Buy elvgren taschens 25th anniversary ed by louis k. The book is laid out chronologically 1940s, 50s, 60s, etc, and include his miscellaneous and advertising work. Meisel gil elvgren the complete pinups taschen books, 2008 cover artist. Follow gil elvgrens instagram account to see all 24 of their photos and videos. The elvgren collection by marianne ohl phillips, 1995. Bigelow, elvgren studied at the american academy of art. Now we did a post on him last year for his 99th and decided to do something to celebrate his art and the ladies because these are what made him famous and oh so memorable. A live wire 1930 dow photo 85 of 99 in gil elvgren pinup girls phot. The calendar is tearaway by month and is in unused condition with a hole for hanging near the top of the calendar. The image size is 240 x 285 mm in a 6omm bevelcut mount to an overall size of 360 x 405 ready for framing or you can select our framing service here. Gil elvgren has 24 books on goodreads with 1095 ratings. Dipinti disegni multipli paintings drawings multiples. Gil elvgrens fantastical pictures featured curvy 1950s women revealing their stockings and sometimes a bit more in a series of eyebrowraising situations.
Gil elvgrens ability to capture the spirit and sensuality of american feminine beauty was unsurpassed. Gil elvgren s most popular book is the complete pinups. Great american pinup is a new york art gallery specializing in pin up art, and is a specialty of louis k. Gil elvgrens most popular book is the complete pinups. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This poster book is offered as the first in a collectors series. Considered one of the most important pinup painters of the 20th century, gil elvgren created iconic images of the allamerican feminine ideal. Elvgren girls ii by max allan collins an apparently unread copy in perfect condition. See more ideas about pin up girls, pin up art and pin up. The printing is up to the usual taschen standardsmaking this book the one to have for a good overview of elvgren s work. Elvgren was one of the most important pinup and glamour artists of the twentieth century.
This site is dedicated to preserving the art and influence of the best pinup artist in the history of american illustration. Gil elvgren hold everything skirting the issue, 1962 what others are saying i love these great paintings by pinup artist gil elvgren. Beginning his career in postwar and postdepression america, the artist and illustrator gil elvgren created a world of girlnextdoor pinups that define an allamerican 1950s spirit. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. I discovered gil elvgren after hearing his name on a tattoo show as he was one of the artists inspirations for pin ups. Gil elvgren s ability to capture the spirit and sensuality of american feminine beauty was unsurpassed. Stenographer, 1962 gil elvgren march 15, 1914 february 29, 1980 is responsible for painting literally hundreds of pinups. Daniel vancas, a well established california artist, illustrator and gallery owner, obtained the licenses to recreate a certain few of elvgren pieces, frequently those destroyed, lost or simply. This exceptional collection of calendar images exemplifies why gil elvgren is considered the master of pinup art. The plates, nearly six hundred of them, are almost all in color and each one is of decent size. Artists like gil elvgren and art frahm concocted elaborate and hilarious scenarios in order to justify disrobing their subjects. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. His techniquewhich earned him a reputation as the norman rockwell of cheesecakeinvolved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyperreality, with longer. Erotic art by gil elvgren 19141980 gil elvgren has joined the ranks of petty and alberto vargas as one of the premiere american pinup artists.
Traces of moisture on the reverse along the margins, slight stains. Gil elvgren s fantastical pictures featured curvy 1950s women revealing their stockings and sometimes a bit more in a series of eyebrowraising situations. This vintage pinup calendar is for the year 1949 and features art as drawn by famous pinup artist gil elvgren. Mar 15, 2014 today marks the 100th birthday of the great pinup master gil elvgren. The husband is returning from work with a bouquet of flowers behind his back, while his wife is waiting at the door with a bottle of beer for her husband. Today marks the 100th birthday of the great pinup master gil elvgren.
Gil elvgren by charles g martignette, louis k meisel, louis k. Gil elvgren, spotty performance occupational hazard. After high school he studied architecture at the minneapolis institute of arts before shifting his focus to art. Hundreds of illustrators longed to be able to paint girls as elvgren did. Elegantly packaged in a bespoke cardboard case, with a ribbon to pull up the cards, this collection features the sassiest girls from gil elvgren s pinups.
His images were used to advertise everything that made up the mid 20th century american world, everything from cola, to war bonds to farming equipment could be found featuring one of his provocative. Gil elvgren was the best of all the pinup artists and also the most prolific and this book collects much of his work. The retro pinup girls who had wwii troops pulses racing. See more ideas about gil elvgren, pin up and pin up girls. Selfportrait of gil elvgren gillette elvgren march 15, 1914 february 29, 1980 was an american painter of pinup girls, advertising and illustration. And he is, to me, the greatest and most important pinup artist who ever lived. Elvgren girls ii by max allan collins 9781888054347 ebay. A woman tries on pairs of heels in a cute pair by gil elvgren, an original oil painting that was reproduced for troops to stick on their walls during the war pinup by george petty. I fell in love instantly with the paintings and sketches from this book. Gil elvgren, born gillette elvgren, was an american painter of pinup girls, advertising and illustration. See more ideas about gil elvgren, pin up models and pin up photos. His heroines are often caught in humorous but distressing situations. Influenced by the works of charles dana gibson, andrew loomis, howard chandler christy as well as by the work of the brandywine artists such as howard pyle, gil elvgren 19141980 was an. Elegantly packaged in a bespoke cardboard case, with a ribbon to pull up the cards, this collection features the sassiest girls from gil elvgrens pinups.
Cheesecake boys are a quirky, genderbending ode to mid20th century pinup art. Dubbed the norman rockwell of cheesecake, elvgrens images combine desire for a better life with nostalgia for the nations innocent applepie past. A loose nail, a doorknob, or a brisk wind would all work in a. The elvgren piece featured on the calendar is titled a good hookup. I especially love that for some paintings you can see a photo of the model posed and then how thats been interpreted into the painting. Follow gil elvgren s instagram account to see all 24 of their photos and videos. Such is the funloving, cute demeanour of a vintage gil elvgren pinup girl. Meisel gallery is a new york art gallery specializing in fine contemporary realist art. Apr 12, 2017 a woman tries on pairs of heels in a cute pair by gil elvgren, an original oil painting that was reproduced for troops to stick on their walls during the war pinup by george petty. Get the best deals on pinup art prints gil elvgren when you shop the largest online selection at. Previously unseen personal nude collection from the norman rockwell of cheesecake published by.
Gillette elvgren march 15, 1914 february 29, 1980 was an american painter of pinup girls, advertising and illustration. The printing is up to the usual taschen standardsmaking this book the one to have for a good overview of elvgrens work. Our fancommunity is still growin and has already more than 22. Feb 09, 2014 gil elvgren, spotty performance occupational hazard. Dubbed the norman rockwell of cheesecake, elvgren s images combine desire for a better life with nostalgia for the nations innocent applepie past. From the mid 1930s through 1972, elvgren produced over 500 oil paintings for commercial use, including illustrations for cocacola, calendars, major magazines, and advertising agencies.
Apr 24, 2014 gil elvgren s fantastical pictures featured curvy 1950s women revealing their stockings and sometimes a bit more in a series of eyebrowraising situations. Read more about the gil elvgren monograph and website. A 12page calendar for 2002 illustrated with 14 fullpage color illustrations of gil elvgren s paintings of pinup girls in in seductive poses. Books by jennifer elvgren 2 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. Make someones day with this set of 100 postcards, carefully selected from the taschen archives. Elvgren defined the classic pop vision of americana, a bold visualisation that has been endlessly appropriated and recycled in advertising, tv, film and art. Postdepression america was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of gil elvgren s technicolor fantasies of the american dream. This is a typically beautiful art book from taschen which charts the work and life of gil elvgren the pop artist and real life madmen artist. See more ideas about pin up girls, gil elvgren and pin up. If you want to grab a copy of the book, then here are the affiliate links to amazon. Gil elvgren 19141980 this gil elvgren gouache painting on board was probably intended to be used as an ad for beer. If you have an artists uk coupon you can enter it here.
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