Lot 170
Robert Duvall - Original Pencil and Charcoal Portrait by Nicholas Volpe. Original 17 x 14 in portrait of Robert Duval (1931 -), who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1983 for his role in Tender Mercies, signed "Volpe" at lower right, with handwritten copyright date, "1983." Matted and framed to an overall size of 26¼ x 21¼ in.; a few dings to frame. This portrait was painted for The Brown Derby, the "Restaurant of the Stars," and hung on the wall of the Brown Derby. Attached to the back is a Certificate of Provenance from Jocelyn MacKay, who was the Brown Derby's architect for 29 years.
Artist Nicolas Volpe (1911-1992) was born in Connecticut. He studied art in New York, and taught there and in Florida. but was soon lured to Hollywood to design movie sets and costumes. It became obvious that Volpe excelled at painting and he obtained an ongoing commission from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for portraits of each year's Oscar winners.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000.
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