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The Blow Out

Artist:Irving Winer
Date:1940s
Medium:Oil on masonite panel
Dimensions:Sight size 21 1/2" by 27 1/2" - Framed 26"" by 32"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Likley published calendar pin-up art
Full view
Full view

 

Detail
Detail

 

Framed view in period Newcomb-Macklin type art deco frame
Framed view in period Newcomb-Macklin type art deco frame

A 1940s pin-up oil painting on masonite panel showing an erotically rendered on the wrong end of a situation bathing beauty. A blonde, young heart-breaker is seen blowing up an inner tube while her own pneumatic charms prove too much for her bikini top; focused on her task she seems unfazed by the classic cheesecake “oops” moment. This is a fun and irreverent image by the pin-up artist Winer, a prolific illustrator who freelanced with a number of calendar houses and created numerous covers for various pin-up Men’s magazine titles such as Beauty Parade, Titter, and Wink. Work is unsigned, but we have had occasion to offer several paintings by this illustrator in the past and his style is unique and instantly recognizable. This has all of the artistic charm and personal quirks we love about the artist.

Verso view - before framing
Verso view – before framing

 

Frame profile corner detail
Frame profile corner detail

Below is a detail image of a previous pin-up painting by Winer sold by Grapefruit Moon Gallery, as well as a published magazine cover for Beauty Parade and a published calendar print by this artist from the 1940s shown for comparison purposes.

previously sold at Grapefruit Moon Gallery
previously sold at Grapefruit Moon Gallery

 

Beauty Parade with cover by Winer
Beauty Parade with cover by Winer
Doggone Cute
Doggone Cute

The Blow Out

Artist: Irving Winer

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, art deco, erotic, Irving Winer, original illustration art, pin up
Added to Gallery: September 24, 2014

 

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