Army, Closson found an immediate and receptive market for her work. "For two years," she says, "I sold everything I painted, had several one-woman shows, and won awards in juried exhibitions. Overnight, a full-time career was launched, and though circumstances would change from being 'a big fish in a little pond,' after returning to the States, I was hooked on art, having experienced the sweet smell of success. Closson purposely varies her styles and techniques: hard-edged watercolors are spliced with hazy, floating forms; bold, textured abstracts in acrylic sweep across large canvases; batik-like characteristics define still other realistic landscapes. Once partial to grays, blues, and browns, Closson's palette now consists of the bright colors of the Southwest. "Although subtlety remains characteristic of my work, she explains, "the color has more vibrancy now." Closson is listed in Who's Who in American Art and is a member of the prestigious American Watercolor Society, the Audubon Artists, the National Watercolor Society, and several other professional organizations. Her works have been included in watercolor exhibitions throughout the country, and have been featured in two books: Master Class in Watercolor and Watercolor, The Creative Experience. This lot requires local pickup or third party shipping. Please contact us for a list of third party shippers.

    Ripley Auctions
  • Nanci Closson (Born 1943) Watercolor (Arizona, NC)
    Oct. 22, 2023

    Nanci Closson (Born 1943) Watercolor (Arizona, NC)

    Est: $200 - $400

    Watercolor on French woven paper, untitiled, abstract composition. Signed lower left. Housed in painted wood frame. Sight - 15 x 22 1/2, Frame - 23 1/2 x 31 1/2.

    Main Auction Galleries
  • NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, OCEAN SERIES H 48" W 66"
    Dec. 17, 2021

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, OCEAN SERIES H 48" W 66"

    Est: $400 - $600

    Signed at center edge. Abstract in lavender. No frame.

    DuMouchelles
  • NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON, B. 1943, WATERCOLOR, H 15" W 20" ABSTRACT
    Nov. 11, 2021

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON, B. 1943, WATERCOLOR, H 15" W 20" ABSTRACT

    Est: $200 - $300

    Frame 21" x 28". Signed.

    DuMouchelles
  • NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON ABSTRACT OIL ON CANVAS
    Mar. 16, 2019

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON ABSTRACT OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $300 - $500

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON, B. 1943, ABSTRACT OIL ON CANVAS, H 38 1/2", W 46 1/2" Frame size 40" x 48". Abstract in beige with silver highlights. Wood frame.

    DuMouchelles
  • NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS
    Jan. 20, 2019

    NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $200 - $400

    NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON (AMERICAN B. 1943), OIL ON CANVAS, H 29", L 39", "WINTER" :An oil on canvas titled "Winter" by Nanci Blair Closson. This piece depicts an isolated barn under a blanket of snow. Artist's signature to lower right. Frame measures 37" H x 47" L. Presented under a linen liner and a black wood frame.

    DuMouchelles
  • NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS "WINTER"
    Nov. 18, 2018

    NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS "WINTER"

    Est: $300 - $500

    NANCI BLAIR CLOSSON (AMERICAN B. 1943), OIL ON CANVAS, H 29", L 39", "WINTER" :An oil on canvas titled "Winter" by Nanci Blair Closson. This piece depicts an isolated barn under a blanket of snow. Artist's signature to lower right. Frame measures 37" H x 47" L. Presented under a linen liner and a black wood frame.

    DuMouchelles
  • NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS
    Oct. 22, 2017

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $100 - $300

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON (AMERICAN, B.1943), OIL ON CANVAS, H 26", L 36", WINTER LANDSCAPE:Signed lower right. In a frame of the period measuring H.34 1/2" x 44".

    DuMouchelles
  • NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS
    Aug. 20, 2017

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $200 - $400

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON (AMERICAN, B.1943), OIL ON CANVAS, H 26", L 36", WINTER LANDSCAPE:Signed lower right. In a frame of the period measuring H.34 1/2" x 44".

    DuMouchelles
  • Nanci Blair Closson "Between Moran & Granndvi Acry
    Aug. 06, 2017

    Nanci Blair Closson "Between Moran & Granndvi Acry

    Est: -

    Artist: Nanci Blair Closson Title: "Between Moran & Granndvi Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Signature: Hand signed lower rightFrame Measurement: 50" x 74" Notes: Minimal signs of wear, good used condition. Information card attached to back.

    J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
  • Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas,
    Apr. 12, 2017

    Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas,

    Est: $100 - $200

    Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas, Signed lower right. H: 29 3/4 W: 21 3/4 in.

    Gray's Auctioneers
  • NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS
    Dec. 16, 2016

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $250 - $350

    NANCY BLAIR CLOSSON, (AMER. B.1943), OIL ON CANVAS, H 39", L 47", "FORMATIONS III":Abstract work, Signed lower right. Silver gilt wood frame. Gallery 22 label on verso.

    DuMouchelles
  • Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas,
    Dec. 14, 2016

    Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas,

    Est: $150 - $250

    Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas, Signed lower right. H: 29 3/4 W: 21 3/4 in.

    Gray's Auctioneers
  • Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas,
    Oct. 26, 2016

    Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas,

    Est: $200 - $400

    Nanci Blair Closson (b. 1943) Untitled, Mixed media on canvas, Signed lower right. H: 29 3/4 W: 21 3/4 in.

    Gray's Auctioneers
  • Nanci Blair Closson (American, b. 1943) "Arizona
    Dec. 04, 2011

    Nanci Blair Closson (American, b. 1943) "Arizona

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Nanci Blair Closson (American, b. 1943) "Arizona Landscape," c. 1980, oil on canvas, 50" x 40", signed lower right, framed

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Nanci Blair Closson (American/North Carolina, b. 1943), Painting of Flowers
    Jan. 08, 2010

    Nanci Blair Closson (American/North Carolina, b. 1943), Painting of Flowers

    Est: $300 - $500

    Nanci Blair Closson (American/North Carolina, b. 1943), Painting of Flowers Acrylic on canvas, signed l.r.; 29.5 x 23.5 in. with The Miller Gallery label on verso. Excellent condition.

    Cowan's Auctions
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