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      This is a fabulous example of Gil Elvgren’s pin-up work for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, MN. This was created and published in 1955 with the title of Welcome Traveler and is one of the finest Elvgren paintings this gallery has offered. A pretty redhead perched on a tweed […]

Welcome Traveler

Artist: Gil Elvgren

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Brown & Bigelow, Gil Elvgren, original calendar art, pin up, redhead, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: October 23, 2023

Evening Star is a 1929 Maxfield Parrish inspired indian maiden painting by Edward Eggleston. Original illustration art for sale, make your best offer.

Evening Star

Artist: Edward Eggleston

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, art deco, best offer, Calendar, Edward Eggleston, fantasy, Golden Age, indian maiden, Louis F. Dow, Maxfield Parrish, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: March 1, 2021

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 […]

Behind On Her Sleep

Artist: Edward D'Ancona

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, blonde, Calendar, Edward D'Ancona, erotic, glamour, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: July 15, 2020

Newly uncovered original Gil Elvgren painting, overpainted by Vaughan Bass. A 1944 oil on canvas for Louis F. Dow.

What a Break – Overpaint

Artist: Gil Elvgren

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, art deco, Brown & Bigelow, Calendar, Gil Elvgren, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up
Added to Gallery: July 15, 2020

In the Spotlight 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 “In the Spotlight” 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 […]

In the Spotlight

Artist: Edward D'Ancona

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, blonde, Calendar, Edward D'Ancona, glamour, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, USO, Veronica Lake
Added to Gallery: July 15, 2020

[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”Goodnight Sweetheart by Edward D’Ancona” amount=”7500.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] 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. […]

Goodnight Sweetheart

Artist: Edward D'Ancona

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1950s, Calendar, Edward D'Ancona, erotic, Golden Age, Louis F. Dow, original calendar art, pin up, redhead, risque
Added to Gallery: July 14, 2020

Original Art by Gene Pressler This beautifully well-preserved pastel painting is by American artist and illustrator Gene Pressler. With a rich color palette and Pressler’s signature glow, this pastel features a rosy-cheeked blue eyed stylish Edwardian in attire lass. We assume this was created sometime in the 1910s as magazine cover art but thus far […]

A Blue Eyed Lass

Artist: Gene Pressler

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, 1920s, art nouveau, Calendar, Edwardian, Gene Pressler, glamour, Golden Age, illustration, Norman Platnick, original calendar art, original illustration art, Original pastel, pin up, portrait
Added to Gallery: July 10, 2020

[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”Lady In Blue by Philip Boileau” amount=”3500.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] Calendar art by Philip Boileau By the time Philip Boileau created this pastel on board calendar illustration, he was already one of the most popular “pretty girl” postcard artists working. This example, which was copyrighted under the title Lady In Blue […]

Lady In Blue

Artist: Philip Boileau

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1910s, Calendar, Edwardian, Gargoyle Motor Oil, glamour, Golden Age, Norman Platnick, original calendar art, original illustration art, pastel, Philip Boileau, pin up, postcard
Added to Gallery: July 10, 2020

A Flapper Beauty by Haskell Coffin On offer is a lovely, masterfully rendered pastel by the prolific American artist and illustrator Haskel Coffin. The image shows a stylized blue eyed flapper girl dressed for an evening on the town with a beaded roaring twenties dress and a jade green wrap and necklace. This pastel was […]

The Jade Necklace

Artist: Haskell Coffin

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, Calendar, flapper, glamour, Golden Age, Haskell Coffin, magazine cover, original calendar art, original illustration art, Original pastel, pin up, portrait
Added to Gallery: July 8, 2020

An Edwardian Calendar Girl This is a large format, published watercolor and gouache painting on illustration board by the prolific American illustrator Henry Hutt. This painting appeared as the January 1907 page of “The Henry Hutt Calendar”. In this portrait a cinched waist Edwardian beauty delights the eye with a cane and masquerade mask held […]

Edwardian Calendar Girl – Miss January 1907

Artist: Henry Hutt

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: american, Calendar, Edwardian, glamour, Golden Age, gouache, Henry Hutt, Norman Platnick, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, portrait, Watercolor
Added to Gallery: July 7, 2020

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