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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
I Run into the Most Interesting People, 1949
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)
Signed lower right: Elvgren

The present work is published as a 1949 Brown & Bigelow calendar and appears as figure 232 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.



Condition Report*: Unlined. Faint stretcher bar lines, observed under raking light. UV examined, scattered minor losses with inpainting along extreme edges and to corners, not affecting figure. Small indentations observed near each lower corner and to car just below windshield.
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Auction Dates
November, 2024
15th Friday
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Sold on Nov 15, 2024 for: $100,000.00
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