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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
Worth a Gander, 1951
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)
Signed lower right: Elvgren

The present work is published as a 1951 Brown & Bigelow calendar under the title Worth A Gander. It additionally appears as figure 330 in Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel (Taschen, 1999).


More information about Elvgren, Gil. See also: Gillette Elvgren Artist.

Estimate: $40,000 - up.

Condition Report*: Unlined canvas; there appears to be no major visible condition issues aside from very faint stretcher creases; under UV exam, there appears to be scattered small touches of inpaint in white background.
Framed Dimensions 36 X 30 Inches
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