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Sprite of Springtime

Artist:Mabel Rollins Harris
Date:1930s
Medium:Pastel on Canvas
Dimensions:Sight Size 21 1/2" x 27 1/2" Framed 25" x 31"
Condition:Mint
Original Use:Calendar Art
Price: S O L D
Above: Close Up of Image
Above: Full Image in Artist Painted Frame
Above: Artist’s Signature

This is a rare opportunity to purchase an original Art Deco Era pastel by undoubtedly the finest female pin up illustrator of the Golden Age!

This large and breathtaking nude retains its original frame which was also hand-painted by the artist, Mabel Rollins Harris.

Harris was a leading illustrator during the 1920’s and 1930’s and did calendar work for Brown & Bigelow and the Thomas D. Murphy Company, of which this is an example.

Titled by the Calendar Company, Sprite of Springtime.

Above: Published Calendar Print “Sprite of Springtime”

Her work also appeared on covers of American mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post. Her original pastels are scarce and seldom come on the market. I just located a published version of this piece it is shown here and included in sale. It is completed artwork and, to these eyes, the finest of Harris’ creations.

Sprite of Springtime

Artist: Mabel Rollins Harris
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, flapper, Golden Age, Mabel Rollins Harris, nude, nymph, original calendar art, pin up, spring, Thomas D. Murphy
Added to Gallery: November 6, 2004

 

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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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