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| Portrait of Betty Lester |
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| Artist: | Rolf Armstrong |
| Date: | 1916 |
| Medium: | Pastel on Illustration Board |
| Dimensions: | Sight Size 13" x 15" framed 28 1/2" x 33" |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Original Use: | Front Cover for American Magazine January 1916 |
| Price: | $7500.00
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| Above: Full view of pastel on illustration board |
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| Above: The artist's signature lower right |
An early cover pastel by Rolf Armstrong that served as the cover for The January 1916 issue of "American Magazine" featuring a lovely portrait of artist's model Betty Lester. While Armstrong is best known today as "The Father of America Pin-up", he created hundreds of covers for American magazines with titles as diverse as Photoplay, College Humor, The Saturday Evening Post and American Magazine. Armstrong especially excelled at pastel portraiture he was able to capture the feminine qualities of the sitter in a deeply revealing and impacting manner. Consequently his cover portraiture was much in demand and news stands in the 1920s and 30s would be graced with monthly installments of the always glamorous and fashionable "Armstrong Girl". Work is beautifully matted and framed and lined behind glass.
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| Above: Frame profile detail |
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| Above: Framed and matted view in lovely gallery frame |
Included with sale is the American Magazine issue which features the published portrait as its cover.
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| Above: 1916 American Magazine included with sale |
Work is pictured on page 4 of "The Glamour Girl: A Collector's Guide to Rolf Armstrong" co-authored by Norman Platnick and the sadly departed, dearly missed Mike Wooldridge.
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