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Ziegfeld Follies

A wonderful and rare surviving original watercolor and graphite illustration by the legendary Art Nouveau artist Raphael Kirchner. The image shows a sexually provocative “Kirchner Girl” in rolled silk stockings, seductively grilling the many hearts she has stolen. This appeared in print in La Vie Parisienne with the German language quip “Können Diese Herzen Warm Genug Sein?”, which translates loosely to “Are […]

Are These Hearts Warm Enough?

Artist: Raphael Kirchner
Price:  Sold

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Tagged With: 1910s, erotic, Golden Age, La Vie Parisienne, original illustration art, pin up, Raphael Kirchner, risque, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: October 7, 2016

From the estate of legendary Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this beautiful portrait of Follies showgirl Barbara Dean. Noted illustrator J. Knowles Hare was commissioned by impresario Flo Ziegfeld to create pastel illustrations of his glorified American girls based upon the the sittings between Johnston and the showgirls.

Ziegfeld Follies Beauty Barbara Dean Portrait

Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Price: $2,950.00  $2,065.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art nouveau, Barbara Dean, flapper, gelatin silver photograph, J. Knowles Hare, portrait, showgirl, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: April 27, 2016

From the estate of legendary Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this portrait of Follies showgirl Naomi Johnston. Noted illustrator J. Knowles Hare was commissioned by impresario Flo Ziegfeld to create pastel illustrations of Ziegfeld’s glorified American girls as they were captured by photographer A.C. Johnston, for a variety of display and publicity uses. The finished pastel […]

Naomi Johnson Ziegfeld Follies Portrait

Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Price:  Sold

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Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art nouveau, flapper, gelatin silver photograph, J. Knowles Hare, maiden, Naomi Johnson, portrait, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: April 27, 2016

In May of 1919, on the advice of Sam Kingston, general manager for Florence Ziegfeld, Alberto Vargas applied to be the in-house artist for the Ziegfeld Follies. The rest, as they say, was history. At only 24 Vargas had already established himself as a freelance illustrator of beautiful women, with a sophisticated style inspired by Raphael […]

Feline Entr’acte

Artist: Alberto Vargas
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Tagged With: 1910s, Alberto Vargas, american, art deco, cat, erotic, new york city, nude, pin up, redhead, risque, The Golden Gallery, Varga Girl, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: April 9, 2014

Before her tenure as the reigning queen of Hollywood society, and her long-standing position as mistress of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies was among the most beautiful of Florence Ziegfeld’s glorified American girls. Here, she is a delicate princess captured at the height of her beauty by Alfred Cheney Johnston, who had as much a part of creating the Follies reputation as Ziegfeld himself.

Follies Princess Marion Davies

Artist: Alfred Cheney Johnston
Price:  S O L D

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Tagged With: 1910s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art deco, flapper, follies, gelatin silver photograph, glamour, jazz age, Marion Davies, showgirl, theater, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: August 8, 2010

This 1920s double weight original large format erotic sepia photograph of Ziegfeld Follies showgirl and flapper Tot Qualters is one of the most well preserved artifacts of the heyday of the jazz age showgirl extravaganza. In its original glassine sleeve, this features Qualters in ornate headdress, captured by Orval Hixon of the Hixon-Newman studios. Photographs from this era of the Ziegfeld Follies are particularly coveted, and views with this exquisite sense of style and costuming are among the most desirable and scarce.

Erotic Ziegfeld Girl Tot Qualters

Artist: Orval Hixon
Price:  S O L D

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Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, flapper, gelatin silver photograph, glamour, jazz age, Orval Hixon, portrait, theater, Tot Qualters, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: June 24, 2010

Before her tenure as the reigning queen of Hollywood society, and her long-standing position as mistress of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies was among the most beautiful of Florence Ziegfeld’s glorified American girls. Here, she is shown in lavish showgirl costuming, an ethereal beauty in soft focus view by Campbell studio. This double weight gallery portrait is blindstamped by photographer lower right.

Follies Girl Marion Davies

Artist: Campbell Studios
Price:  S O L D

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Tagged With: 1910s, american, Campbell Studios, flapper, follies, gelatin silver photograph, glamour, Marion Davies, portrait, showgirl, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: June 21, 2010

Lavishly jazz age yet decadently romantic, this nude 1928 photograph of Ziegfeld Follies beauty Alice Lorraine is a spectacular showcase of the talents of Alfred Cheney Johnston. This photograph was mounted on beveled presentation board and hand signed by the iconic photographer, idolized for his masterful soft focus alluring and provocative images of showgirls, flappers, and film stars alike.

A Nude Ziegfeld Follies Beauty

Artist: Alfred Cheney Johnston
Price:  S O L D

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Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, fine art, flapper, follies, gelatin silver photograph, jazz age, nude, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: May 1, 2010

This Raphael Kirchner Ziegfeld Follies pastel is a newly unearthed piece of New York City theater history, and a once in a generation find. Part of a suite of five illustrations which feature the erotic and luminous showgirls who starred in the legendary theater revue Ziegfeld Follies and made the name synonymous with images of the most beautiful, brazen and sensuous women in early 20th century New York. This portrait of Vivienne Segal hung in the lobby of the historic Century Theater until it shut its doors in 1936.

Vivienne Segal: Ziegfeld Follies Century Girl

Artist: Raphael Kirchner
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Tagged With: 1910s, american, art nouveau, flapper, follies, new york city, portrait, Raphael Kirchner, risque, showgirl, theater, Vivienne Segal, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2009

This Raphael Kirchner Ziegfeld Follies pastel is a newly unearthed piece of New York City theater history, and a once in a generation find. Part of a suite of five illustrations which feature the erotic and luminous showgirls who starred in the legendary theater revue Ziegfeld Follies and made the name synonymous with images of the most beautiful, brazen and sensuous women in early 20th century New York. This portrait of Justine Johnstone hung in the lobby of the historic Century Theater until it shut its doors in 1936.

Justine Johnstone: Ziegfeld Follies Century Girl

Artist: Raphael Kirchner
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, american, art nouveau, new york city, original illustration art, Raphael Kirchner, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: June 17, 2008

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