As an astute observer of female beauty, Mario Zamparelli showcases his portrait painting skills in this mid-century montage of four stunning young women. The closer the viewer gets to each portrait, the more the artist's astonishing technical prowess is revealed. The work was most likely an editorial assignment for a major newsstand women's magazine such as Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Esquire, or Harper's Bazaar.
12.5 - 9 inches , Oil, Mixed Media, Pencil on Illustration Board, $6500 Plus Shipping
Unsigned; estate stamped verso
Matted, not framed, Matt size 19.75 x 15.75
Bio from Wikipedia
Zamparelli was perhaps best known for his connection with Howard Hughes. For 18 years, Zamparelli was Chief Executive Designer of Hughes' empire, and created the corporate identity of TWA, Hughes Airwest, Hughes Helicopters, the Summa Corporation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and was the artist for Hughes' RKO General movies posters.
He designed interiors and exteriors of many of the legendary Las Vegas hotels, including the Frontier Hotel, the Desert Inn, the Sands, Tropicana, among other Hughes' hotels and casinos and property holdings. He was also responsible for the only portrait of Howard Hughes in existence that was commissioned by Hughes himself.
Zamparelli was also responsible for many of the iconic corporate design identities of many products such as TWA, Datsun, Capitol Records, Hunts, Union Bank, Universal Pictures, Southern California Gas Company, Kimberly Clark, Mattel, the Norton Simon Corporation, among many others. He also designed the Home of the Future for Disney.
