CHARLES WYSOCKI SELF PORTRAIT PAINTING 1961 EARLY YEARS For the Wysocki Collector - Pre- "Americana" Style Start Price USD 8,500.00 Current Price USD 8,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 9,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 End Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 Location Agoura, CA See more about 'CHARLES WYSOCKI SELF PORTRAIT PAINTING 1961 EARLY YEARS' Description ORIGINAL PAINTING BY WORLD RENOWN AMERICANA ARTIST CHARLES WYSOCKI THIS EXCLUSIVELY UNIQUE PAINTING WAS CREATED IN 1961, AS STATED IN THE LEFT LOWER CORNER PAINTING MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 24" X 24" CHARLES WYSOCKI AND MY FATHER BOTH CAME FROM CHICAGO TO LOS ANGELES TO START AN ADVERTISING COMPANY TOGETHER (GROUP WEST) THIS PAINTING WAS GIVEN TO OUR FAMILY BY CHUCK/CHARLES (ALONG WITH OTHERS, ANOTHER OF WHICH IS ALSO LISTED).   CHARLES SIGNED THIS PAINTING TWICE;  ORIGINALLY WHEN PAINTED, AND AGAIN IN THE 1990'S WHEN TAKEN TO CHARLES WYSOCKI'S GALLERY WHERE HE TOUCHED IT UP AND SIGNED IT AGAIN (WITH HIS NEWER STYLE SIGNATURE) AND, OF COURSE, A HEART OVER THE "i".  THIS PAINTING (AS WELL AS OTHERS) HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY, AND ON OUR WALLS, FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS.  CHARLES DID NOT START HIS DISTINGUISHED PAINTING CAREER WITH "AMERICANA-TYPE" SUBJECTS.  YOU WILL NOT SEE PRINTS OR PUZZLES OF THIS PAINTING  THIS PAINTING DEMONSTRATES HIS DIVERSE WHIMSICAL MANNER. IN 2007 A MAJOR AUCTION HOUSE (CHRISTIES/SOTHEBYS?) SOLD ONE OF HIS PIECES FOR $30,000. ALTHOUGH NOT LISTED AS SUCH, WE WILL CONSIDER REASONABLE OFFERS. PAYPAL ONLY Place a Bid!