1940's Set of Gil Elvgren Pin Up Girl Playing Cards by Brown & Bigelow in Box
By Gil Elvgren, Brown & Bigelow
Located in Red Lion, PA
Trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Elvgren became Brown & Bigelow’s most successful pin-up artist, producing over 500 paintings throughout his career.
Paper
$760Sale Price|20% Off
After Gil Elvgren (Am. 1914-1980) Offset Lithograph “A Knock Out” Pin Up
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Chicago, IL
He was associated with Brown & Bigelow from 1945 to 1972. At Brown & Bigelow Elvgren began working with 30 inch x 24 inch canvases, a format that he would use for the next 30 years, ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$760Sale Price|20% Off
After Gil Elvgren (Am. 1914-1980) Framed Offset Lithograph “Sleepy Time Girl”
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Chicago, IL
He was associated with Brown & Bigelow from 1945 to 1972. At Brown & Bigelow Elvgren began working with 30 inch x 24 inch canvases, a format that he would use for the next 30 years, ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Rare Antique Bigelow, Kennard & Co. Champlevé and Brass Crystal Regulator Clock
By Bigelow Kennard & Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exceptionally rare Antique Bigelow, Kennard & Co. Champlevé and Brass Crystal Regulator Clock, dating to approximately 1895. This outstanding timepiece beautifully combines th...
Brass
Pin Up Girl with Red Hat, untitled, original pinup vintage poster
By Billy Devorss
Located in Spokane, WA
Encouraged to develop his talent by Gene Sayles, the manager of Brown and Bigelow's Kansas City branch office, De Vorss soon received his first commission from the company.
Lithograph
"First Hunt" Original Oil by Ralph Crosby Smith
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Following the war, he moved to Connecticut to do commissions for the Boy Scouts, as well as contribute to Outdoor Life. In 1953 Brown and Bigelow commissioned him for their calendars.
Paint
Soaking Up
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The art director gave me a call and asked if I'd like to do a contemporary cowboy painting for Brown and Bigelow," Ryan said in 2002. "I damn near fell out of the chair.
Lithograph
Soaking Up
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The art director gave me a call and asked if I'd like to do a contemporary cowboy painting for Brown and Bigelow," Ryan said in 2002. "I damn near fell out of the chair.
Lithograph
$3,100Sale Price|20% Off
THE FOUR SEASONS 4 Lithographs on Arches paper, American Illustration, Americana
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Union City, NJ
WINTER depicts them making music together. Brown and Bigelow commissioned Rockwell to produce numerous four season calendars.
Lithograph
"Danger Signal" Original Oil by Robert Atkinson Fox
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
He worked for various publishers, including Brown and Bigelow, Edward Gross Co., Master Art Publishers, The Red Wing Advertising Co., and the Thomas D.
Paint
Cascades (Quiet Solitude)
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
It was published in 1962 by Brown and Bigelow, a calendar company based in Minnesota, under the title Quiet Solitude.
Canvas, Oil
1930s Signed Red Conté Drawing of Young Boy in Fountain
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Major corporations with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel Works, Pratt and Whitney Ai...
Conté
"Encounter" Indian & bear. Santa Fe Utah Colorado, Wyoming, Montana 1930s. Large
By Frank Hoffman
Located in San Antonio, TX
Later, beginning with 1940, Hoffman was under exclusive contract to Brown and Bigelow for calendar art, producing more than 150 Western paintings.
Oil
Mort Kunstler (b. 1927) "Morning Mist" (1981) Oil on Canvas
By Mort Künstler
Located in Incline Village, NV
Calendar, The American Spirit 1994, Brown and Bigelow, St. Paul, MN, illustrated in color, October.
Canvas, Oil
Me and My Pal: Fishing Raft, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
For Norman Rockwell's Four Seasons calendar series for Brown & Bigelow By the end of World War II, Norman Rockwell was a household name throughout the United States and considered...
Oil, Canvas
"A Country Peddler"
By After Norman Rockwell
Located in Henderson, NV
Printed in 1962 on a japon-style paper and published by Brown & Bigelow in an edition of 350; this copy is annotated "A.P." in pencil.
Offset
Franklin Dehaven, NA Oil Painting Salmagundi Artist Farm with Barn Sunny Day
By Franklin DeHaven
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
His paintings received awards including the Inness Prize in 1902, from the Salmagundi Club; Silver Medal from the National Arts Club in 1921; and the Brown-Bigelow Gold Medal from th...
Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Franklin Dehaven, NA Oil Painting Salmagundi Artist Farm with Barn Sunny Day
By Franklin DeHaven
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
His paintings received awards including the Inness Prize in 1902, from the Salmagundi Club; Silver Medal from the National Arts Club in 1921; and the Brown-Bigelow Gold Medal from th...
Oil
Limited Edition Marilyn Monroe "Lady in the Light" Nude Lithograph by Earl Moran
Located in San Diego, CA
Moran signed an exclusive contract with Brown & Bigelow in 1932 and by 1937, his pinups had sold millions of calendars for the company.
Wood, Paper
bulb
By Isabel Bigelow
Located in New York, NY
Current Location: Chelsea, NYC
Monoprint
Unavailable
H 12 in W 16 in
David Maass Original Oil Painting On Board Wildlife Geese Signed Framed Artwork
Located in Bloomington, MN
Throughout his career he has raised millions of dollars for conservation, has had more than 300 illustrations published and designed 27 calendars for Brown and Bigelow. Today his ar...
Oil, Board
Unavailable
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.02 in
"The Nude Marilyn Monroe" by Earl Moran for Playboy 1946 Edition 33 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moran signed an exclusive contract with Brown and Bigelow in 1932 and by 1937, his pinups had sold millions of calendars for the company.
Archival Pigment
Unavailable
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.02 in
The Nude Marilyn Monroe II by Earl Moran for Playboy 1946 Edition 34 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moran signed an exclusive contract with Brown and Bigelow in 1932 and by 1937, his pinups had sold millions of calendars for the company.
Archival Pigment
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H 23.25 in W 21.5 in
Young Love: Walking to School, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustrated for the 1949 Four Seasons Calendar, published by Brown and Bigelow. A young girl holds a freshly-picked bouquet of flowers as she strolls alongside a boy who carries he...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Old White Birch
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
As it happened, The Old Birch Tree (Brown and Bigelow title: Evening Shadows) was used in the 1940 line, New Hampshire (Brown and Bigelow title: Thy Templed Hills) in the 1942 line, ...
Masonite, Oil
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H 24 in W 17.25 in
"A Sweet Job, " Original illustration for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Compa
By Earl Steffa Moran
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1940s Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 24.00" x 17.25" Signature: Signed Left Center Accompanied by a calendar dated 1942 advertising Supreme Power Supplies Limited, with ...
Pastel, Board
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H 45.5 in W 54.75 in D 3 in
Northern Pacific Railroad Poster, "Yellowstone Park" after Thomas Moran, 1924
By Thomas Moran
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The bottom right corner of the work shows the identifying information including the publishers, Brown and Bigelow in St. Paul, Minnesota. Thomas Moran was an American painter and ...
Paper
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H 16.5 in W 17.5 in D 4.75 in
Antique Brass, Marble & Crystal Girandole Candelabra with Bigelow Chapel c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Brass, Marble & Crystal Girandole Candelabra with Bigelow Chapel c1890 Measures - 16 1/2" x 17 1/2" x 4 /34"
Crystal, Marble, Brass
Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Major corporations with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel Works, Pratt and Whitney Ai...
Pencil
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H 11.75 in W 9.5 in
Blind Beggar (pencil drawing made on streets of Kansas City in Depression)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Major corporations with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel Works, Pratt and Whitney Ai...
Ink, Graphite
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H 22 in W 27.25 in
A Duryea Wagon Wins the Race, Great Moments in Early American Motoring
By Robert Lougheed
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Lougheed then divided his time between illustrating for publishers such as True, The National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, and Brown & Bigelow, and painting for exhibitions and galle...
Board, Oil
The Old Mill
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
In 1936, Parrish began painting landscapes for calendars by the Brown & Bigelow Publishing Company, and he would continue illustrating their calendars for 27 years.
Masonite, Oil
A Lot at Steak
By Gil Elvgren
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Lot at Steak was originally published in the 1955 Brown & Bigelow calendar and is featured in Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups, 1996, by C.G.
Canvas, Oil
"Gentlemen Prefer..." by Gil Elvgren
Located in New Orleans, LA
More commissions followed, and, along with his work for Dow, Elvgren found himself booked solid at least one year ahead of his output. It was in 1944 that Brown & Bigelow approached ...
Canvas
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H 22.05 in W 15.95 in D 0.04 in
Original 1930s Art Deco Pin-Up Style Advertising Poster: Kelly Springfield Tyres
By Knute O Munson
Located in London, GB
From 1945-1949, he worked with Brown & Bigelow, producing paintings and drawings to illustrate their calendars.
Paper
Jeffrey Bigelow Lucite and Brass Console Table
By Jeffrey Bigelow
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Lucite and brass Jeffrey Bigelow console table. Brass and Lucite have been professionally polished. Glass top is not included as it has a chip. Glass just show as an example.
Brass
Bigelow Kennard & Co of Boston Mantel Clock
By Bigelow Kennard & Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Bigelow Kennard & Co of Boston mantel clock.
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H 12.5 in W 9.75 in D 0.75 in
1940s Lithograph of Pin Up Girl -- "The Enchantress" - Gift
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Soquel, CA
A year later, he was the best selling calendar artist at Brown and Bigelow. In 1930, RCA hired him to paint pin-ups to advertise their products, and in 1933 the Thomas D.
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
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H 20 in W 15.25 in D 0.05 in
Pin Up Girl with Red Hat, untitled, original pinup vintage poster
By Billy Devorss
Located in Spokane, WA
Encouraged to develop his talent by Gene Sayles, the manager of Brown and Bigelow's Kansas City branch office, De Vorss soon received his first commission from the company.
Lithograph
Sold
H 20 in W 15.25 in D 0.05 in
Pin Up Girl with Red Hat, untitled, original pinup vintage poster
By Billy Devorss
Located in Spokane, WA
Encouraged to develop his talent by Gene Sayles, the manager of Brown and Bigelow's Kansas City branch office, De Vorss soon received his first commission from the company.
Lithograph
Leading the Remuda
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The art director gave me a call and asked if I'd like to do a contemporary cowboy painting for Brown and Bigelow," Ryan said in 2002. "I damn near fell out of the chair.
Lithograph
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H 9 in W 14 in
Three Trees (original pencil drawing of southern landscape)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Major corporations with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel Works, Pratt and Whitney Ai...
Ink, Graphite
Three Men Changing a Wheel
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Major corporations with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel Works, Pratt and Whitney Ai...
Ink
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H 10.5 in W 7 in
Old Chris (Portrait of a model who came to the Kansas City Art Institute in '41)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Major corporations with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel Works, Pratt and Whitney Ai...
Pencil, Graphite
Lucite and Brass End Table by Jeffrey Bigelow
By Jeffrey Bigelow
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco inspired Lucite, brass and glass top end table designed by Jeffrey Bigelow.
Brass
Lucite and Brass Lamps Signed Jeffrey Bigelow, 1991
By Jeffrey Bigelow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This amazing pair are by the acrylic master Jeffrey Bigelow, signed and dated 1991. Both lamps are solid blocks of polished acrylic Lucite. There is a striking design element of a "s...
Brass
Fisherman's Luck
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Earl Moran created this coquettish and sassy pin-up pastel for Brown and Bigelow's 1941 calendar line. It was published with the title Fishermans's Luck.
Pastel, Illustration Board