Nicolo Sturiano Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1947 -

H. Hargrove was born Nicolo Sturiano on June 16, 1947 in Palermo, Italy. Nicolo was raised in Marsala, Italy, where his parents, three brothers and one sister lived. During his youth, he spent every summer on his Grandfather’s farm, which was not unlike those of rural America. Hargrove’s earliest recollection of drawing was at the age of six or seven when he received a set of colored pencils as a gift. He was fascinated by the colors and began to draw and experiment with them. Thus began many years of experimentation, for Hargrove never had any formal art training; his art, prints and posters today represent his relentless desire to constantly perfect his techniques and explore new ones.



In the early seventies, Hargrove left the Greenwich Village gallery and began painting for a prominent art dealer in New York. In 1973, he was approached by the owners of the Chicago art wholesaler, Foxman’s Oil Paintings. Thus began his almost twenty year exclusive association with this respected establishment. They introduced Hargrove to a new, vast marketplace for his art, prints and posters, the Home Show Art business, which has been responsible for putting Hargrove in more than one and one-half million homes across America.



H. Hargrove's accomplishments are many. Over one million of H. Hargrove's images are displayed in homes throughout the world. He today ranks as one of the country's most-collected and renowned living artists. He has painted over 100 limited editions, and most have completely sold out!