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 $7,125.00
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
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 $7,125.00
Enchantment: an original oil on canvas by Edward Eggleston Enchantment is a large and important painting by Edward Eggleston, which was published by the American Art Works Calendar Company in the early 1930s. The subject of this playful scene is a nude water nymph bending over to kiss a little frog (sure to soon become […]
Artist: Edward Eggleston
Price: $35,000.00 $26,250.00
Earl Moran's Harum-Scarum Grapefruit Moon Gallery is delighted to offer Harum-Scarum, an original 1948 pastel created for the Brown & Bigelow calendar company. The image features a colorful cheesecake pin-up take on a classically inspired harem girl. The model for this artwork was a young Marilyn Monroe, who worked frequently with Earl Moran during her […]
Artist: Earl Moran
Price: $25,000.00 $18,750.00
This breezy pin-up calendar illustration by Fitz William Boynton depicts a sassy redheaded flapper girl with bobbed red hair enjoying a day at the beach with Scottie dog in tow. A vintage salesman sample of the calendar image is included in the sale - image was titled "Adorable". As long time pin-up collectors and dealers, […]
Artist: Fitz Boynton
Price: $2,500.00 $1,875.00
This original artwork by Zoë Mozert was created for The Brown & Bigelow calendar company in 1942. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Zoë Mozert
Price: $18,500.00 $13,875.00
Antique, Art Deco-era, flapper girl store display statuette mannequin from the 1920s styled after the work of Maurice Milliere.
Artist: After Maurice Milliere
Price: SOLD
Peter Driben vintage and original pin up painting created as cover for Wink Magazine. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Peter Driben
Price: Sold
Large, dramatically lit, and alluring, this gouache on illustration board painting by Howard Purcell was created as cover art in 1953 for the digest novel Wild Body by Manning Clay, which told "the intimate story of a modern Salome--who tried to shed the seventh veil." The scene shows Valerie, a pretty albeit tired burlesque dancer between shows, […]
Artist: Howard Purcell
Price: Sold
