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World War II Home Front Honey by Rolf Armstrong Widely considered  “The Father of American Pin-Up”, Rolf Armstrong‘s luminous portraits of famous actresses and idealized girls-next-door made him one of the highest paid commercial artists in America; his pictures are noted for their grace, vibrancy, and indescribable lifelike quality. During the 1940s, Armstrong created a […]

I’ll Be Waiting

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, Brown & Bigelow, Calendar Art, Pastel Illustration, Rolf Armstrong, The Golden Gallery, World War II Pin-Up
Added to Gallery: September 1, 2021

A Ship-Shape Sweetheart by K.O. Munson Attired in a green bikini and a matching colored scarf tied around her wavy, red hair, this brick-topped bombshell is all smiles as she stretches her arms above her head during a relaxing, sunny day out on her yacht. Published as calendar art under the title “Ship-Shape”, this pastel […]

Ship-Shape

Artist: K. O. Munson
Price:  $4,500.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1940s, 1950s, Calendar Art, K. O. Munson, Pastel Illustration
Added to Gallery: September 1, 2021

The Party Line by Irene Patten With dazzling blue eyes, rosy apple cheeks, and a megawatt smile, this languorous, copper-topped glamour girl is reposed on a chaise lounge in front of a telephone waiting for her beau to call in “The Party Line”, a pastel illustration by female pin-up artist and illustrator Irene Patten. Along […]

The Party Line

Artist: Irene Patten
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, Calendar Art, Irene Patten, Pastel Illustration
Added to Gallery: September 1, 2021

Art Nouveau Moon Goddess by James Ross Bryson This is a rare surviving pastel by the prolific and inventive early pin-up artist James Ross Bryson. Bryson defined Art Nouveau feminine beauty with his Edwardian views of corseted and lavishly attired, erotic, and bold anti-Victorian maidens. An early star staff artist for the Thomas D. Murphy […]

Luna – Goddess of the Moon

Artist: J. Ross Bryson
Price:  Sale Pending

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, art nouveau, Calendar Art, Edwardian, J. Ross Bryson, Pastel Illustration, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: August 23, 2021

Rainbow Jewel Flowers This is a fun, c. 1950, unpublished pastel illustration by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong. This well-rendered whimsical sketch features the artist’s muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers in an ethereal gown bursting with a kaleidoscope of rainbow colors. Armstrong created this pastel for Flowers as a gift and it […]

Rolf Armstrong Muse Jewel Flowers

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, pin up, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

Adorable Jewel Flowers This is a beautiful, c. 1950, unpublished pastel illustration by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong. This well-rendered sketch features the artist’s muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers wearing a glamorous yellow gown and her mega-watt beaming smile. The pose and layout of this sketch bears a resemblance to Armstrong’s published […]

Adorable Jewel Flowers

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sale Pending

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, pin up, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

Rolf Armstrong’s Final Brown & Bigelow Calendar Art This is an absolutely adorable pastel thumbnail sketch by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong. Featuring the artist’s muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers, this pastel preliminary sketch would become the published calendar art titled “All Smiles”, which was Armstrong’s last commissioned work for Brown & […]

All Smiles Thumbnail Sketch

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Brown & Bigelow, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

 

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    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.

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