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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

Redbook Cover by Haskell Coffin This romantic and dreamy pastel by the important pretty girl illustrator Haskell Coffin appeared as the cover of the July 1923 edition of Redbook magazine. In the 1920s, Redbook was one of the premiere fiction magazines in the country, with stories by authors ranging from Jack London to Edith Wharton. […]

A Red Book Cover Girl With Flowers

Artist: Haskell Coffin

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, Golden Age, Haskell Coffin, magazine cover, original cover art, original illustration art, Original pastel, Red Book Magazine
Added to Gallery: July 1, 2020

An Edward Eggleston original artwork featuring a nude nymph at a lake, with Maxfield Parrish blues. Vintage illustration art for sale, make your best offer!

Enchantment

Artist: Edward Eggleston

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: american, American Art Works, art deco, Calendar, Edward Eggleston, erotic, fantasy, flapper, Golden Age, Maxfield Parrish, nude, nymph, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: February 1, 2020

Earl Moran created this iconic published pin-up pastel for Brown and Bigelow’s 1946 calendar line.  It was published with the title “The Doctor Said I Needed Glasses”. The image shows a pretty blonde, enjoying a libation in a cordial glass, her inviting smile and legs on full display. This fresh-to-the-market original pastel is in a […]

The Doctor Said I Needed Glasses

Artist: Earl Moran

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, blonde, Brown & Bigelow, Calendar, Earl Moran, Golden Age, illustration, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up
Added to Gallery: October 28, 2019

[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”Art Deco Blonde in Black Satin” 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”] Vintage 1930s Art Deco Pin Up Painting This original oil on canvas painting dates to the mid 1930s and features a Hollywood Regency styled image inspired by Ginger Rogers in black satin. The painting is unsigned and appears to be […]

Art Deco Blonde in Black Satin

Artist: American Artist

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, blonde, Calendar, fashion, Golden Age, hollywood, illustration, jazz age, original calendar art, original illustration art, pin up
Added to Gallery: August 7, 2019

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.

A Vision In Red

Artist: Hagan

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, art deco, cheesecake, glamour, Golden Age, Hagan, original illustration art, pin up
Added to Gallery: August 7, 2019

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 […]

Fisherman’s Luck

Artist: Earl Moran

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, art deco, bathing beauty, Brown & Bigelow, Calendar, Earl Moran, fishing, glamour, Golden Age, original calendar art, original illustration art, pastel, pin up, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: June 4, 2019

    This is an exciting, fresh-to-the-market paperback book cover illustration by Al Schmidt for the 1952 Cardinal Complete Book Edition of The White Tower by James Ramsey Ullman. The text slug on the paperback reads, “Five men and one woman gazed upward at Weissturm – The White Tower – hypnotized by the beckoning shadows […]

The White Tower

Artist: Al Schmidt

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Golden Age, illustration, lurid, original cover art, original illustration art, paperback, pulp
Added to Gallery: June 3, 2019

This vintage illustration features a disheveled Jimmy Stewart type in rumpled raincoat and hat, being side-eyed with disdain. The other fellow appears to be wearing last night’s tuxedo, if the stack of pancakes is any indication. Since we have yet identified the use or artist of this piece, we can’t do more than speculate on […]

Meeting At A Diner

Artist: American Artist

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art
Tagged With: 1950s, en grisaille, Golden Age, Men's Magazine art, noir, original illustration art, original interior illustration, pulp
Added to Gallery: May 22, 2019

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 […]

The Robins Nest

Artist: Reginald Bolles

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, 1930s, american, art deco, flapper, glamour, Golden Age, magazine cover, original cover art, original illustration art, pin up, portrait
Added to Gallery: May 22, 2019

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