Telluride's Ah Haa auction: Nicole Finger's Klimpt dress

21 Jul Telluride's Ah Haa auction: Nicole Finger's Klimpt dress

Telluride local Nicole Finger is quiet and self-effacing in person. In successive interviews with this fine artist over the years, Telluride Inside… and Out has never spotted an ounce of hype or self promotion. With one exception: Last year the stunning brunette and Ah Haa School for the Arts board member shook it for all she was worth to sell a dress of an original design for her favorite non-profit.

This year, expect an encore. Nicole Finger has designed another hand-painted dress, the Klimt Dress, which will be on the catwalk at the 18th annual Ah Haa auction, Friday, July 23.

The Klimt Dress, size medium, is hand-painted in layers of acrylic in a perfect replication of Gustav Klimt's famous masterpiece, The Kiss. Woven into the design are 200 hand-stitched Swarovski crystals. It's retail value? Priceless.

Vitals about the auction:

Silent auction starts at 5 p.m.    Live auction starts promptly at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $20, presold and at the door.
Ticket includes food, bidding paddle, and lots of entertainment.
Cash bar with margaritas, wine, beer and Izzy cocktails.

To preview the art on the auction block and to find absentee bidding forms (if you’re not going to be in town), visit Ah Haa’s website or this year, art lovers can place a bid online starting July 1- July 22.  To place a bid, go to www.biddingforgood.com/ahhaa. For more information about the Ah
Haa and the 18th annual art auction call 970-728-3886.