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Vintage Pin Up Girl Print
This image is the famous Art Deco pin-up illustration titled "The Enchantress" by the American artist Rolf Armstrong. Created around 1927, it is one of a series of four monumental oil paintings Armstrong made for the Brown & Bigelow calendar company.
Key Information
Artist: Rolf Armstrong (1889-1960), often called the "creator of the calendar girl".
Artwork Title: The Enchantress.
Medium: Original was oil on canvas (or gouache on paper, sources vary).
Style/Genre: Art Deco, glamour art, illustration, pin-up.
Subject: A dramatic, elegant female figure, draped in a sheer black fabric, holding aloft a golden, ornate disk against a deep cobalt blue background, combining classical elegance with Jazz Age sensuality.
Original Purpose: The image was widely circulated as calendar art, a hallmark of Armstrong's commercial success.
Original Painting: The original, life-size oil painting has sold at auction for significant amounts, including over $81,000 in 2013. It is currently held in a private collection.
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This image is the famous Art Deco pin-up illustration titled "The Enchantress" by the American artist Rolf Armstrong. Created around 1927, it is one of a series of four monumental oil paintings Armstrong made for the Brown & Bigelow calendar company.
Key Information
Artist: Rolf Armstrong (1889-1960), often called the "creator of the calendar girl".
Artwork Title: The Enchantress.
Medium: Original was oil on canvas (or gouache on paper, sources vary).
Style/Genre: Art Deco, glamour art, illustration, pin-up.
Subject: A dramatic, elegant female figure, draped in a sheer black fabric, holding aloft a golden, ornate disk against a deep cobalt blue background, combining classical elegance with Jazz Age sensuality.
Original Purpose: The image was widely circulated as calendar art, a hallmark of Armstrong's commercial success.
Original Painting: The original, life-size oil painting has sold at auction for significant amounts, including over $81,000 in 2013. It is currently held in a private collection.
