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Rolf Armstrong

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
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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

Rainbow Jewel Flowers This is a fun, c. 1950, unpublished pastel illustration by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong.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
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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Adorable Jewel Flowers This is a beautiful, c. 1950, unpublished pastel illustration by the Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong.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
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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
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Tagged With: 1950s, Brown & Bigelow, Jewel Flowers, Pastel Illustration, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: August 20, 2021

Albert Neville’s Flapper Girls This opulent and provocative pastel on board is one of the many art deco glamour girl illustrations Albert Neville created during his career as a movie magazine cover artist, and freelance calendar illustrator. Heavily inspired by the floating head flapper girls Rolf Armstrong specialized in during the 1920s, this shows a […]

Red Headed Flapper In Gold Scarf

Artist: Albert Neville
Price:  Sale Pending

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Tagged With: A.D. Neville, art deco, Calendar, flapper, Norman Platnick, Original pastel, pin up, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: July 1, 2020

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
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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

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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

  A charming and warmly fraternal charcoal portrait of Jewel Flowers dated 1945, that was inscribed by the American artist Rolf Armstrong and given to the models parents – Mr. & Mrs. Colton Flowers. As a teenager Jewel Flowers was crowned “Miss Lumberton, North Carolina”, she moved to New York City at 17 after graduating […]

Jewel Flowers Inscribed Charcoal Portrait

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
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Tagged With: 1940s, Brown & Bigelow, Golden Age, Jewel Flowers, original illustration art, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: March 26, 2019

Early Rolf Armstrong artwork, created as 1919 sheet music cover. Provenance includes the collection of Kenneth Anger, author of Hollywood Babylon.

Tell Me Why

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
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Tagged With: 1910s, american, art deco, flapper, illustration, jazz age, Joan Reader, pin up, portrait, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: October 24, 2018

In part one of our blog series on Jewel Flowers, we explored how the model rose from teenaged North Carolina beauty queen to become muse and adored friend to illustrator and Father of American Pin-Up, Rolf Armstrong as well as how the pair’s keen eye for fashion translated into the gorgeous costumes seen in Armstrong’s pastels. […]

Jewel Flowers Behind The Scenes; Part 2

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Tagged With: Calendar, illustration, Jewel Flowers, pin up, Rolf Armstrong, World War II, WWII
Added to Gallery: April 18, 2018

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