This is an artist signed water color print of the Commander's Palace restaurant kitchen in New Orleans framed with a restaurant menu. It is dated '92. It is a medium-sized piece.
Perfect for those who love New Orleans or who have a memory of dining at the restaurant or would enjoy the image in their kitchen.
Artist: Tim Trapolin (see below)
Also inscribed and signed very, very faintly by the famous chef Tory McPhail as follows: "See you soon my new friend!! Chef Tory." (This is not visible in a photograph.)
Frame size: 24 3/4" x 24 3/4"
Framed in a light wood frame with a mottled or variegated green beveled mat under glass. Paper backing and hanging wire attached; ready to hang.
All is in good condition.
If piece is listed it is still available for sale.
Also available in Santa Rosa.
ABOUT TIM TRAPOLIN
"Tim Trapolin grew up in a family that believed in travel and education. He studied fine arts at Springhill College and architecture at Tulane University before graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Trapolin did post-graduate studies at the Royal College of Art in London.
The richness of New Orleans, with its cultural diversity, and life-long learning through world travel, have influenced his art. His love of people has infused his portraits with special insight.
Murals and illustration design are other aspects of Trapolin's multifaceted work."
See timtrapolin.com
ABOUT COMMANDER'S PALACE
"Commander's Palace is famous for its award-winning haute Creole cuisine and historic setting in a Victorian mansion in New Orleans' Garden District. The restaurant is renowned for its upscale dining experience, attentive black-tie service, and iconic dishes like snapping turtle soup and Crispy corn-fried Gulf oysters. It is also known for its festive jazz brunch, a weekly 25-cent martini lunch, and for launching the careers of famous chefs, including Emeril Lagasse and Paul Prudhomme."