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Bill Medcalf

This beautiful oil on illustration board painting was created by artist and illustrator William Medcalf as an advertisement for Bavaria brand beer. An inviting, rosy-cheeked brunette pin-up girl smiles while holding up a pilsner of delicious, refreshing Bavaria beer. She also wears Bavaria branded earrings. This has been signed by the artist in the lower […]

Bavaria Beer Girl

Artist: William Medcalf

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, bavaria, Bill Medcalf, breweriana, Calendar, midcentury, pin up, William Medcalf
Added to Gallery: November 11, 2019

      A large format, detailed preliminary calendar illustration by William Medcalf for a calendar commission that was titled Lesson Learned for The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company. These humorous “Music Lesson” themed images resonated with the 1950s American public. In this stellar example, two dazed kids are left scratching their foreheads after a […]

Lesson Learned

Artist: William Medcalf

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Bill Medcalf, Brown & Bigelow, original calendar art, original illustration art, William Medcalf
Added to Gallery: July 27, 2018

A sassy and sexy bathing beauty pin-up painting by William Medcalf, a first tier pin-up artist and long-time illustrator for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota. This preliminary work exhibits all of the illustrator’s abundant artistry and personality, and fully captures the allure of his finalized published calendar paintings.The painting is signed lower right […]

A Study In Red

Artist: William Medcalf

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: art deco, Bill Medcalf, Brown & Bigelow, glamour, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, risque
Added to Gallery: January 20, 2016

      In this signed oil on illustration board painting by William Medcalf, a breezy young blonde pin-up dream girl is seen contently sipping Grapette Soda on a bustling summer day as a man in the background prepares a sailboat, presumably to take her out for a lovely day on the lake. This large […]

Carefree Summer – Grapette Soda Girl

Artist: William Medcalf

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, advertising, Bill Medcalf, Golden Age, Grapette Soda, original illustration art, pin up, Soda Advertising, The Golden Gallery, William Medcalf
Added to Gallery: July 6, 2015

 

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