Reproduction Prints After Alberto Vargas Pin-Up Calendar Illustrations
Item Details
In Plate
A pair of reproduction prints after pin-up calendar illustrations by listed Peruvian-born artist Alberto Vargas (1896-1982). These pieces depict August’s red-haired woman in a white bathing suit, and May’s lady in a tight-fitting halter top and pair of shorts, both seductively posed with wide smiles on their faces. These pieces are signed ‘A. Varga Esq.’ in-plate toward their lower edges, and are matted under glass in slim wooden frames, one with a wire to its verso.
Condition
- discoloration to paper; crease to “August”; warping to paper and mat of “May”; accretion to glass; scratches, dents and edge wear to frames; tape to versos; “August” print and mat loose in frame; hanging hardware on “August” damaged.
Dimensions
- measures one frame; visible print measures: 7" W x 11.25" H.
Item #
17DEN147-177