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Sweetheart of Sigma-Chi

Artist:Edward Eggleston
Date:1919
Medium:Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:Sight Size 30" x 40" Framed 35" x 45"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Calendar Art
Price: S O L D
Above: Full view of oil on stretched canvas

A fabulous large and radiant original oil on canvas by the acclaimed American illustrator Edward Eggleston. This alluring, Edwardian attired glamour girl in luminous moonlight surround was a commissioned calendar artwork under the title “The Sweetheart of Sigmi-Chi.” Produced in 1919 this same image also appeared (with a riverboat superimposed above the subject’s right shoulder) under the title “Dixie. This is one of many instances where an illustrator would reuse a central image to save time while working up a new piece for a competing calendar company. In this instance, Eggleston so seamlessly removed the paddle boat from the original artwork I wouldn’t have known it existed in that form if not for the image shown in Enchantment Ink’s A Lady of Mystery: A Collector’s guide to Edward Eggleston.

Above: Framed View in period fine gesso carved frame
Above: Detail

Eggleston was born in 1882 and studied under Harvey Dunn, he was a member of The Society of American Illustrators and enjoyed a long and prolific career creating art deco fantasy themed calendar art for The Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Co, Brown & Bigelow and Joseph Hoover & Sons. He might very well be best remembered today for a series of iconic 1920’s high style art deco Atlantic City travel posters with scenes of colorful inviting flapper girls along the then thriving Jersey seashores.

Above: Atlantic City Travel Poster by Eggleston

Original painted works by Eggleston are quite scarce and poster examples by the artist have sold in excess of $10,000.00 when offered at auction. This work is a luminous, masterful example in original ornate gesso period frame.

Above: Notations on verso
Above: The artists signature

Sweetheart of Sigma-Chi

Artist: Edward Eggleston
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, american, Edward Eggleston, Edwardian, moon, original calendar art, pin up, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: February 10, 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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