Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
An early and exceptional original pastel by Rolf Armstrong which was marketed under the name Dream Girl or Dream Girl II and reproduced as an early calendar print by Brown & Bigelow. Appeared on a 1928 Calendar but was most likely done several years earlier. A defining and important early example by the " Father of American Pin-up". A printed Brown & Bigelow advertising calendar from the year 1930 is included in the sale.
Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price: $23,500.00
Original painting by André Castaigne that shows Mark Antony and Cleopatra in a gauzy opulent Egyptian interior. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Andre Castaigne
Price: $4,500.00
On offer is a spectacularly erotic French pre-pin up portrait of a Victorian redheaded maiden in very low cut gown by Henri Rondel. The artist was known for his sumptuous portraiture that juxtaposed the refined faces of French beauties with states of shocking undress. This example was acquired by the Osborne Art Company […]
Artist: Henri Rondel
Price: $3,500.00
A defining example by the influential Austrian artist and illustrator Raphael Kirchner, this charcoal & gouache illustration is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly rendered the beautiful, nude form of a harem slave girl who has arrived to her destination via transport in a wooden crate. She […]
Artist: Raphaël Kirchner
Price: $4,500.00
With great attention to detail and an exquisite sense of realism, this charcoal illustration from artist & illustrator Raphaël Kirchner is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly rendered the beautiful, curvaceous body of a nude harem slave girl who shies away, hiding her face in the crook […]
Artist: Raphaël Kirchner
Price: $4,500.00
With great attention to detail and an exquisite sense of realism, this charcoal illustration from artist & illustrator Raphaël Kirchner is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly rendered the nude forms of two harem slave girls in captivity shown in a less than glamorous setting, shackled and […]
Artist: Raphaël Kirchner
Price: $5,500.00
With great attention to detail and an exquisite sense of realism, this charcoal illustration from artist & illustrator Raphaël Kirchner is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly rendered the beautiful, curvaceous body of a nude harem slave girl who sits adorning herself with jewels and bangles from […]
Artist: Raphaël Kirchner
Price: $3,500.00
With great attention to detail and an exquisite sense of realism, this charcoal and gouache illustration from artist & illustrator Raphaël Kirchner is an exotic display of Middle Eastern themed eroticism, mystery and intrigue. Kirchner has painstakingly rendered the beautiful, curvaceous body of a nude harem slave girl. Her back to the viewer, she holds […]
Artist: Raphaël Kirchner
Price: $3,500.00
A large and monumental allegorical oil on canvas by Charles Allan Winter featuring a dying Roman warrior being attended to by a firey haired maiden. Work is signed by the artist "Chas. Winter 1896 Paris" lower right, an early offering from this highly regarded vanguard artist. This was presumably created while Winter was studying at the Julianne Academie of Paris, this has a wonderful Pre-Raphaelite dramatic and impacting style. The grand scale of the painting adds to its evocative epic charm.
Artist: Charles Winter
Price: $14,500.00
An impish winged cupid is the subject of this Edwardian Americana illustration by famed and prolific artist Orson Lowell. It appeared as the September 25, 1913 cover of Life Magazine's Heart To Heart Number.
Artist: Orson Lowell
Price: $4,500.00
