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Jungle Cat Carlo of Hollywood Pair They’re Grrrrreat!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Hepcats Haven

Jungle Cat Carlo Paintings

Mel and I were contacted by Bobbie at At Home Modern regarding these fantastic Carlo of Hollywood watercolors she purchased from auction house in New Jersey. I had seen pictures of these online before but had never seen them in person. They are soo cool with the black background.

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Unfortunately, these had some mild condition issues. It appears dust and some light mildew had accumulated on the surface of the art. This happens when the back dust cover is torn or missing or when the paintings are stored in a humid area. If you recall, we had a set of bullfighters that had mold that penetrated the paintings.  I had to do an extensive restoration of that pair. Luckily, the mold & dust on this set did not penetrate the art.

Jungle Cat Carlo

Jungle Cat Carlo

We were able to carefully remove the surface debris and they cleaned up great!

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Jungle Cat Carlo

I refinished the frames of course.

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These will look fantastic in our Tiki room.

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Here is a sample of the Tiki Room so far. There is still a lot I want to do. So far so good.

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Awesome Econolite Bunnell Silk Screen Score

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Hepcats Haven

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Mel and I picked this up recently from a gentleman who is trying to settle his mother’s estate.

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This appears to be the original frame!

This piece is a large size and is in great shape for its age.  It has some character to it, but nothing major.

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I have always been a fan of Bunnell and we have many of his works.  There is something about his work that always pleases me when I see it.

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I have only ever seen Carlo of Hollywood have an image like this.  Maybe Bunnell liked Carlo’s painting so much that he decided to make his own rendition.  I love both of their examples.

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Here is the elusive Carlo of Hollywood Jungle Cats fight scene.

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This is the makers sticker on the back of the Bunnell.  This piece needs new backing on it, but I can knock that out later.  This piece will be added to our other loved Bunnell’s.

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A Closer Look

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Hepcats Haven

Hello all,

Now that we have our new Carlos home we are able to take better pictures of them. We are very happy with these and look forward to trying to find a place to put them all.

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This is the largest Carlo panther I have ever seen at 52 inches wide and 33.5 inches tall.

Mark and Ann purchased these from a Carlo collector in Fresno that was liquidating his collection. They really scored finding a collector who was willing to sell his whole collection. We are soo grateful they thought of us when they got these and gave us first shot at them! As Mark always says, “these are investment pieces”. At this point, I think it is more of an addiction!!! This puts us up to 92 Carlos! Mel and I are going to have to throw a party when we hit 100!

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This is another monster about the same size as the one above. The colors of this one are breathtaking and there is a lot of detail. I like the dragon detail on the big flower vase. Mel likes the little dog.

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The background makes this piece really stand out.

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Bengal Tiger……what else can I really add?

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The black background makes these just POP!!

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These seem to be flawless.

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These are going to flank the large panther and will look killer with the red frame against these acid green frames.

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So simple but soo cool.

Mel and I spent all last weekend getting all our art in place in the Tiki room. With these new additions it seems we have to start all over again. With wall real estate at a premium, it is getting more and more difficult to find a new home for the Carlos we come across. Now off to the Carlo gallery to update it with these.

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Carlo of Hollywood “3 Of A Kind”

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Hepcats Haven
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As you can see, these are all diamond shaped forced perspective frames. The two on the outside are medium sized and the middle one is larger.

Mel and I came across this set a few days ago on the internet and thought they would look great in our Tiki Room. We have a lot of wall space to fill since we removed the diner and are converting everything over to Tiki in that room.

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These are the three images. They are in great shape.

I was fortunate that the frames are in good shape and needed no restoring. On the back of the two smaller ones there appears to be an original price of $29 each and the large one was $50. I wish we could of got them for that price!

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This is the large center one. I have never seen a diamond Carlo this large before.

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Here is the left one…

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And the right one.

Next to arrive are a large desert scene & an Asian scene. There was a dry spell for Carlos but it looks like that is long gone. We are always looking for new Carlos. Tomorrow, we go get glass cut for the top of the Tiki bar. The vintage Hawaiian tropical postcards arrived today, so it shouldn’t be too long before it is all done!

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Carlo of Hollywood Commisioned Work!?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Hepcats Haven
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I love this Carlo because it is soo detailed.

The great thing about our blog is that many of our readers share their stories with us. One of our readers Mollie informed us she has a Carlo of Hollywood painting that was COMMISSIONED by her father for her mother, that’s right, COMMISSIONED! I was never aware that Carlo offered commissioned works. I am sure many of you are aware that Carlo is an enigma and very little is known about the artist. This additional info helps us understand the artist a little more.

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As you can see the original frame is gone but who cares, I love this piece.

Here is what Mollie told me about this Carlo:

When my father had commissioned Carlo to paint this, the woman’s breasts were exposed. When my mother saw it she flatly refused to have this in her home unless some drapery was added!  Hence you see the ladies bosom has a bit of fabric discreetly covering her! This is special to me as I grew up seeing this picture in my home.  It’s a memory of my parents so I will never sell it! Regarding my dad and how he came to know Carlo. My dad owned an industrial uniform and linen company in LA and had customers in many areas of LA including restaurants, movie industry hotels, etc. Also, he and my mom loved art and design and frequented fashionable modern furniture and decor businesses. That is how I believe he met and had this picture painted. 

Thanks for your response,

Mollie

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I want to thank Mollie for sharing with us her valuable info that would otherwise fade into the past. I wish we knew more about Carlo. As time goes by, and those who have carnal knowledge of Carlo’s history fade away, it becomes more difficult. I hope more folks out there will share what they know with the rest of us.

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Carlo of Hollywood: Good Carlo Bad Carlo

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Hepcats Haven

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There are many rumors about Carlo of Hollywood. One is that Carlo sketched all the art pieces and his students painted them. As with anything, everyone has different abilities and it shows in the final works. Mel and I acquired a really cool tropical set with a beautiful woman and a painting of a man that isn’t all that great looking. This is a testament that if the above rumor is true, then this is a great example of the vast difference in abilities between one artist to another.

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I love all Carlos but this one makes it tough. This must of been a new student or maybe someone who was hungover from a rockin’ weekend. This is more than likely the ugliest Carlo I have ever seen but we still love it cuz it’s rare! Let me know if you have one that is uglier. Oh, in the upper left hand corner and in the trees..that’s not water damage…that’s the artist expressing him/herself.

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Mel and I have almost 80 Carlo’s and I can say that this is the best executed Carlo I have ever seen (not because she is naked). If you look at the techniques between both pieces you can tell that one artist has superior abilities. There is no way they are the same artist.

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