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Nicholas Party — Dinner For 24 Elephants
Nicholas Party

Dinner For 24 Elephants

A whimsical and dreamlike scene unfolds in Nicholas Party's signature style, bathed in his characteristic soft, chalky palette and smooth, ethereal forms. The work playfully imagines an elaborate feast scaled to the grand proportions of twenty-four elephants, blending surrealist fantasy with a sense of quiet, monumental stillness. Party's signature approach merges the decorative traditions of modernist painting with a childlike sense of wonder and absurdist humor.

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November 30, 2018

Estimate: $1,000$1,500

Lot 18

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Nicholas Party, Dinner For 24 Elephants

A whimsical and dreamlike scene unfolds in Nicholas Party's signature style, bathed in his characteristic soft, chalky palette and smooth, ethereal forms. The work playfully imagines an elaborate feast scaled to the grand proportions of twenty-four elephants, blending surrealist fantasy with a sense of quiet, monumental stillness. Party's signature approach merges the decorative traditions of modernist painting with a childlike sense of wonder and absurdist humor.

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Emerging Master, Male Artist, Contemporary Artist, Pastel Colors, Whimsical Subject Matter, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Swiss Artist, Surrealist Influence, Flat Color Style, Animal Subject, Playful Mood