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| Moonglow |
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| Artist: | Rolf Armstrong |
| Date: | 1958 |
| Medium: | Pastel on Illustration Board |
| Dimensions: | Sight size 29" by 40" Framed 38 1/2" by 50 1/2" |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Original Use: | Calendar Art for The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company |
| Price: | $16,500.00
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| Above: Full view of pastel before framing |
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| Above: The artist's signature lower right |
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| Above: Framed and silk matted behind conservation U.V. glass |
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| Above: Vintage Brown & Bigelow litho of Moonglow included in sale |
A unique and inventive, large and luminous original pin-up pastel calendar illustration created for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul Minnesota. This was used as a 1958 calendar titled "Moonglow". The model is Jewel Flowers and this is rendered in an electric cobalt blue palette with the model catching the golden hues afforded by a moonlit night. This is a remarkable work--it is beautifully silk matted and framed behind U.V. conservation glass in a gold leafed museum quality wide profile frame.
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| Above: Detail |
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| Above: Frame corner profile |
The work is pictured in "The Great American Pin-up" (page 98 - plate #95) as one of the signature examples of Rolf Armstrong's work. The artist and model Jewel Flowers enjoyed a two decade long friendship and working relationship. The pair were inseparable with Armstrong becoming like a father to the diminutive pin-up model with a girl next door smile and wholesome yet sexy commercial appeal.
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| Above: Vintage Brown & Bigelow litho of Moonglow included in sale |
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| Above: Title and Brown & Bigelow trademark on litho |
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| Above: Rolf Armstrong and Jewel Flowers on location in Marblehead Massachusetts |
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| Above: Jewel Flowers at Armstrong's Hawaii studio with surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku |
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