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Foil Proof

Artist:Gil Elvgren
Date:1942
Medium:Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:Sight size 25" x 31 1/2" Framed 30" x 36"
Condition:Fine
Original Use:Calendar Art for the Louis F Dow Company
Price: S O L D

Detail
Detail

Detail of fencer
Detail of fencer

An unlikely red headed pin up girl fencing in her lingerie is the star attraction of this early rare surviving Gil Elvgren original pin up painting titled “Foil Proof.” Not sure lingerie offers the best protection during a sword fight, but this luscious lady is sure a treat for the eyes. Created for the Louis F. Dow calendar company of Saint Paul, Minnesota, this image appeared in calendar form and as a mutoscope card, and the original was recently discovered by our gallery after being presumed lost or destroyed for decades.

Framed view
Framed view

Published print, included with sale
Published print, included with sale

The image as it appeared as a mutoscope card
The image as it appeared as a mutoscope card

Verso notations
Verso notations

Full view of oil on canvas
Full view of oil on canvas

Foil Proof

Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, cheesecake, fencing, Gil Elvgren, Great American Pin-up, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, pin up, redhead
Added to Gallery: October 7, 2013

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

    All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.

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