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    Bunny Yeager, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this photograph of Bettie Page on the shores of Key Biscayne during the year-long partnership which changed the course of both women’s careers. The large format 15″ x 15″ silver gelatin print was custom hand printed and colored by hand by […]

Bettie Page Clutching Her Hair at Key Biscayne

Artist: Bunny Yeager

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, bathing beauty, beach, Bettie Page, bikini, Bunny Yeager, fine art photography, florida, Glamour Photography, pin up, pin up photography
Added to Gallery: February 2, 2019

  Bunny Yeager captured this image of Bettie Page nude with two cheetahs at a historic 1954 photoshoot at the Florida safari-themed tourist attraction Africa U.S.A. The pairing of the queen of pin-up and the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century changed both women’s lives. The series of photos shot on location at […]

Bettie Page and Cheetahs (Jungle Bettie)

Artist: Bunny Yeager

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Bettie Page, Bunny Yeager, cheetahs, fine art photography, florida, Glamour Photography, nude, pin up, pin up photography
Added to Gallery: February 2, 2019

[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”Self Portrait with Lori Shea” amount=”1800.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”]   Described as “the world’s greatest pin-up photographer” by Diane Arbus, and best-remembered for her iconic collaborations with Bettie Page, Yeager began her career as a model, and her comfort on both sides of the lens is one of the skills […]

Self Portrait with Lori Shea

Artist: Bunny Yeager

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1950s, bikini, Bunny Yeager, fine art photography, Glamour Photography, lori shea, Miami, pin up, pin up photography
Added to Gallery: February 2, 2019

This tantalizingly exotic Art Deco watercolor painting is by photographer, pulp artist, and illustrator Lejaren A. Hiller. With bold colors, exquisite details, and a lavish motif, Hiller has captured the Roaring Twenties’ obsession with opulence and the East by portraying decadently costumed harem girls who are following in line behind a golden crocodile. The whimsical […]

Art Deco Egyptian Belly Dancers

Artist: Lejaren Hiller

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, art deco, egyptian, Lejaren Hiller, Watercolor
Added to Gallery: January 13, 2019

As long as there has been sand, secluded coves, calm lakes, vast oceans and hot days, people have taken to the waters for health, exercise, fun, and community. Once just a summer retreat for those who lived close to a shore or the wealthy, mass transportation and motorcars turned a day at the beach into […]

Dreaming of Summer with “Swim Easy” Swimsuits

Filed Under: Gallery Blog
Tagged With: 1920s, 1930s, bathing beauty, fashion
Added to Gallery: January 10, 2019

For sale is a Cardwell Higgins original advertising painting of silent film Hollywood stars Dolores del Rio & Don Alvarado in “The Loves of Carmen” (1927).

The Loves of Carmen

Artist: Cardwell Higgins

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, Cardwell Higgins, illustration, Pen & Ink, Silent film
Added to Gallery: January 7, 2019

    A whimsical turn of the last century illustration, this watercolor and gouache painting by John Frederick (Fred) Nankivel is a delightful piece of childhood fantasy.  With soft, neutral tones that capture the ethereal play of sunlight pressing through the water’s surface, it is a beautiful contrast to the murky underwater environment. Two young […]

Submarine Pets

Artist: Fred Nankivel

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1900s, gouache, harper's new monthly magazine, illustration, mermaid
Added to Gallery: October 11, 2018

[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”One Thousand and One Nights – The Surprise by Raphaël Kirchner” amount=”4500.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] A defining example by the influential Austrian artist and illustrator Raphael Kirchner, this charcoal & gouache illustration  is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly rendered the beautiful, […]

One Thousand and One Nights – The Surprise

Artist: Raphaël Kirchner

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: Arabian Nights, art nouveau, Charcoal, illustration, Interior Book Art, Raphael Kirchner
Added to Gallery: June 18, 2018

[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”One Thousand and One Nights – The Presentation by Raphaël Kirchner” amount=”4500.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] With great attention to detail and an exquisite sense of realism, this charcoal illustration from artist & illustrator Raphaël Kirchner is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly […]

One Thousand and One Nights – The Presentation

Artist: Raphaël Kirchner

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: Arabian Nights, art nouveau, Charcoal, illustration, Interior Book Art, Raphael Kirchner
Added to Gallery: June 18, 2018

[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”One Thousand and One Nights – The Harem by Raphaël Kirchner” amount=”5500.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] With great attention to detail and an exquisite sense of realism, this charcoal illustration from artist & illustrator Raphaël Kirchner is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly […]

One Thousand and One Nights – The Harem

Artist: Raphaël Kirchner

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: Arabian Nights, art nouveau, Charcoal, illustration, Interior Book Art, Raphael Kirchner, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: June 18, 2018

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