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Original pastel

Margaret Sullavan by Earl Christy On offer is a variant of the original Earl Christy cover of Margaret Sullavan which was used as the May 1934 cover of Photoplay Magazine. We have yet to learn much about the exact history of this original piece of illustration art, but our best guess is that Christy created […]

Margaret Sullavan for Photoplay Magazine

Artist: Earl Christy
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, Earl Christy, Margaret Sullavan, Original pastel, pastel, Photoplay
Added to Gallery: March 18, 2020

A dark, brooding, and tremendously well rendered pastel by the well regarded Society Of Illustrator’s Hall of Fame member Gary Kelley. This was created for the Franklin Library’s 1980 edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Pastel has been nicely matted and framed under glass and […]

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Artist: Gary Kelley
Price:  $2,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: Franklin Library Edition, Gary Kelley, gothic, macabre, noir, Original pastel, Robert Louis Stevenson, Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame Honoree
Added to Gallery: April 30, 2019

For Sale: signed and inscribed pastel by Rolf Armstrong showcasing Jewel Flowers, his most iconic model, muse, closest friend and confidant.

Jewel Flowers In Hawaiian Lei

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Brown & Bigelow, glamour, Golden Age, hawaiiana, Lei, new york city, original calendar art, original illustration art, Original pastel, pin up, portrait, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: March 26, 2019

On offer is the final original preliminary pastel by Rolf Armstrong for his late 1950s Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company calendar “Delightful”.

Final Preliminary Study for Delightful

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sale Pending

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Brown & Bigelow, Calendar, glamour, Golden Age, illustration, original calendar art, original illustration art, Original pastel, pin up, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: March 26, 2019

This jubilant pastel portrait of a young beaming pre-code chorine is an early signed offering by the famed pin-up artist Earl Moran. Dating to the early 1930s, the image appears to feature a young Alice Faye, who made her Broadway debut in George White’s Scandals in 1931 and made the move to Hollywood when the film version of the show was produced in 1934.

Blonde Chorine

Artist: Earl Moran
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Alice Faye, blonde, Earl Moran, Golden Age, Original pastel
Added to Gallery: August 6, 2018

A signed original pastel on illustration board from the late 1930’s by the artist and pin-up illustrator Cardwell Higgins of a modernist blonde showgirl.

Modern Girl Book Cover Girl

Artist: Cardwell Higgins
Price:  $4,500.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: art deco, Cardwell Higgins, original cover art, Original pastel, pin up, pulp
Added to Gallery: January 16, 2018

A fresh-faced and fresh to market large format pin-up pastel illustration by the father of American pin-up, Rolf Armstrong, titled I’ll Say So. This flirtatious bathing beauty darling is one of the artist’s most iconic and popular enduring images. Created at the zenith of Armstrong’s artistic powers, this sassy brunette has a laser beam of a smile, and a sarong that […]

I’ll Say So

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, Brown & Bigelow, original calendar art, original illustration art, Original pastel, pin up, Rolf Armstrong, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: February 28, 2015

Rolf Armstrong created this Western-themed pin-up cowgirl pastel for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company in the early 1950s. The adorable Americana image was published as a calendar with the titles Come And Get It!, and Soups On! This original artwork has tremendous electric cobalt blue coloring as the artist captured the last fleeting minutes of light, imagining a dreamy, well-realized, wide […]

Come And Get It!

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Brown & Bigelow, cowgirl, Jewel Flowers, original calendar art, Original pastel, Rolf Armstrong, western americana
Added to Gallery: February 26, 2015

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