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A large colorful original oil on canvas by The Saint Paul Minnesota artist and Illustrator Edward Vincent Brewer; titled Passed by the Board. A rare surviving archived Cream of Wheat original oil painting that was included in the multi-city museum touring exhibit organized in the 1980’s showcasing the Cream of Wheat Brand advertising art. This 1923 artwork was reproduced as a full page advertisement in hundreds of American magazines and is featured as a full page colorplate on page 76 in The Cream of Wheat Advertising Art book. Cream of Wheat employed giants in the field of illustration to create their enduring advertisements. Counted among those are N.C. Wyeth, Jessie Willcox Smith, Phillip Goodwin, J.C. Leyendecker, and James Montgomery Flagg. With the help of this stable of talent, the Cream of Wheat advertising campaign would come to define some of the most recognizable visions of American hearth and home.

Passed By the Board

Artist: Edward Brewer
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, advertising, american, child, Cream of Wheat, Edward Brewer, Minnesota Artist, original illustration art, Rastus, spring
Added to Gallery: October 12, 2013

This is a rare opportunity to purchase an original Art Deco Era pastel by undoubtably the finest female pin-up illustrator of this Golden Age! This large and breathtaking nude retains its original frame which was also hand-painted by the artist, Mabel Rollins Harris. Harris was a leading illustrator during the 1920’s and 1930’s and did calendar work for Brown & Bigelow and the Thomas D. Murphy Company, of which this is an example. Her original pastels are scarce and seldom come on the market. I just located a published version of this piece it is shown here and included in sale. It is completed artwork and, to these eyes, the finest of Harris’ creations.

Sprite of Springtime

Artist: Mabel Rollins Harris
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, flapper, Golden Age, Mabel Rollins Harris, nude, nymph, original calendar art, pin up, spring, Thomas D. Murphy
Added to Gallery: November 6, 2004

 

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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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