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Pay Off

Artist:Art Frahm
Date:1944
Medium:Oil on Stretched Canvas
Dimensions:Sight Size: 23" x 29 1/2" Framed: 26" x 32 1/2"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Calendar Art For Louis F. Dow Calendar Company
Price: Sold
Full view
Full view
The artist's signature lower left
The artist’s signature, lower left

The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota commissioned this pristine and rare surviving pin-up painting by Art Frahm for publication in their 1944 calendar line under the title “Pay Off.” The image shows an underdressed, impish redhead having an “oops” moment as she is drenched by the puppy she has just so carefully bathed. This painting is pictured on page of 283 of the recent Taschen volume The Art Of Pin-Up and also appeared in The Great American Pin-Up on page 184 as plate #406. This was previously in the collection of Charles Martignette. It must have been hard for this artist to see his work as printed by Louis F. Dow, as so much of the vibrancy, coloring, and attention to detail was lost in the translation from painting to print. This is quite simply a remarkable pin-up painting.

Detail
Detail
Vintage pin-up print of painting included in sale
Vintage pin-up print of painting included in sale

Frahm is best remembered for his “embarrassment” series of cheesecake images in which gleefully conceived fresh faced young wives trying to make their way through the world found themselves caught with their pants down–so to speak–while boarding buses, dropping off the mail, and even bowling. His name has become synonymous with lighthearted cheesecake, and while the title and situation of this pin-up certainly show why Frahm is considered a master of the genre, this winsome redhead also exudes a level of erotic allure that places this among the finest of Frahm’s offerings.

Framed view in simple vintage painted wood frame
Framed view in a simple, vintage, painted wood frame
Verso view on original pine stretcher bars
Verso view on original pine stretcher bars
Calendar Co. verso notations and date of 1944
Verso notations and date of 1944

Pay Off

Artist: Art Frahm
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, art deco, Art Frahm, erotic, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: August 2, 2016

 

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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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