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| Gloria Swanson as Follies Girl in Red |
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| Artist: | Charles Sheldon |
| Date: | 1915-1925 |
| Medium: | Pastel on paper |
| Dimensions: | 24" X 19.5" framed 9" by 11.5" artwork |
| Condition: | Mint |
| Original Use: | Presumably calendar art |
| Price: | $2650.00
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| Above: Detail of pastel work |
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| Above: Framed view in period gesso wood frame |
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| Above: A Charles Sheldon photograph of Gloria Swanson posed for this pastel |
A delightful original pastel by Charles Sheldon of a lavishly-attired Gloria Swanson posed in the style of a Follies Showgirl, bathed in red light. Double matted and framed in a period art deco gesso wood painted frame. This is an unusual view of the roaring 20s icon, posed directly by Sheldon, and in his whimsical manner. For reference is a scan of Swanson posed for this portrait and photographed by the artist.
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| Above: Similar themed showgirl for Brown & Bigelow titled " The Glorified American Girl " |
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