ROLF ARMSTRONG (American, 1889-1960). "Hello Everybody!", Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, circa late 1920s. Paste... (Total: 12 Items)

Description

ROLF ARMSTRONG (American, 1889-1960)
"Hello Everybody!", Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, circa late 1920s
Pastel on board
27 x 37 in.
Signed center right

As one of Armstrong's most iconic works, this artwork appeared as a calendar illustration, on playing cards, as the cover for College Humor magazine, 1929, as an illustration in the book Pin Up Dreams, The Glamour Art of Rolf Armstrong and various advertisements; a collection of which are included with this lot.

PROVENANCE:
Formerly in the estate of Mike Wooldridge.

NOTE:
Mike Wooldridge was a lifetime collector and co-author of Pin Up Dreams, The Glamour Art of Rolf Armstrong by Janet Dobson and Mike Wooldridge, a monograph on Rolf Armstrong that was researched and enthusiastically compiled over many years. Wooldridge was one of the greatest scholars of Armstrong and deemed "Father of Pin-Up Artists."

More information about ROLF ARMSTRONG. See also: Armstrong, Rolf, Rolf Armstrong Artist.



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