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Welcome Traveler

Artist:Gil Elvgren
Date:1955
Medium:Oil on stretched canvas
Dimensions:Sight Size: 24" x 30" Framed 31" x 37"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Calendar Art for The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company
Price: Sold

 

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

 

The artist's signature lower left
The artist’s signature, lower left

 

Detail
Detail

This is a fabulous example of Gil Elvgren’s pin-up work for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, MN. This was created and published in 1955 with the title of Welcome Traveler and is one of the finest Elvgren paintings this gallery has offered. A pretty redhead perched on a tweed suitcase dries her eyes with her frilly silk undergarments at a train station, capturing a moment that is pure and fun American pin-up. The painting is in a fine state of conservation and has been relined and handsomely framed. Grapefruit Moon Gallery previously sold this painting in 2014; we are delighted to have acquired it back from the original buyer.

Framed view

 

Verso view of relined oil painting
Verso view of relined oil painting

 

Frame corner profile

Welcome Traveler was one of the artist’s most iconic images. Brown & Bigelow produced playing cards with the image and she appeared on calendars, blotters, and advertising notebooks; printed versions of each are seen below.

Advertising Notebook tablet by Brown & Bigelow of Welcome Traveler
Advertising Notebook tablet by Brown & Bigelow of Welcome Traveler

 

Playing cards of Welcome Traveler included in sale.
Playing cards of Welcome Traveler.

Welcome Traveler

Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Brown & Bigelow, Gil Elvgren, original calendar art, pin up, redhead, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: March 23, 2021

 

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    About Grapefruit Moon Gallery

    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.

    Interested buyers may view pieces by appointment and we are happy to answer any questions you may have. [Contact Us]

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