A rare and never before on the market painting by Gil Elvgren, this exceptional piece is the epitome of pin-up calendar art!
Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price: $52,000.00
Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
Risqué and fetching maidens have always been popular artistic subjects and the perfect vehicle to advertise just about any product, add allure to any magazine, or brighten any calendar. In the 1930s, Rolf Armstrong and Billy Devorss’s Art Deco sophisticates were everyone’s dream girl. During World War II, George Petty and Alberto Vargas created patriotic lithe modernist heartbreakers for the pages of Esquire Magazine to keep servicemen company, and soon there was a calendar girl for every taste--whether you preferred the girl next door or the one from the wrong side of the tracks. In post-war America, the youthful spirit personified by Earl Moran’s cheesecake depictions of Marilyn Monroe reigned, and pin up and glamour art remained unflaggingly popular. Today, original pin up and glamour art is more coveted by collectors than ever, and its influence on contemporary fashion, art, and culture is everywhere.
A rare and never before on the market painting by Gil Elvgren, this exceptional piece is the epitome of pin-up calendar art!
Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price: $52,000.00
A Ship-Shape Sweetheart by K.O. Munson Attired in a green bikini and a matching colored scarf tied around her wavy, red hair, this brick-topped bombshell is all smiles as she stretches her arms above her head during a relaxing, sunny day out on her yacht. Published as calendar art under the title “Ship-Shape”, this pastel […]
Artist: K. O. Munson
Price: $4,500.00
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 […]
Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price: $2,250.00
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 […]
Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price: $2,250.00
In the Spotlight by Edward D’Ancona This is a recently discovered and rare surviving published pin-up calendar painting by the prolific illustrator Edward D’Ancona. This was originally published with the title “In the Spotlight” by The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. Grapefruit Moon Gallery just unearthed a collection of new-to-the-market pin-up […]
Artist: Edward D'Ancona
Price: $7,500.00
Goodnight Sweetheart by Edward D’Ancona This is a recently discovered and rare surviving published pin-up calendar painting by the prolific illustrator Edward D’Ancona. This was originally published with the title “Goodnight Sweetheart” by The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. Grapefruit Moon Gallery just unearthed a collection of new-to-the-market pin-up paintings that […]
Artist: Edward D'Ancona
Price: $7,500.00
Frederick Duncan original pastel Frederick Duncan was a prolific and popular illustrator whose depictions of the independent New Woman, glamour girl, and flapper were widely popular during the 1910s and 1920s. Duncan’s work graced covers of a wide variety of periodicals including The Saturday Evening Post as well on calendars, postcards, and advertising campaigns too […]
Artist: Frederick Duncan
Price: $3,500.00
In this image, shot with self-timer, Yeager readies one of her cameras as three models apply make up and get ready for their upcoming beach photo shoot.
Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price: $2,450.00
Bunny Yeager as Model and Photographer Bunny Yeager, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this pin up self-portrait in 1963, showcasing her draw on both sides of the camera by posing in a negligee handmade by the photographer. The platinum Yeager channels original blonde bombshell Jean Harlow in this sensual self […]
Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price: $2,250.00
Bunny Yeager, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this pin up self-portrait in 1963, showcasing her draw on both sides of the camera by posing in a seated lotus position and holding a small square throw pillow over her otherwise nude body. This gelatin silver print is 1 of an […]
Artist: Bunny Yeager
Price: $2,500.00
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Pin Up Painting This original oil on canvas painting dates to the mid 1930s and features a Hollywood Regency styled image inspired by Ginger Rogers in black satin. The painting is unsigned and appears to be a published pin-up calendar illustration. Our hunch is that the artist is Edward D’Ancona, but […]
Artist: American Artist
Price: $3,500.00
This is a classic example of vintage American pin up art, featuring a brunette in fashionable red ensemble with heart shaped hat. The model wears a classic cheesecake “ooh” face. Signed lower right by the artist Hagan. This is just darling, housed in the simple original wood frame.
Artist: Hagan
Price: $1,200.00
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.
All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.
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