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Nude at Teatime

Artist:Fritz Willis
Date:1960s
Medium:Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:Sight Size 17 1/2” x 23 1/2” | Framed 26” x 32”
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Study for Harold's Club Pin Up Calendar
Price: $4,500.00
Full view of artwork by Fritz Willis
Full framed view with linen lined gallery frame

This beautiful erotic yet refined artwork by the prolific and important American illustrator Fritz Willis was created as a final study for a premium promotional calendar for Harold’s Club Casino – Reno, Nevada. Willis was the last true star pin-up artist of the old guard, when illustrative pin-up reigned supreme in Men’s magazines and advertising calendars. The artist worked during the very tail end of the genre’s popularity. Showcasing a near-nude redhead enjoying tea in heels and opera gloves, this beauty showcases the artist’s trademark aura of bored sophistication. The Willis girl had no pretense of innocence, no oops moment or pursed lips, in many regards she was a creature of her time and stands as a time capsule when viewed today.

Detail of frame and artist’s signature and initial, lower right
The final image as published, not included with sale

Nude at Teatime

Artist: Fritz Willis
Price:  $4,500.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1960s, Brown & Bigelow, Fritz Willis, Harold's Club, nude, redhead
Added to Gallery: March 8, 2023

 

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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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