ROLF ARMSTRONG (American, 1889-1960). Venus, calendar print illustration, c. 1934. Pastel on board. 42 x 30 in.. Signed ... (Total: 2 Items)

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ROLF ARMSTRONG (American, 1889-1960)
Venus, calendar print illustration, c. 1934
Pastel on board
42 x 30 in.
Signed center right
Perhaps one of the finest Armstrong pastels ever offered, Venus is one of the three nudes that Armstrong created in the mid-thirties. Collectors take note, this breathtaking masterwork is one of only a handful of nudes ever done by this classic American illustrator.

This painting was reproduced as a full-page image on page 2 of The Great American Pin-Up by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel, Taschen, 1996, and it was also reproduced on page 121 of Pin-Up Dreams: The Glamour Art of Rolf Armstrong by Janet Dobson and Michael Wooldridge, Watson-Guptill, 2001.

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



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