Lot Essay
Rizzoli often incorporated anagrams and puzzles into his works. Here, BAR references the artist's desire to marry his neighbor Shirley Bersie, as it stands for Bersie And Rizzoli.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BONNIE GROSSMAN, THE AMES GALLERY
A.G. Rizzoli (1896-1981)
Bridal Bar, 1939
Details
A.G. Rizzoli (1896-1981)
Bridal Bar, 1939
signed and dated A.G. Rizzoli Del - June 1939 lower left
ink and graphite on paper
8 x 10 in.
Bridal Bar, 1939
signed and dated A.G. Rizzoli Del - June 1939 lower left
ink and graphite on paper
8 x 10 in.
Literature
Jo Farb Hernandez, John Beardsley and Roger Cardinal, A.G. Rizzoli: Architect of Magnificent Visions (New York and San Diego, 1997), p. 49.
Exhibited
San Diego Museum of Art; Atlanta, High Museum of Art; New York, Museum of American Folk Art; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, A.G. Rizzoli: Architect of Magnificent Visions, 22 March - 18 May 1997 (San Diego), 6 September - 29 November 1997 (Atlanta), 10 January - 8 March 1998 (New York), 28 March - 24 May 1998 (San Francisco).
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