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Kitsch Venice Gondola Souvenir with Seashells & Pin-Up Girl, Italy 1950s
Kitsch Venice Gondola Souvenir with Seashells & Pin-Up Girl, Italy 1950s

Kitsch Venice Gondola Souvenir with Seashells & Pin-Up Girl, Italy 1950s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Bright wood shellac finish, adorned with seashells and a posing pin-up girl in red swim suit. All very kitsch. Marked "Made in Italy.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

1950S Green Rayon Florida Pin-Up Girl Tourist Photo Print Mens Aloha Shirt
1950S Green Rayon Florida Pin-Up Girl Tourist Photo Print Mens Aloha Shirt

1950S Green Rayon Florida Pin-Up Girl Tourist Photo Print Mens Aloha Shirt

Located in New York, NY

With photo prints from all over Florida, Palm Beach , Daytona Beach , Tampa & St Petersburg. including girls watersking and playing at the beach as well as orange groves and a rare i...

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1950s Blouses and Tops

Original Earl MacPherson Pastel Painting of a Pin-Up Girl with Balloons, 1940s
Original Earl MacPherson Pastel Painting of a Pin-Up Girl with Balloons, 1940s

Original Earl MacPherson Pastel Painting of a Pin-Up Girl with Balloons, 1940s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Offered here for your consideration is a vintage original Earl MacPherson pastel painting of a pin-up girl. Depicting a blond, smiling, nude pin-up girl dressed only with two larg...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Sensual Original French Painting 1940s Reclining Nude Pin-Up Girl by Joan Mayor
Sensual Original French Painting 1940s Reclining Nude Pin-Up Girl by Joan Mayor

Sensual Original French Painting 1940s Reclining Nude Pin-Up Girl by Joan Mayor

Located in Tustin, CA

Exquisite and colorful original oil on canvas painting by 20th century French painter, Joan Mayor, from the 1940s, depicts a ravishing woman or pin-up girl with wavy brunette hair, s...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Ahmed Gomez Original Painting "Pin Up Girl B"
Ahmed Gomez Original Painting "Pin Up Girl B"

Ahmed Gomez Original Painting "Pin Up Girl B"

Located in North Miami, FL

Born in Holguin, Cuba in 1972, it was in the embattled island nation that Ahmed Gomez was exposed to art throughout childhood and it was there that he honed his aesthetic. “I was alw...

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2010s American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, Pin-Up Girl Design
Vintage Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, Pin-Up Girl Design

Vintage Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, Pin-Up Girl Design

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Silver Enamel Cigarette Case - Pin-up girl A fine quality 20th century silver and enamel cigarette case of rectangular form with opening mechanism, the cover enameled with a young la...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Pin Up Girl in Red Dress, Mid-Century,  Female Artist
Pin Up Girl in Red Dress, Mid-Century,  Female Artist

Pin Up Girl in Red Dress, Mid-Century, Female Artist

By Pearl Frush

Located in Miami, FL

Female illustrators/artists flushed at the turn of the century, and towards mid-century, a few did Pin-Ups as well. Along with Joyce Ballantyne, and Zoë Mozert, Pearl Frush was a me...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board

1940's Set of Gil Elvgren Pin Up Girl Playing Cards by Brown & Bigelow in Box
1940's Set of Gil Elvgren Pin Up Girl Playing Cards by Brown & Bigelow in Box

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

This highly collectible 1940s set of Gil Elvgren pin-up girl playing cards, commissioned and printed by the legendary American advertising firm Brown & Bigelow, is a superb example o...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Games

Materials

Paper

Dolce & Gabbana Vintage 2000s Pin-Up Print Loose fitting Linen T-Shirt
Dolce & Gabbana Vintage 2000s Pin-Up Print Loose fitting Linen T-Shirt

Dolce & Gabbana Vintage 2000s Pin-Up Print Loose fitting Linen T-Shirt

By Dolce & Gabbana

Located in Sheffield, GB

A Fun Dolce & Gabbana lightweight printed linen T-shirt, with a pinstiped blue, red and white backdrop and retro Pin-up girl detailed design. Features; Loose fitting /Short slee...

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Early 2000s Italian Shirts

"Pin Up" Illustration Very Well Executed After Gil Elvgren

"Pin Up" Illustration Very Well Executed After Gil Elvgren

By Gil Elvgren

Located in Wiscasset, ME

While signed, "Elvgren" I would say that this is a very well executed period pin up after Gil Elvgren (March 15, 1914 – February 29, 1980), born Gillette Elvgren in Saint P...

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Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Naimah Mushroom Girl Earrings
Naimah Mushroom Girl Earrings

Naimah Mushroom Girl Earrings

By Naimah

Located in Istanbul, 34

The deliberate juxtaposition of mushrooms and pin-up girl legs blends elements of nature and social activism, symbolizing themes of luck, transformation, and female empowerment. 18k...

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Vermeil, Rhodium, Sterling Silver

C 20th Portrait of Female Nude by Hollywood favourite Vargas: 'Reclining Nude'
C 20th Portrait of Female Nude by Hollywood favourite Vargas: 'Reclining Nude'

C 20th Portrait of Female Nude by Hollywood favourite Vargas: 'Reclining Nude'

By Alberto Vargas

Located in London, GB

Alberto Vargas was a Peruvian artist best known for his drawings and paintings of pin-up girls that were featured in many notable publications in the 20th century including Esquire a...

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Late 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Vintage 1950s Pin-Up Lithographs, Glamour Girls Triptych by A Lopez Alonso
Vintage 1950s Pin-Up Lithographs, Glamour Girls Triptych by A Lopez Alonso

Vintage 1950s Pin-Up Lithographs, Glamour Girls Triptych by A Lopez Alonso

Located in Langweer, NL

Lopez Alonso, Spain, circa 1950 Keywords: Vintage pin up lithograph, 1950s glamour illustration, mid century pinup art, retro glamour prints, A Lopez Alonso, Spanish pin up artist, ...

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20th Century Spanish Prints

Materials

Paper

From the Vargas Portfolio
From the Vargas Portfolio

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

His name has become synonymous with pin-up girls, but in the early 1940s, he was just a guy hired by Esquire magazine to imitate departed star George Petty, who bolted over pay.

Category

20th Century Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

From the Vargas Portfolio
From the Vargas Portfolio

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

His name has become synonymous with pin-up girls, but in the early 1940s, he was just a guy hired by Esquire magazine to imitate departed star George Petty, who bolted over pay.

Category

20th Century Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

From the Vargas Portfolio
From the Vargas Portfolio

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

His name has become synonymous with pin-up girls, but in the early 1940s, he was just a guy hired by Esquire magazine to imitate departed star George Petty, who bolted over pay.

Category

20th Century Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

From the Vargas Portfolio
From the Vargas Portfolio

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

His name has become synonymous with pin-up girls, but in the early 1940s, he was just a guy hired by Esquire magazine to imitate departed star George Petty, who bolted over pay.

Category

20th Century Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Huge Faffi Mac Cosmetics Faffinette Store Display Molded Composite Sculpture
Huge Faffi Mac Cosmetics Faffinette Store Display Molded Composite Sculpture

Huge Faffi Mac Cosmetics Faffinette Store Display Molded Composite Sculpture

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The sculpture depicts a Faffi styled cartoonish pin-up girl with a series of applied hearts on the back to accent to heart themed make up and accessories depicted on the front.

Category

Early 2000s French Futurist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Pine

Antique German KPM Porcelain Portrait Plaque Young Woman Signed Wagner Asti 1890
Antique German KPM Porcelain Portrait Plaque Young Woman Signed Wagner Asti 1890

Antique German KPM Porcelain Portrait Plaque Young Woman Signed Wagner Asti 1890

By Angelo Asti, Wagner Kpm

Located in Portland, OR

Asti was born in Milan and immigrated to Ohio, he was famous for painted beautiful young women and has been credited with being the originator of the Pin-up Girl. In terms of beauty ...

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Antique 1890s German Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Preparing the Flag, America's 1784 Golden Girl
Preparing the Flag, America's 1784 Golden Girl

Preparing the Flag, America's 1784 Golden Girl

By Arthur Sarnoff

Located in Missouri, MO

Two subjects continue to keep him famous: popular and tasteful pin-up girl calendars and the pool playing (and card playing and golfing) dogs, of which The Hustler became one was the...

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

I Get a Thrill When I See Bill #1 (Willem de Kooning), Mel Ramos
I Get a Thrill When I See Bill #1 (Willem de Kooning), Mel Ramos

I Get a Thrill When I See Bill #1 (Willem de Kooning), Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Fairfield, CT

In 1965, he first developed his most notable works depicting voluptuous naked pin-up girls alongside mass-marketed products, choosing to illustrate them on backgrounds represented by...

Category

1970s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mel Ramos 50 Years of Pop Art Book (signed, dated and inscribed by Mel Ramos)
Mel Ramos 50 Years of Pop Art Book (signed, dated and inscribed by Mel Ramos)

Mel Ramos 50 Years of Pop Art Book (signed, dated and inscribed by Mel Ramos)

By Mel Ramos

Located in New York, NY

In bold and immediately recognizable canvases, he unites consumer goods with idealized pin-up girls modeled after magazine images dating from the 1950s and 1960s.

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

The Gods of Voodoo
The Gods of Voodoo

The Gods of Voodoo

By Harold McCauley

Located in Fort Washington, PA

In this offering a dancing pin up girl levitates oblivious to the black magic and darkness that lurks in the background where a goat is about to get sacrificed in a voodoo ritualisti...

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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Peter Driben - Pin Ups - A Peek into the Past, rare vintage exhibition poster
Peter Driben - Pin Ups - A Peek into the Past, rare vintage exhibition poster

Peter Driben - Pin Ups - A Peek into the Past, rare vintage exhibition poster

By Peter Driben

Located in New York, NY

Driben went on to paint covers for all of Harrison’s magazines, often having as many as six or seven of his covers being published every month. Driben’s Pin-Up Girls are distinctive...

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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Pre-Code Cover Portrait of Verna Hillie
Pre-Code Cover Portrait of Verna Hillie

Pre-Code Cover Portrait of Verna Hillie

By Cardwell Higgins

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Cardwell Higgins was a prolific American 1930s-40s illustrator. He created risque pin up girl covers for the titles Silk Stockings, High Heels, The Stocking Parade, Reel Movie Fun, a...

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1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Verna Burger

Verna Burger

By Mel Ramos

Located in Miami, FL

Highly influenced by his teacher, Wayne Thiebaud, he developed a specific kind of Pop Art iconography by combining nude pin-up girls from American magazines and advertisements with ...

Category

1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Leo
Leo

Leo

By Mel Ramos

Located in Miami, FL

Highly influenced by his teacher, Wayne Thiebaud, he developed a specific kind of Pop Art iconography by combining nude pin-up girls from American magazines and advertisements with ...

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee

By Mel Ramos

Located in Miami, FL

Highly influenced by his teacher, Wayne Thiebaud, he developed a specific kind of Pop Art iconography by combining nude pin-up girls from American magazines and advertisements with ...

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Candy

Candy

By Mel Ramos

Located in Miami, FL

Highly influenced by his teacher, Wayne Thiebaud, he developed a specific kind of Pop Art iconography by combining nude pin-up girls from American magazines and advertisements with ...

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Pucci Pants

Pucci Pants

By Mel Ramos

Located in Miami, FL

Highly influenced by his teacher, Wayne Thiebaud, he developed a specific kind of Pop Art iconography by combining nude pin-up girls from American magazines and advertisements with ...

Category

2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

MCM Hawaiian Art Pottery Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture
MCM Hawaiian Art Pottery Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture

MCM Hawaiian Art Pottery Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original California Art Pottery Hawaiian Hula girl wall sculptures. The sculpture features a beautiful girl sitting with a raised leg, a grass skirt, a flower lei, and Hibiscus in th...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Original Have a Beer Girl  (pin up style) 1940s vintage poster
Original Have a Beer Girl  (pin up style) 1940s vintage poster

Original Have a Beer Girl (pin up style) 1940s vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Linen backed original beer poster without text. A beautiful woman is holding a large German style glass of beer; of course, with the appropriate amount of foam on top. A pin up...

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1940s Art Deco Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage Travel Poster Monte Carlo Girl Pin Up Domergue Diving Board
Original Vintage Travel Poster Monte Carlo Girl Pin Up Domergue Diving Board

Original Vintage Travel Poster Monte Carlo Girl Pin Up Domergue Diving Board

By Jean-Gabriel Domergue

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster for Monte Carlo featuring an elegant pin-up style image by the French painter Jean Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962) of a young blonde lady sitting on a div...

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Vintage 1950s Monacan Posters

Materials

Paper

Hawaiian Art Pottery Nude Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture, Pair
Hawaiian Art Pottery Nude Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture, Pair

Hawaiian Art Pottery Nude Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture, Pair

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original pair of Hawaiian Art Pottery Nude Hawaiian Hula girl wall sculptures by Fond Memories in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Each sculpture features a beautiful girl sitting with a raised ...

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Nude Mid-century Pin Up Hula Girl Art Pottery Bust w/ Yarn Skirt
Nude Mid-century Pin Up Hula Girl Art Pottery Bust w/ Yarn Skirt

Nude Mid-century Pin Up Hula Girl Art Pottery Bust w/ Yarn Skirt

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original art pottery Mid-century pin-up nude hula girl bust with hot pink Hair and a multi-colored yarn skirt.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Original Vintage Poster Pin Up Lady Telephone Hat George Petty Girls Model Nude
Original Vintage Poster Pin Up Lady Telephone Hat George Petty Girls Model Nude

Original Vintage Poster Pin Up Lady Telephone Hat George Petty Girls Model Nude

Located in London, GB

Original vintage poster featuring an illustration by the notable American pin-up artist George Brown Petty IV (1894-1975) depicting a lady in a sheer body suit holding a sketch of a ...

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Vintage 1940s American Posters

Materials

Paper

MCM Hawaiian Art Pottery Nude Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture, Pair
MCM Hawaiian Art Pottery Nude Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture, Pair

MCM Hawaiian Art Pottery Nude Pin-up Yellow Hula Girl Wall Sculpture, Pair

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original pair of California Art Pottery Nude Hawaiian Hula girl wall sculptures. Each sculpture features a beautiful girl sitting with a raised leg, a grass skirt, a flower lei, and ...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Mel Ramos 'Barbiburger' 2006, Enamel print on aluminum, Framed

Mel Ramos 'Barbiburger' 2006, Enamel print on aluminum, Framed

By Mel Ramos

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

In 1965, he first developed his most notable works depicting nude pin-up girls alongside mass-marketed products. In works like Butterfinger (1995) and Lucky Lulu (1965), Ramos couple...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Zebra
Zebra

Zebra

By Mel Ramos

Located in Miami, FL

Highly influenced by his teacher, Wayne Thiebaud, he developed a specific kind of Pop Art iconography by combining nude pin-up girls from American magazines and advertisements with ...

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Marco Lodola Screenprint on Paper (No. 30/70) with Mirrored Frame
Marco Lodola Screenprint on Paper (No. 30/70) with Mirrored Frame

Marco Lodola Screenprint on Paper (No. 30/70) with Mirrored Frame

By Marco Lodola

Located in Prato, Tuscany

His work is distinguished by vibrant colors, essential silhouettes, and references to pop culture—such as Vespa scooters, cars, pin-up girls, and dancers—and by the use of materials ...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Futurist Prints

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paper

Original Vintage Film Poster Ziegfeld Follies Fred Astaire Judy Garland Pin Up
Original Vintage Film Poster Ziegfeld Follies Fred Astaire Judy Garland Pin Up

Original Vintage Film Poster Ziegfeld Follies Fred Astaire Judy Garland Pin Up

Located in London, GB

This musical film was a cinematic take on The Ziegfeld Follies theatrical production on Broadway New York City that ran from 1907 to 1931, inspired by the pretty pin up chorus girls ...

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Vintage 1940s Australian Posters

Materials

Paper

"Internal Dialogue" Haute Couture Sunglasses Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas
"Internal Dialogue" Haute Couture Sunglasses Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas

"Internal Dialogue" Haute Couture Sunglasses Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Her expression reminds us of a 1950s pin up girl, but the lettering grasps a 21st century mindset, the generational gap symbolizes how the artist was able to connect the past with th...

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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1967 Pop Art, May Wilson, Surrealist Feminist Junk Assemblage Painted Sculpture
1967 Pop Art, May Wilson, Surrealist Feminist Junk Assemblage Painted Sculpture

1967 Pop Art, May Wilson, Surrealist Feminist Junk Assemblage Painted Sculpture

By May Wilson

Located in Surfside, FL

Encouraged by Johnson, who had sent her magazines through the mail, she scissored patterns into images of pin-up girls and muscle men until they resembled doilies or snowflakes, as W...

Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Galerie Alexandre Iolas Ballads Poster William Copley CPLY Mourlot Litho
Vintage Galerie Alexandre Iolas Ballads Poster William Copley CPLY Mourlot Litho

Vintage Galerie Alexandre Iolas Ballads Poster William Copley CPLY Mourlot Litho

Located in Surfside, FL

Copley's paintings throughout the 1950s and 60s dealt with ironic and humorous images of stereotypical American symbols like the Western saloon, cowboys, and pin-up girls combined wi...

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20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Beer Advertisement
Beer Advertisement

Beer Advertisement

By Gil Elvgren

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The model in this image has the typical Elvgren look, which is very similar to Elvgren's models that he used for his pin up calendar girls. This painting is signed in the lower rig...

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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Pin Up Girl Blue
Pin Up Girl Blue

Pin Up Girl Blue

By Day-z

Located in London, GB

Another core part of her art explores the relationship between humans and animals by combining the two in different scenarios and situations. Reinterpreting the Pin Up Girl d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Giclée

Pin Up Girl Red
Pin Up Girl Red

Pin Up Girl Red

By Day-z

Located in London, GB

Another core part of her art explores the relationship between humans and animals by combining the two in different scenarios and situations. Reinterpreting the Pin Up Girl d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Giclée

Pin Up Girl Blue
Pin Up Girl Blue

Day-zPin Up Girl Blue, 2017

Unavailable|$2,497

Pin Up Girl Blue

By Day-z

Located in London, GB

Bringing you her latest works, this pin up Original drawing is about taking the early proliferation of seductive pretty girls in media from the 1930s and putting a modern street styl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil

Nude Pin Up Girls Vintage Calendar Posters
Nude Pin Up Girls Vintage Calendar Posters

Nude Pin Up Girls Vintage Calendar Posters

By Gil Elvgren

Located in Rego Park, NY

American 1940s set of four framed original vintage pin-up calendar girl prints. One is signed Gil Elvgren, one is signed Sundblom (Haddon (Sunny) Hubbard Sundblom) and two are unsign...

Category

1940s Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Paper

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Surely you’ll find the exact pin up girl you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. There are many contemporary, Art Deco and street art versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a pin up girl may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right pin up girl is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, black, beige and blue. There have been many interesting pin up girl examples over the years, but those made by Bunny Yeager, Mel Ramos, Helmut Newton, Dina Goldstein and Alberto Vargas are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, paper and board can add an especially memorable touch.

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    To wear a vintage tie pin, position the pin between the third and fourth buttons of your shirt. Then, slip the pin through both layers of the tie. Finally, secure the backing. Find a range of vintage tie pins on 1stDibs.
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    The main difference between pins and brooches is style. Both items slide through fabrics and secure in the back with some type of fastener. Brooches are always decorative, but some pins are made only to secure materials together or to hold a garment in place. All brooches are pins, but not all pins are brooches. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of brooches.
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    Elizabeth Hurley’s famed 1994 safety pin dress, which the actress wore to the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral, was designed by Versace. The dress was made with revealing slits in the sides that were held together with oversized gold safety pins. On 1stDibs, shop vintage and contemporary Versace pieces from top sellers worldwide.