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Carole Lombard in Pink

Artist:Ed Dow
Date:1930s
Medium:Pastel on illustration baord
Dimensions:Matted: 22” x 28" | Sight Size: 13” x 16”
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Magazine cover art
Price:$3,250.00  $2,275.00
Carole Lombard illustration showing her in pink blouse with bow
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E Dow Signature
Artist’s signature lower right

Carole Lombard in Pink

This dazzling pastel by Ed Dow was created as cover art for a Golden Age Hollywood movie magazine.

In glorious bold colors it showcases Carole Lombard in a pink blouse with oversized bow. Lombard was known for her spectacular style: the designer Travis Banton was known to say, “You could throw a bolt of material at Carole and whichever way it landed, she looked smart.”

The image plays off that, with its up-to-the-minute fashion, and prominently features her signature arch look.

Detail

Hollywood magazines of the 1930s

Movie magazines of the 1930s were a central part of the image making machine of Golden Age Hollywood. The beautiful illustrated covers which amplified the glamour of screen stars, were both part of the allure, and have stood the test of time since their initial creation.

Along with the most prominent titles like Photoplay and Modern Screen, at least 50 other individual titles were publishing during the decade, and many more internationally. We have yet to locate where this original pastel appeared, but we have confidence it was a published cover.

Carole Lombard in Pink

Artist: Ed Dow
Price: $3,250.00  $2,275.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1930s, art deco, Carole Lombard, Ed Dow, Original pastel
Added to Gallery: March 19, 2020

 

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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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