Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960). Cherie, 1956. Pastel on paper laid on Masonite. 40-1/4 x 28-7/8 inches (102.2 x 73...

Description

Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960)
Cherie, 1956
Pastel on paper laid on Masonite
40-1/4 x 28-7/8 inches (102.2 x 73.3 cm) (sight)
Signed lower right

Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Academic Woman

The present work is published in a 1956 Brown and Bigelow calendar. It appears on page 94 in The Great American Pin-Up by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel (Taschen, 1996).

PROVENANCE:
Charles Martignette;
Acquired by the present owners from the above, 1992.


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



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