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Portrait of Betty Lester

Artist:Rolf Armstrong
Date:1916
Medium:Pastel on illustration board
Dimensions:Sight Size 13" x 15" Framed 28 1/2" x 33"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cover for American Magazine, January 1916
Price: Sold
Framed and matted under glass view
Framed and matted under glass
The artist's signature lower right
The artist’s signature lower right
American Magazine with pastel artwork as cover (included in sale)
American Magazine – January, 1916 (included in sale)

The lovely artist’s model Betty Lester appears in this early pastel by Rolf Armstrong that served as the cover for the January 1916 issue of American Magazine. While Armstrong is best known today as “The Father of America Pin-up,” he created hundreds of covers for American magazines with titles as diverse as Photoplay, College Humor, The Saturday Evening Post, and American Magazine. Armstrong especially excelled at pastel portraiture–he was able to capture the feminine qualities of the sitter in a deeply revealing and intimate manner. Consequently his cover portraiture was much in demand and newsstands in the 1920s and 30s would be graced with frequent appearances of the always glamorous and fashionable “Armstrong Girl.” Work is beautifully matted and framed and lined behind glass.

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Portrait of Betty Lester

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, american, American Magazine, art nouveau, Betty Lester, glamour, magazine cover, maiden, original cover art, portrait, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: February 23, 2023

 

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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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