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The fourth of ten 1939 mural designs by Mahlon Blaine, which were intended to become murals for the studio or showroom of noted New York City interior designer Paul MacAlister. In “The Toast of Manhattan” a nude goddess with serpents for hair pours a martini for a tuxedo clad robot as the adjoining stone masonry watches on disapprovingly. Even the tenements have eyes in this surrealist and inspired visionary artwork. Marked on verso design #4, this comes beautifully matted and framed from the estate of Paul MacAlister.

The Toast of Manhattan

Artist: Mahlon Blaine
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Tagged With: 1930s, american, avant-garde, erotic, illustration, industrial age, machine age, Mahlon Blaine, martini, modernism, mural, muralist, new york city, nude, Paul MacAlister, robot, study, WPA
Added to Gallery: May 12, 2016

A captivating, sexy, toasting blonde pastel by noted illustrator and occasional pin-up artist Victor Tchetchet. This pin-up is unusual as it mimics the Coles Phillip’s “Fadeaway Girls” technique where the subject fades into the background. Tchetchet is best known for his pin-up, The Favorite Model, and countless movie magazine covers throughout the 1930’s. I have never come across the published version of this pastel, presumably it was done as a pin-up calendar illustration. Beautifully double matted in a $700 gallery frame.

The Toast Of The Town

Artist: Victor Tchetchet
Price:  Sold

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Tagged With: 1950s, american, bacchanalia, Calendar, fadeaway girl, martini, pin up, Victor Tchetchet
Added to Gallery: January 4, 2016

The only known original poster art work from Henry Clive’s tenure as illustrator for Paramount Films. An original oil on illustration board for George Hobart’s 1921 film Experience starring Helen Ray. The charactors in this piece were all given allegorical names with stars including Richard Barthelmess as “Youth”, and depicted in this illustration is Helen Ray as “Intoxication”. This artwork includes a $900 custom made gold gesso gallery frame and all archival material shown.

Intoxication

Artist: Henry Clive
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, bacchanalia, George Hobart, Helen Ray, Henry Clive, hollywood, intoxication, martini, Paramount Films, poster design, silent movie, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: January 1, 2003

 

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    About Grapefruit Moon Gallery

    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

    All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.

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