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Born in Seymour, Texas, Ancel Nunn began drawing at age 12. He added to his early art education through summer workshops under noted artists such as Dong Kingman and Alexander Hogue. In 1944, his drypoint etching, The Domino Players, won an honorable mention in the prestigious Ingersoll competition. The following year his watercolor, The Cockfight, was awarded first place. Nunn graduated from high school in Abilene in 1946. He entered the U.S. Army in 1947, spending several different active duty periods and attaining the rank of Major. During this period, he did little or no painting. Nunn was recalled to active duty in 1963 and produced no paintings during that year. In 1964, he was again released from the army and at that time committed himself to becoming a professional artist. While much of his early work was nostalgic and reflected regionalist images, many of his later works possessed somewhat surreal elements. Using common objects such as chairs, doors and gates he examined the themes of life, change and death. Nunn's art was full of paradox and irony. Nunn maddeningly appropriated all history and events to reconstruct his parables of life. His appropriations were as likely to come from the history of art as from the personal events of his own life. Nunn playfully involved others in his journey of mental and metaphysical gymnastics.

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Artist: Ancel Nunn
Figure of a Boy Walking, Ancel Nunn, Egg Tempera Realism
By Ancel Nunn
Located in New York, NY
Ancel E. Nunn (1928 - 1999) Figure of a Boy Walking, 1970 Egg tempera on board 20 x 16 inches Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Long Island, New York, circa 1970s Born in Seymour, Texas, Ancel Nunn began drawing at age 12. He added to his early art education through summer workshops under noted artists such as Dong Kingman and Alexander Hogue. In 1944 his dry point etching, The Domino Players, won Honorable Mention in the prestigious Ingersoll Competition. The following year his watercolor, The Cockfight, was awarded first place. Nunn graduated from high school in Abilene in 1946. He entered the U.S. Army in 1947, spending several different active duty periods and attaining the rank of Major. During this period he did little or no painting...
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1970s Realist Ancel Nunn Art

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Egg Tempera, Board

"MYSTICAL BEAST" BISON BUFFALO EARLY CIRCUS POSTER THEMED
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Medium: Lithograph Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 "Mystical Beast" Buffalo Bison Biography Ancel Nunn (1928-1999)...
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1970s Impressionist Ancel Nunn Art

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Lithograph

"The Gathering of Water"
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 Medium: Lithograph "The Gathering of Water" Biography Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Born ...
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"San Ygnacio - Vela Mercantile" Texas
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 Medium: Lithograph "San Ygnacio - Vela Mercantile" Biography Ancel Nunn (1928-1999)...
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1980s Impressionist Ancel Nunn Art

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"Water Stop" Texas
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 Medium: Lithograph "Water Stop" Texas Biography Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Born in Sey...
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1980s Impressionist Ancel Nunn Art

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"Blacksmith Shop - Badenthal" Near Sisterdale Texas
By Ancel Nunn
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 Medium: "Lithograph" "Blacksmith Shop - Badenthal" Nea...
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1980s Impressionist Ancel Nunn Art

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