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Saga Magazine

From the post-war men’s magazine market of the early 1950s comes this striking and mesmerizing original gouache on board. Though unsigned, this is attributed to Edward Valigursky, and comes from a collection of works that were used as interior illustrations in early issues of the men’s magazine title Saga. This is a classic men’s magazine image, with pulp fiction working girl heroine who is clearly, as they say, bad news. This is a classic depiction of a noir, bad-girl, femme-fatale.

Bad News

Artist: Ed Valigursky (attributed)
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Ed Valigursky, illustration, lurid, noir, nude, original interior illustration, pin up, Saga Magazine
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2013

The climactic beach scene in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity is interpreted in this artwork for the men’s magazine market, and given a lurid slant well suited for the sweats. This well rendered unsigned gouache on illustration board painting comes from a collection of published works from the early years of Saga Magazine, a lurid title that thrived in the post-war pulp men’s market of the early 1950s. The work is attributed to Edward Valigursky who worked for Saga during the period.

From Here To Eternity

Artist: Ed Valigursky (attributed)
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, bathing beauty, bikini, Ed Valigursky, From Here to Eternity, illustration, original interior illustration, pin up, Saga Magazine, seduction, the sweats
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2013

In the rubble of a war-torn central square in what appears to be Cuba, a ravishing blonde in form fitting red sweater stands unscathed, and seemingly victorious. This unsigned gouache painting comes from a collection of works we recently acquired that date to the early years of Saga Magazine. Saga was a lurid Men’s title that thrived in the post-war pulp, low brow magazine market of the early 1950s. On the back of one of the pieces within the collection was a verso tag which read “attributed to Valigursky – For Saga Magazine 40’s – 50s.”

Shootout At The Cantina

Artist: Ed Valigursky (attributed)
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Ed Valigursky, gritty, illustration, lurid, original interior illustration, pin up, pulp, Saga Magazine, the sweats, WWII
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2013

A direct and gritty, highly sexualized unsigned gouache on illustration board painting from a collection of works we recently acquired that are believed to come from the early years of Saga Magazine. Saga was a lurid Men’s title that thrived in the post war pulp low brow magazine market of the early 1950’s. This is a typical sweat magazine take on the old folklore tale of the farmer’s daughter. When we purchased this collection one of the old frames had a label on the back that read “attributed to Valigursky – For Saga Magazine 40’s – 50s.”

The Farmer’s Daughter

Artist: Ed Valigursky (attributed)
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Ed Valigursky, erotic, gritty, illustration, lurid, original interior illustration, pin up, pulp, Romantic Western, Saga Magazine, the sweats
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2013

 

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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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