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Grapette Soda

A spectacular original oil painting on canvas-board of a pretty pin-up girl which was created by the Chicago-based female illustrator Pearl Frush for Grapette Soda,  a brand with which the artist was closely associated. The luminous, all-American allure of the model provokes comparison to the Coca-Cola advertising illustrations being created by Haddon Sundblom, a colleague and mentor of the […]

The Grapette Girl

Artist: Pearl Frush

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, Grapette Soda, Pearl Frush, pin up, soda fountain, sundblom shop
Added to Gallery: February 25, 2018

      In this signed oil on illustration board painting by William Medcalf, a breezy young blonde pin-up dream girl is seen contently sipping Grapette Soda on a bustling summer day as a man in the background prepares a sailboat, presumably to take her out for a lovely day on the lake. This large […]

Carefree Summer – Grapette Soda Girl

Artist: William Medcalf

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, advertising, Bill Medcalf, Golden Age, Grapette Soda, original illustration art, pin up, Soda Advertising, The Golden Gallery, William Medcalf
Added to Gallery: July 6, 2015

 

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