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| Miss Sylvania |
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| Artist: | Gil Elvgren |
| Date: | 1950-1954 |
| Medium: | Oil on Stretched Canvas |
| Dimensions: | Sight Size 28" X 35" Framed 34" X 41" |
| Condition: | Mint |
| Original Use: | Calendar Art for Brown & Bigelow Sylvania Account |
| Price: | S O L D !! |
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| Above: Full view of work |
A rare original Brown and Bigelow-commisioned pin-up painting for their prestigious Sylvania Products account. Each year one of the calendar company's star artists would create a wholesome yet alluring "Miss Sylvania" exclusively for Sylvania's advertising campaign. This luminous original oil-on -canvas painting dates to the early 1950s and is featured on page 228 plate #545 in the collector's book Gil Elvgren All His Glamourous American Pin-ups.
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| Above: Detail of the radiant Miss Sylvania |
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| Above: Verso notations |
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| Above: Verso framing sticker |
Grapefruit Moon Gallery sold this work previously (in March of 2008) and are delighted to be able to offer it again on consignment for a collector who is making wall space for new acquisitions.
Work is in untouched original pristine condition in original limed wood period simple frame.
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| Above: Verso view original pine stretchers |
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