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The Original Beetles

Artist:Bill Layne
Date:1960s
Medium:Gouache on illustration board
Dimensions:Sight size 9" by 11" Framed 19" by 23"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Published illustration art of unknown usage
Price: $1,750.00
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A silly and brilliant madcap gouache painting by one of our favorite late period calendar illustrators Bill Layne, titled The Original Beetles. Captured on stage (or is it a daisy pod), are a mod trio of mop topped bugs making a racket as a trio version of England’s pop sensation the Beatles. This was a published illustration likely commissioned by The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota where the artist was active during the band’s heyday. This could have been created to coincide with The Beatles only appearance in the Twin Cities, an August 21, 1965 show at Metropolitan Stadium.

View of gouache before framing showing publication labels
View of gouache before framing showing publication labels
Margin notations detail
Margin notations detail
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Full framed view

The Original Beetles

Artist: Bill Layne
Price:  $1,750.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1960s, Beatles, Bill Layne, Calendar, Ludwig drums, original calendar art, original illustration art
Added to Gallery: January 4, 2018

 

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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.

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