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The Girl of the West

Artist:Clarence F. Underwood
Date:1907
Medium:Gouache on illustration board
Dimensions:Framed: 25.5" x 35.25" | Sight size: 17.5" x 26.75"
Condition:Excellent archived condition
Original Use:Calendar art for The Underwood American Girl Calendar
Price:$3,500.00 $2,450.00
Full view of calendar illustration
A published 1908 The Underwood American Girl Calendar (Included in sale)

The Underwood American Girl Calendar – The Girl of the West

This large Clarence Underwood gouache painting appeared as the first page in the 1908 Underwood American Girl Calendar with the title “The Girl Of The West“.  The calendar was published by The Frederick A. Stokes Company. The image features a handsome young enlisted soldier in military dress and a tiny waisted corseted Edwardian belle with a plumed hat and parasol. Painting comes with two versions of printed calendar pages and is handsomely framed and matted under glass. Clarence Underwood was a prolific very successful pretty girl artist whose art graced many a Saturday Evening Post and Ladies’ World magazines.  The Underwood Girl was a wildly popular depiction at the turn of the last century.

The artist’s signature lower right
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Framed and matted under glass

This illustration comes from the collection of esteemed illustration art collector Norman Platnick.

The Legacy of Norman Platnick

In his New York Times obituary, Norman Platnick’s son Will said that his father had three passions in life, his wife Nancy, spiders, and collecting.

Few individuals have the chance to leave a mark like Norm’s in even one field, let alone two. But Norm managed to be both a celebrated scientist, and one of the most influential lay historians of illustration art.

Under his imprint Enchantment Ink, Norm researched, wrote, and published collectors guides to artists like Rolf Armstrong and Earl Christy. We at Grapefruit Moon Gallery rely on these books in our work, and they are now all freely available as PDFs through the Enchantment Ink website.

Norm’s expertise was a gift, his friendship was a treasure, and his legacy is immeasurable. He is missed.

The Girl of the West

Artist: Clarence F. Underwood
Price: $3,500.00 $2,450.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1900s, Calendar, Clarence F. Underwood, Edwardian, gouache, Militaria, Norman Platnick
Added to Gallery: June 17, 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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