Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
Modern Venus by Al Moore This is a recently discovered and rare surviving published pin-up calendar painting by the prolific illustrator Al Moore. This was published with the titles "Modern Venus" and "Hold Tight" by The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company of St. Paul, MN; part of their 1954 calendar line. Grapefruit Moon Gallery just […]
Artist: Al Moore
Price: $9,500.00
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, […]
Artist: Vaughan Bass
Price: $8,500.00
Sleeping Beauty Pin-Up Girl by Edward D'Ancona This is a recently rediscovered, rare, surviving pin-up calendar painting by the prolific illustrator Edward D'Ancona. It was published with the title "Behind in Her Sleep" by The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company of St. Paul, MN. Grapefruit Moon Gallery unearthed a collection of new-to-the-market pin-up paintings that […]
Artist: Edward D'Ancona
Price: Sold
Newly uncovered original Gil Elvgren painting, overpainted by Vaughan Bass. A 1944 oil on canvas for Louis F. Dow.
Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price: Sold
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 […]
Artist: Edward D'Ancona
Price: $8,500.00
The Rivalry Between Calendar Giants Brown & Bigelow and Louis F. Dow One of the most intriguing and spiteful episodes in the history of American pin-up art came out of the competition between Brown & Bigelow and Louis F. Dow, the two largest calendar companies in the United States in the 20th century. Both were […]
Goodnight Sweetheart 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 "Goodnight Sweetheart" 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 paintings that […]
Artist: Edward D'Ancona
Price: $9,500.00
Original Art by Gene Pressler This beautifully well-preserved pastel painting is by American artist and illustrator Gene Pressler. With a rich color palette and Pressler's signature glow, this pastel features a rosy-cheeked blue eyed stylish Edwardian in attire lass. We assume this was created sometime in the 1910s as magazine cover art but thus far […]
Artist: Gene Pressler
Price: $6,500.00
Calendar art by Philip Boileau By the time Philip Boileau created this pastel on board calendar illustration, he was already one of the most popular "pretty girl" postcard artists working. This example, which was copyrighted under the title Lady In Blue features a blue-eyed Edwardian maiden looking over her shoulder daringly at the viewer, and is […]
Artist: Philip Boileau
Price: $3,500.00
A Flapper Beauty by Haskell Coffin On offer is a lovely, masterfully rendered pastel by the prolific American artist and illustrator Haskel Coffin. The image shows a stylized blue eyed flapper girl dressed for an evening on the town with a beaded roaring twenties dress and a jade green wrap and necklace. This pastel was […]
Artist: Haskell Coffin
Price: $3,850.00
