Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
The story behind this original art deco pin up pastel by Rolf Armstrong provides a window into the artist's biography and the inner workings of the illustration business during the Great Depression. The work originally appeared as a Brown & Bigelow calendar with the title You'd Be Surprised. Like several other of Armstrong's surviving pastel […]
Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price: $18,500.00
This rare, original mixed medium painting by Henry Clive graced the cover of the February 15, 1942 edition of William Randolph Hearst's The American Weekly. Clive often played with serialized themes in his work for the magazine, and this Spanish Mission inspired image was from a series entitled "Maid In America." The image on the […]
Artist: Henry Clive
Price: $13,500.00
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
This is a classic example of vintage American pin up art, featuring a brunette in fashionable red ensemble with heart shaped hat. The model wears a classic cheesecake "ooh" face. Signed lower right by the artist Hagan. This is just darling, housed in the simple original wood frame.
Artist: Hagan
Price: $1,500.00
Earl Moran created this coquettish and sassy pin-up pastel for Brown and Bigelow's 1941 calendar line. It was published with the title Fishermans's Luck. The image shows an outdoorsy redhead beauty fly fishing wading into the water, legs on full display. This fresh-to-the-market original pastel is in a pristine state of conservation and retains the […]
Artist: Earl Moran
Price: SOLD
This oil on canvas painting by Reginald Bolles is a classic example of Golden Age illustration and was likely created as cover art for an American glossy magazine in the 1920s. Showcasing a smartly attired flapper girl in a cloche hat closely admiring a cherry tree branch with a birds nest attached that is filled […]
Artist: Reginald Bolles
Price: SOLD
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
This is a fun, well-conceived, and luminous original pin-up calendar painting by Art Frahm that appeared in the 1947 Louis F. Dow Calendar Company line under the title Cute Trick. In this oil on canvas painting, a startled, pretty young blonde is catching up on some late night reading when she is […]
Artist: Art Frahm
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: Sale Pending
For Sale: signed and inscribed pastel by Rolf Armstrong showcasing Jewel Flowers, his most iconic model, muse, closest friend and confidant.
Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price: $6,500.00
