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Patrick Nagel (1945 - 1984) was an USA|American
artist, known for his focus on women and the
female form, in the Art Deco style. 

Nagel was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1945.  However,
he was raised and spent most of his life in the
Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles area.

In his lifetime he created hundreds of paintings
and prints emphasizing the simple grace of and
beauty of the female body.  Many of his works
became pin-up girl|pinups, and posters, though
surprisingly few featured nudity.

Nagel's work is reminiscent of Japanese woodblock
prints and has Art Deco styling, yet since it is
contemporary appeal for it is universal. Nagel
would start with a photograph and work down,
always simplifying and removing elements which he
felt were unnecessary. The resulting image would
look flat, but emphasized those elements which he
felt were most important.

Through work connected with Playboy and the pop
music|pop group Duran Duran, for which he did a
best selling album cover, Nagel and his work
garnered international acclaim.

Nagel died at the age of 38 from a myocardial
infarction|heart attack.
==References in Popular Culture==

In the Vertigo comics series, The Sandman, the
character Desire of the Endless is generally
illustrated to resemble a Nagel print,
specifically the portrait used for the band Duran
Duran's Rio album cover.  Interestingly, Neil
Gaiman, the creator of the series and character,
had previously written a biography for the band in
1984.

==External link==
* http://www.patricknagel.com/ Official site, with
biography and selected works