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.
World War II Home Front Honey by Rolf Armstrong Widely considered "The Father of American Pin-Up", Rolf Armstrong's luminous portraits of famous actresses and idealized girls-next-door made him one of the highest paid commercial artists in America; his pictures are noted for their grace, vibrancy, and indescribable lifelike quality. During the 1940s, Armstrong created a […]
Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price: $33,500.00 $25,125.00
The Bashful Stripper - A Beauty Parade Cover Girl by Peter Driben Clad in a blue and green striped, flesh-baring one piece costume and embroidered silk stockings, this shapely, blonde ecdysiast casts a come-hither gaze and inviting smile from underneath her unkempt golden locks that have fallen out of their pigtails. With hands rested on […]
Artist: Peter Driben
Price: $9,500.00 $7,125.00
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: $5,500.00 $4,125.00
Alluring Redhead Adores Her Beauty Clad in black lingerie that clings to her voluptuous figure and, in some places, is bursting at the seams, this luscious, redheaded pin-up girl sits on the floor in front of a makeup case and holds a mirror in her hand, which she uses to admire her perfectly painted face. […]
Artist: Howard Connolly
Price: $4,500.00 $3,375.00
The Party Line by Irene Patten With dazzling blue eyes, rosy apple cheeks, and a megawatt smile, this languorous, copper-topped glamour girl is reposed on a chaise lounge in front of a telephone waiting for her beau to call in "The Party Line", a pastel illustration by female pin-up artist and illustrator Irene Patten. Along […]
Artist: Irene Patten
Price: $5,000.00 $3,750.00
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 […]
Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price: $4,500.00 $3,375.00
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 […]
Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price: $3,500.00 $2,625.00
This is a fabulous example of Gil Elvgren's pin-up work for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, MN. This was created and published in 1955 with the title of Welcome Traveler and is one of the finest Elvgren paintings this gallery has offered. A pretty redhead perched on a tweed suitcase […]
Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price: $95,000.00 $65,000.00
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 $1,687.50
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 $1,687.50
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: $75,000.00 $42,000.00
Cheesecake Pin-Up Art by Vaughan Bass This is a recently rediscovered, rare, surviving pin-up calendar painting by the important illustrator Vaughan Bass. It was published by The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company of St. Paul, MN. Grapefruit Moon Gallery unearthed a collection new-to-the-market pin-up paintings that had been in a house in Saint Louis Park, […]
Artist: Vaughan Bass
Price: $8,500.00 $6,375.00
