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Art Nouveau Moon Goddess by James Ross Bryson This is a rare surviving pastel by the prolific and inventive early pin-up artist James Ross Bryson. Bryson defined Art Nouveau feminine beauty with his Edwardian views of corseted and lavishly attired, erotic, and bold anti-Victorian maidens. An early star staff artist for the Thomas D. Murphy […]

Luna – Goddess of the Moon

Artist: J. Ross Bryson
Price:  Sale Pending

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, art nouveau, Calendar Art, Edwardian, J. Ross Bryson, Pastel Illustration, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: August 23, 2021

Rainbow Jewel Flowers This is a fun, c. 1950, unpublished pastel illustration by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong. This well-rendered whimsical sketch features the artist’s muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers in an ethereal gown bursting with a kaleidoscope of rainbow colors. Armstrong created this pastel for Flowers as a gift and it […]

Rolf Armstrong Muse Jewel Flowers

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, pin up, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

Adorable Jewel Flowers This is a beautiful, c. 1950, unpublished pastel illustration by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong. This well-rendered sketch features the artist’s muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers wearing a glamorous yellow gown and her mega-watt beaming smile. The pose and layout of this sketch bears a resemblance to Armstrong’s published […]

Adorable Jewel Flowers

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sale Pending

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, pin up, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

Rolf Armstrong’s Final Brown & Bigelow Calendar Art This is an absolutely adorable pastel thumbnail sketch by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong. Featuring the artist’s muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers, this pastel preliminary sketch would become the published calendar art titled “All Smiles”, which was Armstrong’s last commissioned work for Brown & […]

All Smiles Thumbnail Sketch

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Brown & Bigelow, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

Bettie Page in cheetah print costume photographed by Bunny Yeager

Bunny Yeager and Bettie Page: A Pin-Up Match Made in Miami Bunny Yeager, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this photograph of pin-up queen Bettie Page in her iconic “Jungle Bettie” animal print costume and posed with driftwood on a beach while shooting at Africa U.S.A., in Boca Raton, Florida. This […]

Jungle Bettie with Beach Driftwood

Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Africa USA, Bettie Page, Bunny Yeager, gelatin silver print, Jungle Bettie, pin up
Added to Gallery: February 8, 2021

An Intimate Portrait of Marci Lane by Bunny Yeager Bunny Yeager, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this sensual portrait of model Marci Lane. Completely nude and casually curled up on a midcentury modern couch, this portrait is an easy and beautiful example of Yeager’s ability to put her models at […]

Marci Lane in Nude Repose

Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price:  $2,250.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1960s, Bunny Yeager, gelatin silver print, Marci Lane, nude, pin up
Added to Gallery: February 8, 2021

Pin-up model Dondi Penn photographed topless and posed on a bed

Boudoir Portraiture with Bunny Yeager & Dondi Penn Bunny Yeager, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this sultry boudoir portrait of model Dondi Penn. Topless and wearing only a pair of high-waisted panties, Penn stares down Yeager’s camera with a fiery come-hither gaze as she stretches out and poses on a […]

Dondi Penn Boudoir Portrait

Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price:  $2,250.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1960s, Bunny Yeager, Dondi Penn, gelatin silver print, nude, pin up
Added to Gallery: February 8, 2021

Bettie Page in a white bikini. Photograph by Bunny Yeager, 1954.

White Hot Bettie Page Bunny Yeager, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this photograph of pin-up queen Bettie Page on a beach in Florida. Bettie shows why she was dubbed the “pin-up queen” as she strikes a pose in a little white bikini designed and created by Bunny. This was taken […]

Bettie Page in White Bikini

Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Bettie Page, Bunny Yeager, florida, gelatin silver print, pin up
Added to Gallery: February 6, 2021

Boy Scouts camping scene by Hy Hintermeister

The Boy Scouts of America Camping Scene On offer  is a small, detailed yet likely a preliminary gouache illustration by Hy Hintermeister featuring two Boy Scouts showing off their survival and camping skills while out in the wild. The uniformed scouts are preparing hearty meals over an open fire while also constructing a shelter with […]

Boy Scouts Camping Scene

Artist: Hy Hintermeister
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, 1940s, camping, gouache, Henry Hintermeister, Hy Hintermeister, John Henry Hintermeister, The Boy Scouts of America
Added to Gallery: January 27, 2021

Portrait of Queen Zenobia This is an original 1960 oil on canvas painting signed and dated by the obscure artist Henry Abraham. Titled “Zenobia”, we believe this to have been a published illustration likley for a paperback book cover, though we have yet to uncover its exact usage. Zenobia was a warrior queen of the […]

Zenobia

Artist: Henry Abraham
Price:  $1,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1960s, Henry Abraham, nude, oil painting
Added to Gallery: January 27, 2021

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