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A Persian Orientalist Showgirl

Artist:Cardwell Higgins
Date:1927
Medium:Pen & Ink on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 15" x 20" Framed 22 1/2" x 28 1/2"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Fine Art
Price: Sold
Framed and matted view under glass
Framed and matted view under glass
The artist's signature lower right and date of 1927
The artist’s signature lower right and date of 1927
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A finely executed dated 1927 pen & ink illustration on board by Cardwell Higgins with inventive art deco style. A Persian attired orientalist showgirl makes her dramatic stage entrance with two attendants in tow – in a nod to the burlesque vaudeville-era Ziegfeld Follies inspired theatrical productions of the jazz-age. The work recalls the erotic and stylized pen & ink works of Harry Clarke and Aubrey Beardsley.

The artist worked as a staff artist at Paramount Films from the years of 1928 – 1930 creating artwork for their movie campaigns and exhibitor books. Handsomely framed under glass in an Art Deco aesthetic museum quality gallery frame and ready to hang.

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A Persian Orientalist Showgirl

Artist: Cardwell Higgins
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, burlesque, Cardwell Higgins, follies, nude, orientalist, spiritual, vaudeville
Added to Gallery: May 11, 2012

 

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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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