Previous Piece Poster Peepshow: The Art of the Pin Up (All) Next PieceA Perfect PairArtist:Al Buell
Exhibition:Poster Peepshow: The Art of the Pin Up
Art Height:21.0" (53.34 cm)
Art Width:16.5" (41.91 cm)
Frame Height:34.0" (86.36 cm)
Frame Width:28.0" (71.12 cm)
Medium:Oil on canvas
Features:
Framed
Signed This is a rare surviving commissioned calendar art pin-up painting by Al Buell titled on verso A Perfect Pair. From a series of paintings Buell did for Brown & Bigelow as The Playmate Series. This was for the month of October and dates to the late 1940s. Buell worked with Gil Elvgren in the Sundblom studios in Chicago and his accounts included Coca-Cola. His oils are among the best in the genre, they capture the pretty girl next door (albeit generally under-dressed) and have a wholesomeness rare for the pin-up. More ViewsOptions |