FRAMED FIGURATIVE PRINT BY PANTO - NIGHTCLUB SCENE CIRCA 1960S-1970S

A STRIKING MID-CENTURY MODERN PRINT DEPICTING A VIBRANT NIGHTCLUB SCENE, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST PANTO AND NUMBERED AS PART OF A LIMITED EDITION RUN OF 480 (THIS EXAMPLE NUMBERED 307/480). THE COMPOSITION SHOWCASES A SOPHISTICATED INTERIOR WITH WARM AMBER AND GOLDEN TONES, FEATURING ELEGANTLY RENDERED FIGURES IN EVENING DRESS AGAINST AN ATMOSPHERIC BACKDROP OF HANGING LIGHTS AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS RENDERED IN BOLD GEOMETRIC FORMS.

IDENTIFICATION:
- ARTIST: PANTO
- SIGNATURE: LOWER RIGHT CORNER
- EDITION: 307/480
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S-1970S
- STYLE: MID-CENTURY MODERN FIGURATIVE

FRAME AND PRESENTATION:
- FRAME: GILT WOOD WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE MOULDING
- MATTING: BLACK CONSERVATION MATTING WITH WHITE INNER BORDER
- GLAZING: GLASS FRONT, PROTECTIVE BACKING BOARD
- FRAME CONDITION: GILT FINISH INTACT WITH NATURAL PATINA. NO DAMAGE TO MOULDING OR CORNERS.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 65 CM
- WIDTH: 55 CM
- FRAME DEPTH: APPROXIMATELY 4 CM

CONDITION: THE PRINT ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED FOXING VISIBLE UPON CLOSE INSPECTION, CONSISTENT WITH A PRINT OF THIS AGE. THE SURFACE SHOWS LIGHT DUST ACCUMULATION BENEATH THE GLASS, WHICH CAN BE EASILY CLEANED BY A FRAMING PROFESSIONAL WITHOUT DISTURBING THE PRINT. THE FRAME GILDING REMAINS BRIGHT AND LARGELY COMPLETE, DISPLAYING NATURAL PATINA APPROPRIATE TO ITS AGE. THE GLASS IS CLEAN AND FREE FROM CRACKS. THE BLACK MATTING IS STABLE WITH MINOR DISCOLOURATION AT THE EDGES, TYPICAL OF PERIOD MATTING MATERIALS. ALL COMPONENTS ARE SECURE AND THE PIECE IS READY FOR DISPLAY.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE PRINT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION, SUGGESTING IT WAS VALUED AS A QUALITY DECORATIVE WORK.

THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC EXAMPLE OF MID-CENTURY EUROPEAN FIGURATIVE PRINTMAKING, CAPTURING THE GLAMOUR AND SOPHISTICATION OF THE ERA'S SOCIAL SCENE. THE LIMITED EDITION NUMBERING CONFIRMS THIS AS A SERIOUS ARTISTIC PRODUCTION RATHER THAN A MASS-PRODUCED REPRODUCTION. PANTO'S WORK FROM THIS PERIOD IS INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN DECORATIVE ARTS.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11654+45

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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