Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960). Dream Girl, 1920s. Pastel on board. 25-1/4 x 18-3/4 inches (64.1 x 47.6 cm). Signe...

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Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960)
Dream Girl, 1920s
Pastel on board
25-1/4 x 18-3/4 inches (64.1 x 47.6 cm)
Signed lower right: Rolf Armstrong

Dream Girl stands as one of Rolf Armstrong's most romantic pieces of calendar art. The work has an unusual pre-flapper sensibility and lush yet subtle colors that suggest a hearth just out of frame. It's a masterful early example by the Father of American Pin-Up.

The present work is published as a 1930 Brown & Bigelow calendar.


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



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