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Nick & Luella Vaccaro: A Creative Legacy – Online Estate Sale

Thu, Jun 12, 2025 04:00PM EDT - Sun, Jun 15, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  2025-06-12 16:00:00 2025-06-15 20:00:00 America/New_York Brown Button Estate Sales Brown Button Estate Sales : Nick & Luella Vaccaro: A Creative Legacy – Online Estate Sale https://bid.brownbutton.com/auctions/brown-button-estate-sales/nick-luella-vaccaro-a-creative-legacy-online-estate-sale-19837
This unique auction features the collected works of acclaimed Kansas artists Nick and Luella Vaccaro. Highlights include Nick Vaccaro’s signature Magic Boxes, expressive mixed media pieces, color relief prints, oil on canvas works, and pastels on board—each reflecting his innovative approach to narrative and abstraction. Complementing his work are Luella Vaccaro’s finely crafted ceramic vases and glazed stoneware. A rare opportunity to acquire original pieces from two influential American artists whose creativity spanned canvas and clay. Item pickup will be in KCMO 64105 – 6/17 from 11am–1pm.
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Lot 74

Nick Vaccaro, Mixed Media Collage on Board

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Nick Vaccaro

(Kansas, 1931-2002)

Mixed media collage on board.

Signed 'Nick Dante Vaccaro' lower right corner. 

17" x 22"

Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.

Condition

Good condition overall with little to no visible wear. See photos for more details 

Overall Dimensions
Height: 17.00 in
Width: 22.00 in
Depth: 1.00 in

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