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A Study In Red

Artist:William Medcalf
Date:1950s
Medium:Oil on illustration board
Dimensions:Sight Size 16" x 25 1/2" Framed 20" X 29 1/2"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Preliminary work for a Brown & Bigelow pin-up calendar
Full view
Full view
The artist's signature lower right
The artist’s signature lower right
Detail
Detail

A sassy and sexy bathing beauty pin-up painting by William Medcalf, a first tier pin-up artist and long-time illustrator for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota. This preliminary work exhibits all of the illustrator’s abundant artistry and personality, and fully captures the allure of his finalized published calendar paintings.The painting is signed lower right and is beautifully framed and linen lined and ready to enjoy.

Framed view
Framed view
Verso view before framing
Verso view before framing
Frame corner profile detail
Frame corner profile detail

A Study In Red

Artist: William Medcalf

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: art deco, Bill Medcalf, Brown & Bigelow, glamour, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, risque
Added to Gallery: January 20, 2016

 

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