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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Fire Belle (Always Ready), 1956
Oil on canvas
29 x 23 in.
Signed lower center

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78204 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $191,200.00

GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Golden Beauty, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1957
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5213 | Lot: 71126 | May 14, 2015

Sold For: $93,750.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Up in the Air (Whooooooosh!), 1965
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5087 | Lot: 78137 | Jun 27, 2012

Sold For: $86,500.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
The Final Touch (Keep 'Em Flying), 1954
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 i...

Auction 7015 | Lot: 87388 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $77,675.00

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R. BROWNELL MCGREW (American, 1916-1994)
Children of the Sun, 1989
Oil on board
36 x 66 inches (91.4 x 167.6 cm)
Signed lower right: R. Brownell McGrew
Artist's label verso

Auction 5095 | Lot: 70056 | May 5, 2012

Sold For: $74,500.00

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$111,750 or more

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
Unexpected Lift (A Nice Catch), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1961
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5221 | Lot: 71133 | Oct 14, 2015

Sold For: $68,750.00

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$130,000 or more

GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Pretty Cagey, 1953
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78090 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $62,737.50

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$94,106 or more

GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Looking for Trouble, 1953
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed l...

Auction 7015 | Lot: 87389 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $56,762.50

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$85,144 or more

GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Barbecutie (Rare Treat), 1964
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78103 | May 4, 2011

Sold For: $55,268.75

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$82,903 or more

ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Esquire calendar girl, December 1946
Watercolor on board
28 ...

Auction 7010 | Lot: 87325 | Jul 15, 2009

Sold For: $53,775.00

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ROLF ARMSTRONG (American 1889 - 1960)
Song of India
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 in.
Signed lower rig...

Auction 7000 | Lot: 66040 | Jun 5, 2008

Sold For: $53,775.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Fresh Breeze, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1960
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5140 | Lot: 76037 | Jul 31, 2013

Sold For: $53,125.00

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LUDWIG BEMELMANS (American, 1898-1962)
Madeline and Horse at Dinner Table
Gouache on illustration bo...

Auction 5038 | Lot: 78010 | Oct 15, 2010

Sold For: $47,800.00

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$71,700 or more

GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Perfect Form, 1968
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower ri...

Auction 7010 | Lot: 87121 | Jul 15, 2009

Sold For: $38,837.50

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
For All Weather Protection, Simoniz advertisement, circa late 1950s/ early 1960s
Oil on canvas
24 x 43.25 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78097 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $35,850.00

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ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Vargas Girl, Playboy Pin-Up, November 1972
Gouache on board
34.5 x 23.5 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78301 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $34,655.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American 1914 - 1980)
Making Friends, 1951
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower...

Auction 7005 | Lot: 87142 | Mar 12, 2009

Sold For: $31,070.00

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ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
"They told me the ratio of men to women was nine-to-one on these cruises-but what am I supposed to do with the rest of my time?" Hawaiian Vargas Girl, Playboy Pin-Up, August 1963
Watercolor on board
21 x 17 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78080 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $29,875.00

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$50,000 or more

DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960)
Gold Hands, 1923
Oil on canvas
35 x 29 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78054 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $28,680.00

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$43,020 or more

GIL ELVGREN (American 1914 - 1980)
Fresh Breeze (Wayward Wind), 1950
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.

Auction 7005 | Lot: 87145 | Mar 12, 2009

Sold For: $27,485.00

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GILLETTE ELVGREN (1914-1980)
Original Pin-up Art
Surprising Catch, Brown & Bigelow Calendar, 1952
Oil on canvas
30in. x 24in.
Not signed

In 1945 Elvgren accepted an exclusive contract from Brown & Bigelow, and painted calendar pin-ups for them for nearly thirty years. He also worked in advertising, with clients such as Schlitz Beer, General Electric, Serta Perfect Sleep, and General Tire. This painting is reproduced on page 164 of Gil Elvgren by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel.
There is a small area of paint flaking out of the surface at the lower right.

Keywords: pin-up, painting, oil, humor, bathing, girl, sea

Auction 604 | Lot: 25064 | Oct 29, 2004

Sold For: $26,290.00

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ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Pin-Up with Scottie Dog
Watercolor and pencil on board
10.5 x 22.5 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78300 | May 4, 2011

Sold For: $25,095.00

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$37,642 or more

GEORGE RODRIGUE (American, b. 1944)
Blue Dog with Stripes
Acrylic on canvas
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed lower left: Rodrigue
Inscribed verso: Rodrigue / 1991 / © Carmel

Auction 5099 | Lot: 64067 | May 22, 2012

Sold For: $25,000.00

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$100,000

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$80,000 or more

HUGH JOSEPH WARD (American 1909-1945)
Spicy Mystery Stories, 1940
Oil on canvas
30 x 21.5in.
Signed lower right:...

Auction 638 | Lot: 23225 | Nov 9, 2006

Sold For: $23,900.00

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$39,900 or more

PAUL WONNER (American, 1920-2008)
Terrace with Spray Bottle and Garden Gloves (2nd Version), 1996
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 54 inches (152.4 x 137.2 cm)
Signed lower center and signed, titled and dated on the reverse

Auction 5063 | Lot: 72020 | May 24, 2011

Sold For: $22,705.00

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$34,058 or more

ART FRAHM (American, 1906-1981)
The Shake-Down, 1955
Oil on board
30.5 x 24.5 in.
Not signed

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78120 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $22,705.00

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$34,058 or more

OLIVIA DE BERARDINIS (American, b. 1948)
"Two of a Kind", Heather Kozar, Playboy Pin-Up, September 2004
Watercolor and pastel on board
27 x 22 in.
Signed and dated lower left

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78179 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $21,510.00

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ENOCH BOLLES (American, 1883-1976)
Clara Bow Surfing, Film Fun magazine cover, August 1929
Oil on canvas
24 x 18 in.
Not signed

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78023 | May 4, 2011

Sold For: $21,510.00

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$32,265 or more

WILLIAM A. SLAUGHTER (American, 1923-2003)
Guadeloupe Mountains
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 inches (76....

Auction 5050 | Lot: 76063 | Nov 20, 2010

Sold For: $21,510.00

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$32,265 or more

PAUL JENKINS (American, b. 1923)
Phenomena Semaphore Red, 1971
Acrylic on canvas
39 x 31 inches (...

Auction 5031 | Lot: 63045 | Oct 7, 2009

Sold For: $20,315.00

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$30,472 or more

JOYCE BALLANTYNE (American, 1918-2006)
Fixing her Hair
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78009 | May 4, 2011

Sold For: $19,120.00

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$64,500 or more

GEORGE PETTY (American, 1894-1975)
On the Phone
Watercolor on board
18 x 25 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78239 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $19,120.00

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BROR ALEXANDER UTTER (American, 1913-1993)
Burlesque Queens, 1956
Oil on canvas
24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Bror Utter '56

Auction 5094 | Lot: 76039 | May 5, 2012

Sold For: $18,750.00

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$28,125 or more

EARL MORAN (American, 1893-1984)
Marilyn Monroe
Oil on canvas
30 x 15 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78316 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $18,522.50

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$37,045 or more

EARL MORAN (American, 1893-1984)
Evening Glow
Pastel on board
33.5 x 26.5 in.
Signed lower lef...

Auction 7016 | Lot: 96192 | Oct 27, 2009

Sold For: $17,925.00

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DAVID BATES (American, b. 1952)
Crab Line, 1989
Oil on board
21-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches (54.6 x 44.5 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Bates 89

Auction 5094 | Lot: 76024 | May 5, 2012

Sold For: $17,500.00

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GARTH MONTGOMERY WILLIAMS (American, 1912-1996)
Wilbur's Boast, Charlotte's Web, page 58 illustration, ...

Auction 5038 | Lot: 78315 | Oct 15, 2010

Sold For: $17,327.50

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$25,991 or more

ARTHUR SARON SARNOFF (American, 1912-2000)
Brunette in Black Negligee in Pink Bed
Watercolor, tempera, and gouache on board
24 x 19.5 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78364 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $16,730.00

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$25,000 or more

AL BUELL (American, 1910-1996)
Sunbather
Oil on canvas
31 x 25 in.
Signed lower right
...

Auction 7015 | Lot: 87349 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $16,730.00

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GEORGE PETTY (American, 1894-1975)
Petty Ice Capades illustration, 1965
Watercolor on paper
23 x ...

Auction 7015 | Lot: 87497 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $16,730.00

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DEAN CORNWELL (American 1892 - 1960)
Seated Woman With a Hat, circa 1917
Oil on canvas
33 x 24-1/2in.
Signed low...

Auction 677 | Lot: 58132 | Dec 12, 2007

Sold For: $16,730.00

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KAY NIELSEN (American 1886-1957)
Red Magic, 1930
Ink on paper
6 x 4in.
Not signed
Red Magic: A Collection of...

Auction 638 | Lot: 23128 | Nov 9, 2006

Sold For: $16,730.00

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ANDY WARHOL (American, 1928-1987)
Dracula (from Myths), 1981
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
38 x 38 inches (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
Ed. 176/200
Signed and numbered lower right in pencil

Auction 5063 | Lot: 72059 | May 24, 2011

Sold For: $15,774.00

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FRITZ WILLIS (American, 1907-1979)
The Black Hat, Brown & Bigelow calendar Pin-Up, March 1962
Oil on canvas
33 x 24.5 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78330 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $15,535.00

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G. (GERALD HARVEY JONES) HARVEY (American, b. 1933)
Along a Country Road, 1968
Oil on canvas
36 x...

Auction 5044 | Lot: 67201 | May 15, 2010

Sold For: $15,535.00

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EARL MORAN (American, 1893-1984)
Hold Everything, c. 1940
Pastel on board
22 x 17 in.
Signed l...

Auction 7016 | Lot: 96191 | Oct 27, 2009

Sold For: $15,535.00

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MORT Künstler (American b. 1931)
Attack On the Red Army's Female Barracks, For Men Only cover, October,...

Auction 7001 | Lot: 87027 | Oct 15, 2008

Sold For: $15,535.00

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OLIVIA DE BERARDINIS (American, b. 1948)
Shirts N' Skins, Kendra Wilkinson, Girls Next Door Playboy Pin-Up, September 2006
Watercolor and gouache on board
30 x 23 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5111 | Lot: 78231 | Oct 14, 2012

Sold For: $15,000.00

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