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In The Pink

Artist:Rolf Armstrong
Date:1944
Medium:Pastel on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 26 1/2" x 37 1/2"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Original Calendar Art for Brown & Bigelow
Above: Full View of Patriotic themed bathing beauty in pastel
Above: The artists signature

A defining patriotic themed large original pastel by the father of American Pin-up Rolf Armstrong created for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar company. A fetching bathing beauty with modern features and build strikes a celebratory pose in front of a red, white and blue beach umbrella in this World War II-era pin-up In The Pink. The model was Margery Crampton and the appeal of this bright large work is universal.

Above: Detail
Above: Notations on verso
Above: Detail
Above: A framed Brown & Bigelow printed example of image included in sale

In The Pink

Artist: Rolf Armstrong

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, bathing beauty, Brown & Bigelow, Margery Crampton, original calendar art, patriotic, pin up, Rolf Armstrong, WWII
Added to Gallery: December 15, 2006

 

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