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Central Cooling

Artist:Peter Driben
Date:1946
Medium:Oil on board
Dimensions:Sight size 25" by 33" Framed 36 1/2" by 44 1/2"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cover Art for Titter Magazine, February 1946
Detail
Detail

 

the artist's signature lower right
The artist’s signature lower right

 

The image as it appeared as the Cover for Titter, February, 1946
The image as it appeared as the Cover for Titter, February, 1946
Framed and silk matted under glass view
Framed and silk matted under glass view

A sultry brunette in a form fitting, canary yellow number cools herself with a personal pinwheel hand fan in this original oil on board pin-up painting by Peter Driben. Created as the cover of the February, 1946 edition of Titter magazine–a post-war pulp title that promised Girls, Gags and Giggles. Titter bridged the gap between the spicy pulp titles of the 1930s and the men’s magazines like Playboy and it’s many imitators and competitors which took over newsstands in the 1950s. A fabulous example by this prolific American pin-up artist.

Detail
Detail

In a fine state of conservation, handsomely matted and framed behind glass. A complete high-grade edition of the published magazine is included in the sale.

View before framing
View before framing

 

Verso view
Verso view
Frame profile corner view
Frame profile corner view

Central Cooling

Artist: Peter Driben

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, magazine cover, Peter Driben, pin up, pulp, risque, The Golden Gallery, Titter
Added to Gallery: December 18, 2014

 

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