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Dea Smith

An unpublished original pastel by Rolf Armstrong of model Dea Jamel Smith, a pretty young dancer from Julliard who Armstrong worked with extensively during the 1920’s and early 30s as she had the face and physique of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz-age. This work was never published, we acquired it from the model’s descendants. Armstrong really excelled at these pastel close-up portraits, this is a lovely and fresh to the market example that captures the allure of the flapper girl effortlessly with a blue eyed flirty smile.

A Blue Eyed Beauty

Artist: Rolf Armstrong

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, Dea Smith, flapper, glamour, jazz age, pin up, portrait, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: March 1, 2023

 

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