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Rolf Armstrong Muse Jewel Flowers

Artist:Rolf Armstrong
Date:c. 1950
Medium:Pastel on illustration board
Dimensions:Frame: 22.5" x 25.5" | Image size: 11.25" x 14.75"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Personal sketch done by the artist for the sitter
Price: Sold
A colorful pastel illustration featuring pin-up model Jewel Flowers in a kaleidoscopic rainbow dress
Full view of pastel illustration

Rainbow Jewel Flowers

This is a fun, c. 1950, unpublished pastel illustration by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong. This well-rendered whimsical sketch features the artist’s muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers in an ethereal gown bursting with a kaleidoscope of rainbow colors.

Armstrong created this pastel for Flowers as a gift and it remained in her possession until it was purchased by Mike Wooldridge, a leading authority and collector of works by Rolf Armstrong. Wooldridge co-authored two books on the subject: Pin-Up Dreams and The Glamour Girl: A Collector’s Guide to Rolf Armstrong, and got to know Flowers personally during his research.

This pastel is in excellent condition and is framed behind glass in a red velvet lined, gold painted wood frame with a double mat in two contrasting shades of purple.

A close up shot of the artist's signature in the lower right of the pastel
The artist’s signature, lower right
The pastel in a gold painted wood gesso frame with velvet line and purple double mat
Framed view
A detailed view of the pastel
Detailed view
Detailed view of frame and mat
Detailed view of frame and matting

Rolf Armstrong Muse Jewel Flowers

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, pin up, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

 

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    About Grapefruit Moon Gallery

    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.

    All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.

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