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Sorry, It's Sold

Welcome to Grapefruit Moon Gallery. Here you will find an archived visual history of past sales. Pretty to look at, some are quite old; but when they're in here, consider them sold!

Early pin-up pastel illustration by Earl Moran, created for Brown & Bigelow and used in a 1930s Richlube Motor Oil advertising calendar.

Smooth

Artist: Earl Moran

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, advertising, art deco, automobilia, Calendar, Earl Moran, flapper, Golden Age, petroliana, pin up, Richlube Oil, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: November 4, 2018

Early Rolf Armstrong artwork, created as 1919 sheet music cover. Provenance includes the collection of Kenneth Anger, author of Hollywood Babylon.

Tell Me Why

Artist: Rolf Armstrong

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, american, art deco, flapper, illustration, jazz age, Joan Reader, pin up, portrait, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: October 24, 2018

    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

Original 1954 paperback cover painting by Richard Cardiff, He Hanged Them High, about Wild West judge Isaac C. Parker. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.

He Hanged Them High

Artist: Richard Cardiff

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Judge, western
Added to Gallery: October 4, 2018

Dazzling original pin up by Billy Devorss from the art deco era, for sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.

Personality Plus

Artist: Billy Devorss

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, art deco, Billy DeVorss, Calendar, flapper, glamour, Golden Age, illustration, jazz age, original calendar art, pin up, portrait
Added to Gallery: September 30, 2018

Original Art Deco-era children’s book illustration art by Lucille Murphy (signed and dated lower right). For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.

Whimsical Children’s Book Illustration

Artist: Lucille Murphy

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: art deco, illustration, Lucille Murphy, Pen & Ink
Added to Gallery: September 24, 2018

For sale is an original 1938 art deco pastel glamour girl pin up pastel by Jules Erbit titled Judy, created for the Gerlach-Barklow Calendar Company.

Judy

Artist: Jules Erbit

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, Calendar, Gerlach-Barklow Calendar Company, glamour, good girl art, Jules Erbit, original calendar art, pin up
Added to Gallery: September 24, 2018

Earl MacPherson painting of a pin up girl playing with cat, created for 1953 Shaw Barton Calendar. Original artwork for sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.

Kittenish Type

Artist: Earl MacPherson

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Earl MacPherson, erotic, glamour, nude, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, risque, Shaw-Barton Calendar Company
Added to Gallery: September 23, 2018

Original pin up pastel from 1941 by Jules Erbit titled Yours Truly, for the Gerlach-Barklow company, Joliet, Illinois. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.

Yours Truly

Artist: Jules Erbit

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, art deco, Gerlach-Barklow Calendar Company, glamour, good girl art, illustration, Jules Erbit, original calendar art, pin up
Added to Gallery: September 20, 2018

This large original arwork by James Montgomery Flagg, attests to the friendship between peers during the Golden Age of Illustration.

Ham Fisher And Three Nudes

Artist: James Montgomery Flagg

Filed Under: Fine & Decorative Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, Charles Martignette, erotic, fine art, Golden Age, Ham Fisher, James Montgomery Flagg, Joe Palooka, lurid, nude, pin up, pirate, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: September 6, 2018

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