This bright, large, dazzling original Redbook Magazine interior illustration accompanied the story “Old Miquel’s Girl.” A defining example by the gifted and inventive American illustrator Edwin Georgi, this dramatic work features the color palette and shadowing that Georgi aficionados have come to appreciate. The work radiates around a central glamour girl doing her best to ignore both love and power with a posture and style that is quintessential Georgi.

Above: Verso notations from Redbook Publications

Above: The work as it appeared published in Redbook (page 32-33 June 1956 )included in sale

Some additional info on the artist

Edwin Georgi is an illustrator best known for his depictions of women.

He was studying civil engineering at Princeton when World War I broke out. After serving as a pilot in the U. S. Air Force during the war, Georgi accepted his first job doing paste-ups in an advertising agencys art department and began his practical training as an artist.

His early illustrations were for advertisers. Over the years, he did a number of notable series for such clients as Hartford Fire Insurance, Crane Paper Co., Hockanum Woolens, and Yardley & Co.

Georgis ability to depict beautiful women and sumptuous settings also brought him story manuscripts: he was soon illustrating for most of the national magazines, including Womans Home Companion, Redbook, McCalls, Cosmopolitan, The Ladies Home Journal, and The Saturday Evening Post. His use of color was lavish and dramatic, giving his pictures great impact on the printed page.