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Watching Over Them, Brown & Bigelow Illustration
By Herbert Morton Stoops
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Watching Over Them, Brown & Bigelow
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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Partial Coverage By Gil Elvgren
By Gil Elvgren
Located in New Orleans, LA
girl next door. Partial Coverage, originally published in the 1956 Brown & Bigelow calendar, epitomizes
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Winter Evening”
Located in Southampton, NY
artwork for the Minnesota-based Brown & Bigelow publishing company's wildlife calendars for 10 years. By
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1960s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Robin Hood Girl
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, Brown and Bigelow Calendar Company signed her to an exclusive calendar contract. During the war, her pin
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Golden Age of Illustration Beautiful Smiling Woman, Female Illustrator
By Zoë Mozert
Located in Miami, FL
, publishers Brown & Bigelow bought Mozert's first nude and signed her to an exclusive calendar contract
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1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Dropping In
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
for Brown & Bigelow in St. Paul who typically hired local artists to illustrate calendars with
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Untitled (Three Ducks Taking to Flight)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
for Brown & Bigelow in St. Paul who typically hired local artists to illustrate calendars with
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. from 1936 – 1956. In 1946, according to the same source, he was hired as an artist for Brown & Bigelow
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. from 1936 – 1956. In 1946, according to the same source, he was hired as an artist for Brown & Bigelow
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

untitled (Duck taking to flight, flushed by a dog)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
for Brown & Bigelow in St. Paul who typically hired local artists to illustrate calendars with
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Blue Wing
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
such as hunting scenes. Contacts with Brown & Bigelow were never returned, and a local photographer
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Before Day Light
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
for Brown & Bigelow in St. Paul who typically hired local artists to illustrate calendars with
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Refinery Scene
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
for Brown & Bigelow in St. Paul who typically hired local artists to illustrate calendars with
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1930s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of a Seated Woman
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. from 1936 – 1956. In 1946, according to the same source, he was hired as an artist for Brown & Bigelow
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Formal Portrait of a Chinese Man in Traditional Dress
Located in Miami, FL
Ballantyne began painting pin-ups for Brown & Bigelow, having been recommended by Gil Elvgren. While there
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1940s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Lithograph Hand Signed Old Women Riding First Airplane Flight Americana
By After Norman Rockwell
Located in Surfside, FL
for Brown & Bigelow that were published for 17 years beginning in 1947 and reproduced in various
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1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lithograph Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence Americana Art
By After Norman Rockwell
Located in Surfside, FL
for Brown & Bigelow that were published for 17 years beginning in 1947 and reproduced in various
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1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Ichimura Hazaemon as Hatsuyumeya Mitsujiro, " Color Woodcut by Kunichika
By Toyoharu Kunichika
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Museum of Fine Arts also holds the same print as part of the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection. The
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1860s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

1940s Lithograph of Pin Up Girl -- "The Enchantress" - Gift
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Soquel, CA
later, he was the best selling calendar artist at Brown and Bigelow. In 1930, RCA hired him to paint pin
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1940s Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Ink, Lithograph, Paper

Pin Up Girl with Red Hat, untitled, original pinup vintage poster
By Billy Devorss
Located in Spokane, WA
Brown and Bigelow's Kansas City branch office, De Vorss soon received his first commission from the
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Soaking Up
Located in San Francisco, CA
the same catalog. Rockwell, who was doing the Boy Scouts calendars for Brown and Bigelow, the premiere
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Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Soaking Up
Soaking Up
H 17.5 in W 21.65 in D 0.01 in
Leading the Remuda
Located in San Francisco, CA
for Brown and Bigelow," Ryan said in 2002. "I damn near fell out of the chair. It was unbelievable
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Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Leading the Remuda
Leading the Remuda
H 17.5 in W 21.65 in D 0.01 in
Soaking Up
Located in San Francisco, CA
, who was doing the Boy Scouts calendars for Brown and Bigelow, the premiere calendar publishing company
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Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Soaking Up
Soaking Up
H 17.5 in W 21.65 in D 0.01 in
THE FOUR SEASONS 4 Hand Drawn Lithographs, American Illustration Art, Americana
By After Norman Rockwell
Located in Union City, NJ
square dancing in a hoe down. WINTER depicts them making music together. Brown and Bigelow commissioned
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Statue of Young Boy in Fountain on the Plaza
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté

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Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896) oil painting on board, framed board: 13 x 10 inches framed: 17 x 14 inches
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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bord De Mer - Impressionist Coastal Landscape Oil Painting by Willy Schlobach
By Willy Schlobach
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated pointillist landscape oil on canvas by Belgian impressionist painter Willy Schlobach. The piece depicts a coastal view looking out over the dark green sea to where i...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum qua...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

“Paris Street Scene” Painting by Andre Gisson
By André Gisson
Located in Sheffield, MA
Andre Gisson. American, 1921-2003. “Paris Street Scene.” Oil on canvas. 24 by 36 in. with frame 29 ½ by 41 ½ in. Impressionist painter, Andre Gisson, was born in New Y...
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Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
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1960s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Belisama
By Oswaldo Vigas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Predominantly recognized as a self-taught painter, he also worked in architectural murals, sculptures, ceramics, prints and drawings. Vigas is one of Venezuela’s best-known painters...
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1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Gouache, Board

Belisama
Belisama
H 44 in W 42 in D 1 in
Descending from the Cross, by Torchlight
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 Leiden – Amsterdam 1669 The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight 1654 etching and drypoint; sheet 213 x 163 mm (8 3/8 x 6 7/16 inches) Bart...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Charming Pair of English Antique Garden Oil Paintings
Located in Port Chester, NY
Would be very pretty oil in old frame, sweet for a girl's room. Nicely done, very pretty flowers. Charming in the shabby chic manner. Measurement below is for the larger painting. T...
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Early 20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Wood

Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting fauvism spanish seascape urbanscape
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas. Work measurements 61x50 cm. Frame size 66x55 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter. ...
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1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

PABLO PICASSO "Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune" linocut in colours, 1958, on Arches wove paper, signed in blue crayon, numbered 31/50, a very good impression of t...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Untitled
By David Smith
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a painting by American artist David Smith. David Smith’s paintings from the 1930s rarely come to market, and when Untitled (Billiard Players) surfaced at a Christie’s ...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled
H 12 in W 15.75 in
Woman in Black Dress Pulp Art Portrait/Couple Dancing Figurative, 2 sided
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful two-sided mid century pulp art figurative painting of a woman at party in black evening gown and formal gloves, and on verso couple dancing by unknown artist, circa 1960s. ...
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1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic, Cardboard

Flowers
By Lê Phổ
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Flowers" is a still life painting by Vietnamese Modernist painter Lê Phổ. The painting is signed lower right, "Le Pho". The framed painting measures 37 1/2 x 30 x 2 1/8 in. Lê Phổ ...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Flowers
Flowers
H 28.75 in W 21.25 in
George Ames Aldrich Cottage On A River
By George Ames Aldrich
Located in Dallas, TX
George Ames Aldrich (American, 1872-1941) Country Cottage on a River: Another superbly painted oil on canvas cottage painting be Aldrich showing a mastery of post impressionism touch...
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Paint

George Ames Aldrich Cottage On A River
George Ames Aldrich Cottage On A River
H 33.5 in W 35.5 in D 2 in
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Chicago, IL
The Kiss, no. 1 from the fifth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts Undoubtedly Klimt’s best known and most reproduced images, this printed version of The Kiss is the only one with...
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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper

"Fields in Jersey"
By Daniel Garber
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Recent Sales

The Chamber Maid
By Earl Steffa Moran
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Original pin-up pastel for the Brown & Bigelow calendar company, St. Paul Minnesota. Earl Moran
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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Nikki in the Hayloft
By Bill Randall
Located in Minneapolis, MN
" commissions, Randall played off the success of the Brown & Bigelow Calendar company's yearly Artist Sketch Pad
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1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Earl MacPherson Original Oil on CANVAS Signed Nude Female Pin Up Illustration
By Earl MacPherson
Located in Bloomington, MN
. Eventually he got a gig painting cards for Brown & Bigelow. It was a two deck set that sold over 160,000
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1990s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bright Dory
By Isabel Bigelow
Located in New York, NY
oil on paper
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2010s Abstract Paintings

bulb
By Isabel Bigelow
Located in New York, NY
Current Location: Chelsea, NYC
Materials

Monoprint

19th Century Blue Stone Works, Hudson River, Malden, New York State
Located in New York, NY
Original 1875 lithograph full title: "North River Blue Stone Works of John Maxwell and the Bigelow
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1870s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

David Maass Original Oil Painting On Board Wildlife Geese Signed Framed Artwork
Located in Bloomington, MN
calendars for Brown and Bigelow. Today his artwork is on display in many renowned collections, such as the
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1960s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"The Nude Marilyn Monroe" by Earl Moran for Playboy 1946 Edition 33 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
some paintings of bikini-clad girls to two calendar companies; when both Brown and Bigelow and Thomas D
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Nude Marilyn Monroe II by Earl Moran for Playboy 1946 Edition 34 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, he sent some paintings of bikini-clad girls to two calendar companies; when both Brown and Bigelow
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Town Square Scene, Brown & Bigelow Calendar
By John Berkey
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 17.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right Calendar Illustration
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

"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 ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Board

A Lot at Steak
By Gil Elvgren
Located in New Orleans, LA
Steak, originally published in the 1955 Brown & Bigelow calendar, epitomizes the coquettish spirit of
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Lot at Steak
A Lot at Steak
H 35.13 in W 29.13 in D 1 in
1962 After Norman Rockwell 'The Expert Salesman' Realism Multicolor USA Offset
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Details: Copyright Brown
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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Boypower Manpower
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
annual Scout calendar published by Brown & Bigelow. His connection with the Scouts lasted for 64 years
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bird's Eye View by Gil Elvgren
By Gil Elvgren
Located in New Orleans, LA
at least one year ahead of his output. It was in 1944 that Brown & Bigelow approached him with an
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20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Duryea Wagon Wins the Race, Great Moments in Early American Motoring
By Robert Lougheed
Located in Fort Washington, PA
between illustrating for publishers such as True, The National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, and Brown
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Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

The Old Mill
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
illustration in a 1944 Brown & Bigelow calendar under the title Thy Rocks and Rills. Parrish began
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1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Original Lithograph Jazz It Up with a Sax, Musician, Hand Signed Americana Art
By After Norman Rockwell
Located in Surfside, FL
for Brown & Bigelow that were published for 17 years beginning in 1947 and reproduced in various
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1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Old White Birch
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Left This piece was published as the illustration for a 1940 Brown and Bigelow calendar as Evening
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1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

HALCYON RING SERIES Mixed Media Abstract Painting
By Kris Cox
Located in Surfside, FL
, The Elements Gallery, New York, NY Three Masters of Clay: Albright, Bigelow, Cox, Gallery 8, La Jolla
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

“Cows” Oil on Board Grisaille painting by Thomas Craig (American, 1849-1924)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
his bucolic landscapes with grazing cows, Thomas Bigelow Craig was born in Philadelphia and spent the
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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Animal Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil
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1990s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

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
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Graphite

Study of a Young Woman
By Earl Steffa Moran
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Angeles where he found great success as a figural painter for the calendar company, Brown & Bigelow. He is
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1970s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

'Venus in Furs', American Pin-Up Illustration, Nude, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
By Fritz Willis
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
annual calendars for Brown & Bigelow combine to make him one of the last great figures of the classical
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Head of a Woman
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. from 1936 – 1956. In 1946, according to the same source, he was hired as an artist for Brown & Bigelow
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Oil

Woman in Orange Dress
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. from 1936 – 1956. In 1946, according to the same source, he was hired as an artist for Brown & Bigelow
Category

1930s Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (nude with arm raised over head)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. from 1936 – 1956. In 1946, according to the same source, he was hired as an artist for Brown & Bigelow
Category

1920s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Canadian Geese in Flight
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. from 1936 – 1956. In 1946, according to the same source, he was hired as an artist for Brown & Bigelow
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1940s American Impressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

"Still life with Apples"
By Folger A. Bigelow
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting of apples in a tin bowl by the American artist, Folger A. Bigelow. Signed
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1880s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Collotype Girl with Shopkeeper, Antique Store, Hand Signed Americana
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Surfside, FL
works: the "Four Seasons" illustrations for Brown & Bigelow that were published for 17 years beginning
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1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pin Up Girl with Red Hat, untitled, original pinup vintage poster
By Billy Devorss
Located in Spokane, WA
, the manager of Brown and Bigelow's Kansas City branch office, De Vorss soon received his first
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Three Men Changing a Wheel
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Three Trees (original pencil drawing of southern landscape)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel
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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Ink

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
with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil
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1950s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

Original 1930s Art Deco Pin-Up Style Advertising Poster: Kelly Springfield Tyres
By Knute O Munson
Located in London, GB
in Sweden but spent most of his life in the United States. From 1945-1949, he worked with Brown
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Welcome Traveler
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a fabulous example of Gil Elvgren's pin-up work for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of
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1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Welcome Traveler
Welcome Traveler
H 37 in W 31 in D 1 in
Aw, Come On
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This original 1953 oil painting was commissioned and completed for The Brown & Bigelow Calendar
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1950s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hilda Hopes Yoga Won't Fail
By Duane Bryers
Located in Minneapolis, MN
balance in this original published pin-up painting by Duane Bryers, created for the Brown & Bigelow
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Sylvan Murmurs
By Hy Whitroy
Located in Minneapolis, MN
artist and illustrator Hy Whitroy during his tenure on staff at the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company in
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sylvan Murmurs
Sylvan Murmurs
H 34 in W 27.75 in D 1 in
A Study in Red
By William (Bill) Medcalf
Located in Minneapolis, MN
long-time illustrator for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota. This
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1950s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

She Loves Me
By William (Bill) Medcalf
Located in Minneapolis, MN
pin-up as a preliminary artwork for the storied Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Buell's Beauties - June 1961
By Alfred Leslie Buell
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This original gouache and ink Al Buell published pin up was painted in 1959 for the Brown & Bigelow
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1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Miss Sylvania 1955 Preliminary Sketch
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Minneapolis, MN
speciality advertising calendar for Brown & Bigelow's exclusive "Miss Sylvania" line for Sylvania Electric
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1950s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Vellum, Graphite

He Was Neither A Gentleman Nor A Sculler
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Gil Elvgren created this original oil on canvas for the 1948 Brown and Bigelow calendar line. The
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1940s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Final Preliminary Study for Delightful
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
On offer is the final original preliminary pastel by Rolf Armstrong for his late 1950s Brown
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1950s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Buell's Beauties - September 1961
By Alfred Leslie Buell
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This original gouache and ink Al Buell published pin up was painted in 1957 for the Brown & Bigelow
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1950s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, India Ink

Smooth
By Earl Steffa Moran
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A spectacular example of Earl Moran's early pin-up pastel illustration work, created for The Brown
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Smooth
Smooth
H 34 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
Glamour Girl
By Zoë Mozert
Located in Minneapolis, MN
girl against a cobalt blue background. The work is a beautiful example by noted Brown & Bigelow pin-up
Category

1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Glamour Girl
Glamour Girl
H 30.25 in W 26 in D 1 in
Betty
By Jules Erbit
Located in Minneapolis, MN
the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company. Titled, "Betty", this is a glamorous pin-up offering of a pretty
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1940s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Betty
Betty
H 27.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Morning Song
By Zoë Mozert
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Mozert, which was commissioned for The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul Minnesota. Perhaps
Category

1950s American Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

The Doctor Said I Needed Glasses
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Earl Moran created this iconic published pin-up pastel for Brown and Bigelow's 1945 calendar line
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Fisherman's Luck
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Earl Moran created this coquettish and sassy pin-up pastel for Brown and Bigelow's 1941 calendar
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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

I'll Say So
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
, created for the Brown & Bigelow calendar company and published under the title "I'll Say So" is one of the
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1940s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Lovers Clinch
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Minneapolis, MN
mentor Haddon Sundblom, before he embarked on his long and wildly successful career as Brown & Bigelow
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lesson Learned
By William (Bill) Medcalf
Located in Minneapolis, MN
commission that was titled Lesson Learned for The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company. These humorous "Music
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Fit To Be Tied - Preliminary Drawing
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a large preliminary charcoal drawing by Gil Elvgren, a study for the Brown & Bigelow pin-up
Category

1950s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Vellum

Ahoy
By Earl Steffa Moran
Located in Minneapolis, MN
. Moran did a series of similar pastels for The Brown & Bigelow calendar company--all with this electric
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Swingin' Sweetie
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This original published pin-up painting by Gil Elvgren appeared as a 1968 Brown & Bigelow calendar
Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maid in Muskegon
By Ben-Hur Baz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Piston Ring Company on behalf of Brown & Bigelow. This series, called Maid In Baltimore in an homage to
Category

1950s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Gouache

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Brown Bigelow For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate brown bigelow for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Art Deco, Impressionist and modern versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a brown bigelow may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a brown bigelow to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, black, gray, brown and more. There have been many interesting brown bigelow examples over the years, but those made by Jackson Lee Nesbitt, Earl Moran, Billy Devorss, Toyoharu Kunichika and Zoë Mozert are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in lithograph, paint and board — can elevate any room of your home. A large brown bigelow can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 4.38 high and 4.5 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Brown Bigelow?

A brown bigelow can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $10,500.