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This painting by Tony is currently for sale on e-bay I guess it is late sixties, early seventies and typical for the way he painted in thouse years. And yes he loved his guitars and pretty girls. I do like the background and the suggestion of choppy stones, the iron bars for the window and the women in red in the back... Charming.
It is signed but I find no date on it and yes it is oil on canvas.
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I've had a Tony Mafia drawing of a
mother and child which I bought as a
student at the University of Miami
in 1969 at an art fair in Coconut
Grove Florida. I've always loved it
but never knew anything about the
artist until now. One of his paintings is for sale on OneKingsLane
website right now but it's more money than I can pay or I would buy it. Love this artist! Barb
Dear Barb,
thank you for your comment. Could you mail me a link to the picture you mention and a photo of the drawing you have cherished all these years?
I would post it on the blog. It is right that Tony has taught one semester in Miami. The family regularly went to the beach with the son. At least tht is what I have been told by Tony.
Hi Tumbleweed,
What is your email address and I'll
see what I can do?
Dear Barbp
e-mail:4th-plum@skynet.be
thank you,
A.S.
I knew Tony Mafia. I have a photo of him sleeping on the beach at Lake Mohave. I also have a handful of photos of some of his better paintings. I new him while he summered in Arizona, Chloride and Dolan Springs. My wife and 2 kids and our Boxer dog stayed in one of his tailors in Dolan Springs while my car was being repaired. He was a disabled vet from the Korean War. He said he had been shot in the butt threw the bottom of a military aircraft I think it was a helicopter.
He had bought an old gas station in Chloride where he lived and had a fairly large single wide trailer attached to the back of the antique gas station. He had some of his painting in the lobby of the station and quite a few in his trailer.
Tony had also been paying on 5 acres of land near Lake Mohave. We all drove out there in his Jeep and looked at the property. He tried to convince us to move to Arizona and help him develop the land. This was taking place in 1990.
More later if you're interested.
I am certainly interested in the pictures and the stories you have about Tony. Thanks for posting a comment.
We have a tony mafia painting. Mother and baby. Dated 1971.
I can take a picture of painting if interested
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