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1940s

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, […]

Grabbing At Straws

Artist: Vaughan Bass
Price: $8,500.00 $6,000.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1940s, Calendar, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, pin up, Vaughan Bass
Added to Gallery: July 18, 2020

Newly uncovered original Gil Elvgren painting, overpainted by Vaughan Bass. A 1944 oil on canvas for Louis F. Dow.

What a Break – Overpaint

Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, art deco, Brown & Bigelow, Calendar, Gil Elvgren, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up
Added to Gallery: July 15, 2020

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 […]

In the Spotlight

Artist: Edward D'Ancona
Price: $8,500.00 $6,500.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1940s, american, blonde, Calendar, Edward D'Ancona, glamour, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, USO, Veronica Lake
Added to Gallery: July 15, 2020

Cabin art and Hy Hintermeister This is a fantastic, well-preserved, original oil on canvas painting by the father-son illustration team of John Henry Hintermeister and Henry Hintermeister who collectively painted under the name Hy Hintermeister. A tremendous example of nostalgic Americana cabin art, this piece features a tender-footed camper who finds himself run up a […]

Trouble Bruin

Artist: Hy Hintermeister
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, bears, cabin art, Calendar, Henry Hintermeister, Hy Hintermeister, John Henry Hintermeister, Norman Platnick, oil painting, Thomas D. Murphy
Added to Gallery: June 18, 2020

Global Glamour – Typical Beauties on All Our War Fronts A fine surviving cover illustration painting by Henry Clive for the August 27, 1944 edition of “The American Weekly”, a Randolph Hearst publication. Clive enjoyed a three decade long association with this title, he often created serialized successive monthly covers of female heroines throughout history. […]

Global Glamour – Normandy

Artist: Henry Clive
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, American Weekly, Cover Art, gouache, Henry Clive, Norman Platnick, pin up, World War II, WWII
Added to Gallery: June 17, 2020

Beer girl by Jules Erbit This is an original pastel illustration by Hungarian-American artist and illustrator Jules Erbit. Known for his calendar art and female figure illustrations, this is a classic portrait from the artist dating to the height of his career. In this portrait a stylish sloe-eyed brunette casually holds up a pilsner of […]

Cheers! Art Deco Pin-Up Beer Girl

Artist: Jules Erbit
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, 1940s, advertising, breweriana, Calendar, Jules Erbit, Norman Platnick, pastel, pin up
Added to Gallery: June 14, 2020

Blonde Beer Girl by Jules Erbit This is an original pastel illustration by Hungarian-American artist and illustrator Jules Erbit. Known for his calendar art and female figure illustrations, this is a classic portrait from the artist dating to the height of his career. A stylish blonde looks back over her shoulder and gives a flirtatious […]

Breidt’s Beer Girl

Artist: Jules Erbit
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, 1940s, advertising, blonde, breweriana, Calendar, Jules Erbit, newark, Norman Platnick, pastel, pin up
Added to Gallery: June 8, 2020

Original pin up painting by Gil Elvgren for sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery. “He was neither a gentleman or a sculler,” Oil on canvas, Brown & Bigelow, 1948

He Was Neither A Gentleman Nor A Sculler

Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, aquatic, Brown & Bigelow, Calendar, Gil Elvgren, oil painting, pin up, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: May 22, 2020

A squared view of the original gouache illustration titled "Two for Five" by Michael Silver.

Two for Five – A Gouache Illustration by Michael Silver Up for sale is a wholesome and nostalgic gouache painting by American artist and illustrator Michael Silver. A classic mid-century, glossy magazine illustration, this winsome artwork features a handsome hardware store clerk with a chiseled jaw, blonde hair, and bright white teeth who is overjoyed […]

Two for Five

Artist: Michael Silver
Price:  $1,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1940s, blonde, Collier's, gouache, magazine illustration, Michael Silver, original interior illustration
Added to Gallery: March 6, 2020

A squared detail view of the original gouache on board painting titled "Not So Simple" by Dick Williams. Published in an issue of Collier's magazine.

Not So Simple – A Gouache Illustration by Dick Williams Up for sale is a beautifully rendered and emotionally wrought World War II-era gouache painting by artist and illustrator Dick Williams. In this published work of art, a young, blonde haired, blue-eyed, girl-next-door lies on her bed surrounded by letters from her beau who is […]

Not So Simple

Artist: Dick Williams
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, blonde, Collier's, Dick Williams, gouache, magazine illustration, original interior illustration, World War II, WWII
Added to Gallery: March 5, 2020

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    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.

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