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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

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, 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

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, 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

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

This impactful and eye-catching original pin up oil-on-board by Gil Elvgren was created for a roadside billboard. A pretty blond Elvgren girl who has just stepped out of a swimming pool enjoys a long tall cool one in this classic good-girl example of breweriana advertising art. Painting comes with the original posed double weight photograph of the model taken by Elvgren, and is pictured on page 237 of the monograph “Gil Elvgren All His Glamorous American Pin-ups” (plate 582), written by Charles Martignette and Louis K. Meisel.

A Cool One

Artist: Gil Elvgren

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1960s, advertising, american, bathing beauty, breweriana, Gil Elvgren, pin up
Added to Gallery: February 8, 2011

A captivating and well rendered glamour girl commercial illustration by Haddon Sundblom for Schlitz Beer. Image shows a pretty, spirited gardener quenching her thirst with a cold beer. A classic Americana image, acquired from the estate of illustrator Albert Berwinkle, who worked with Sundblom on advertising campaigns in Illinois. Berwinkle traded some of his own artwork with his friend “Sunny” and this piece was given to Berwinkle by Sundblom. Artwork is unsigned but guaranteed to be the work of Haddon Sundblom.

A Pause that Refreshes

Artist: Haddon Sundblom (attributed)

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, advertising, american, breweriana, chicago, glamour, Haddon Sundblom
Added to Gallery: November 5, 2008

This whimsical and humorous fishing scene was created in 1964 as advertising art celebrating 100 years of Hauenstein beer. A remarkably colorful and well rendered oil-on-board featuring a rural Americana scene of the sort popularized by Norman Rockwell. This is a rare surviving original Breweriana advertising illustration by Gale Hendrickson, who enjoyed a long and prolific career as commercial illustrator at Brown and Bigelow, working in a style inspired by the artistic visions of friend and fellow B&B illustrator Bill Medcalf. Comes in fine rustic gallery frame.

Hauenstein Brewery Fishing Scene

Artist: Gale Hendrickson

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1960s, advertising, american, breweriana, fishing, Gale Hendrickson, sports
Added to Gallery: April 15, 2007

 

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