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Call of the North

Artist:Rolf Armstrong
Date:1929
Medium:Pastel on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 16" x 20" Framed 32" x 35"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cover for College Humor - October 1929; Brown & Bigelow Calendar Art
Price: S O L D
Above: Detail
Above: Framed view in art deco period Newcomb-Macklin antique frame

A whimsical snow scene pastel illustration by Rolf Armstrong which initially appeared as the cover for College Humor in December of 1929. This image was slightly altered by Armstrong and appeared again in 1936 as a Brown & Bigelow Calendar titled “The Call of the North.” The pastel was dedicated to Stan Fenelle another Brown & Bigelow artist by Armstrong and is a new to the market Saint Paul, Minnesota estate find. Work is matted and framed in a period art deco era Newcomb-Macklin antique gold carved frame. Really a wonderful example of the Armstrong Calendar Girl.

Above: The artists signature and dedication to Stan Fenelle
Above: Original incarnation as College Humor Cover December 1929
Above: 1936 Brown & Bigelow Calendar Ca

Call of the North

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, Brown & Bigelow, College Humor, flapper, original calendar art, original cover art, pin up, pulp, Rolf Armstrong, The Golden Gallery, winter
Added to Gallery: May 27, 2008

 

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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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