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Gilette Elvgren
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Gilette Elvgren
- Toast of the Town (A Frame Worth Picturing)
- signed Elvgren (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 29 7/8 by 23 7/8 inches
- (75.9 by 60.7 cm)
- Painted in 1953.
Provenance
American Illustrators Gallery, New York
Grapefruit Moon Gallery, Minneapolis
Acquired at the above by the present owner
Grapefruit Moon Gallery, Minneapolis
Acquired at the above by the present owner
Literature
Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel, Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups, 1999, no. 385, p. 158 illustrated
Condition
Canvas is lined. SURFACE: good condition. UNDER UV: figure is clean; a few minor scattered repaints in background (to the right of her head, along right edge, and lower left corner).
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present painting was used to illustrate Brown & Bigelow's 1955 Calendar. The model, Myrna Hanson, was Miss USA in 1954 and Elvgren's favorite model.