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Screenland

This alluring jazz age portrait of Evelyn Brent by Rolf Armstrong of silent film star Evelyn Brent was commissioned as original artwork for the cover of the March 1930 issue of Screenland Magazine. Armstrong executed a series of covers for this title between 1929 – 1930; he once remarked that Brent had the most perfect face he had ever portrayed. Pastel is matted and framed behind glass and in a fine state of original conservation.

Portrait of Evelyn Brent

Artist: Rolf Armstrong
Price:  SOLD

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Tagged With: 1930s, american, Evelyn Brent, flapper, glamour, hollywood, jazz age, magazine cover, original cover art, portrait, Rolf Armstrong, Screenland, silent movie
Added to Gallery: March 16, 2017

A rare surviving luminous pastel portrait of early talkie era legendary Hollywood film star Katherine Hepburn, created as the cover for the September 1933 issue of Screenland Magazine. An excellent example of cover portraiture by Charles Gates Sheldon who had a very prolific career creating stylized glamorous art deco Hollywood film star portraits for many of the leading jazz age movie magazine titles. Pastel is beautifully framed and silk matted behind glass.

Katharine Hepburn

Artist: Charles Sheldon
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Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, Charles Martignette, Charles Sheldon, glamour, Golden Age, hollywood, jazz age, Katharine Hepburn, magazine cover, original cover art, portrait, Screenland
Added to Gallery: July 8, 2011

A deftly rendered luminous pastel portrait of silent and early talkie legendary Hollywood film star Greta Garbo, created as the cover for the June 1934 issue of Screenland Magazine. One of the finest examples of cover portraiture we have ever come across by Charles Gates Sheldon who had a very prolific career creating stylized glamorous art deco Hollywood film star portraits for many of the leading jazz age movie magazine titles.

Greta Garbo

Artist: Charles Sheldon
Price:  S O L D

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Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, Charles Martignette, Charles Sheldon, glamour, Golden Age, Greta Garbo, hollywood, magazine cover, original cover art, portrait, Screenland, silent movie, swedish, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: June 21, 2011

An original pastel by noted cover illustrator Marland Stone a striking pastel portrait of the fetching and talented Silent Movie and early talkie star Norma Shearer.This appeared as a cover for Screenland Magazine under the title Spotlight Cover of Norma Shearer.

Spotlight Cover of Norma Shearer

Artist: Marland Stone
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, glamour, hollywood, jazz age, Marland Stone, Norma Shearer, pin up, portrait, pre-code, Screenland, silent movie
Added to Gallery: June 11, 2006

 

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    About Grapefruit Moon Gallery

    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.

    All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.

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