This is a colorful and unique poster of an image that appears as the label on Francis Coppola Dry Creek Vineyards Petite Sirah Reserve wine bottles. The full winery name is Francis Ford Coppola Winery of Geyserville, Sonoma County.
The artist is Dean Tavoularis, a painter and film production designer who has created the labels of all of the Francis Coppola Reserve wines (see below).
Frame size: 20 1/4" x 26 1/4"
Solidly framed in a quality contemporary white plastic frame under glass. Hanging hardware attached; ready to hang.
All is in excellent condition.
If piece is listed it is still available for sale.
Also available in San Francisco when arranged in advance.
ABOUT DEAN TAVOULARIS (1932 - )
"Dean Tavoularis is one of the greatest production designers in the history of cinema. His name is associated with many masterpieces of American cinema from the 1960s and 1970s. His collaborations with Francis Ford Coppola, Michelangelo Antonioni, Arthur Penn, Warren Beatty, William Friedkin and Roman Polanski are among the richest and most inventive of modern cinema.
His work has appeared in numerous box office hits such as the Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Brink's Job, One from the Heart, and Bonnie and Clyde. He landed five Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, one of which he won for The Godfather Part II.
The artwork of film production designer Dean Tavoularis graces the labels of the Francis Coppola Reserve wines. Tavoularis met Francis Coppola during the making of The Godfather and the two artists have continued to collaborate over the years on a variety of creative projects, including more than a dozen films, the courtyard and fountain of Rubicon Estate in Napa Valley, and the interiors and exteriors of the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Sonoma County.”