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French Etching Reclining Nude Woman by Suzanne Meunier Dated 1934
French Etching Reclining Nude Woman by Suzanne Meunier Dated 1934

French Etching Reclining Nude Woman by Suzanne Meunier Dated 1934

Located in Rochester, NY

Significance: Meunier was one of the few prominent female artists working in the pin-up and erotic genres, which were dominated by men at the time.

Category

Early 20th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare set of 12 original lithographs by Danish pinup artist Christel Schwark
Rare set of 12 original lithographs by Danish pinup artist Christel Schwark

Rare set of 12 original lithographs by Danish pinup artist Christel Schwark

Located in Søborg, DK

12 Original 1940s Lithographs by Christel Schwarck - Danish Pin-Up Collection Rare complete set of 12 original vintage lithographic prints by Denmark's famous pin-up queen Christel ...

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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

1949 Freeman Elliott "Hit the Deck" Nautical Two Unopened Decks of Playing Cards
1949 Freeman Elliott "Hit the Deck" Nautical Two Unopened Decks of Playing Cards

1949 Freeman Elliott "Hit the Deck" Nautical Two Unopened Decks of Playing Cards

By Brown & Bigelow

Located in Red Lion, PA

The first deck features a glamorous pin-up girl casually resting against a life preserver while playing a hand of cards.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Paper

Mid-century Art Pottery Ceramic Wall Sculpture Brunette Mermaid
Mid-century Art Pottery Ceramic Wall Sculpture Brunette Mermaid

Mid-century Art Pottery Ceramic Wall Sculpture Brunette Mermaid

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original Mid-century ceramic wall sculpture featuring a classic pin-up-inspired design features a brunette hair tied back in a ponytail, a cheeky over-the-shoulder pose, and a shimme...

Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Yasumasa Morimura 1995 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project
Yasumasa Morimura 1995 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Yasumasa Morimura 1995 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

By Yasumasa Morimura 1

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

In this piece, 'Animai-no-bi (Ambiguous Beauty)' fan, Yasumasa Morimura poses as Marilyn Monroe from her iconic first Playboy pin-up, utilizing a wig and prosthetics to transform him...

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Wood

Come with Me!
Come with Me!

Come with Me!

By Peter Driben

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Driben was known for his many pin-up illustrations. He grew up in Boston and studied at the Vaesper George Art School.

Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Board, Mixed Media

Martini Miss, Pop Art Print by Mel Ramos

Martini Miss, Pop Art Print by Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pin up picture of a woman (in the likeness of Courtney Cox) sitting in a martini glass.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Fussball Fannie, Signed Nude Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
Fussball Fannie, Signed Nude Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos

Fussball Fannie, Signed Nude Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

“Fussball Fannie” by Mel Ramos captures the playful spirit of soccer culture through bold Pop Art techniques that showcase the artist’s iconic mastery of combining athletic themes wi...

Category

1990s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo
A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo

A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo

Located in UTRECHT, UT

The cameo made of agate, showing the profile of a female bust with hair pinned up. The portrait in the style of Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius. 3,6 cm (h) Ex London priva...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities

Materials

Gold

1940s Folk Art Painted Head of A Woman On Turned Wooden Finial
1940s Folk Art Painted Head of A Woman On Turned Wooden Finial

1940s Folk Art Painted Head of A Woman On Turned Wooden Finial

Located in Tarrytown, NY

This charming 1940s Folk Art / Depression Era Painted Wooden Finial of a Woman's Head would add a cheerfulness and dash of whimsey to any traditional decor The yellow, grey, blues, ...

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Vintage 1940s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

S/S 1993 Gianni Versace South Beach Miami Sunset Orange Red Florida Tights 38IT
S/S 1993 Gianni Versace South Beach Miami Sunset Orange Red Florida Tights 38IT

S/S 1993 Gianni Versace South Beach Miami Sunset Orange Red Florida Tights 38IT

By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

The all-over print depicts a Miami South Beach scene with vintage convertibles, palm trees, Art Deco architecture, pin-up figures, and "Miami" and "South Beach" lettering throughout.

Category

1990s Italian Catsuits

'Suzanne', Large Mid Century French Portrait Drawing by Gourdon
'Suzanne', Large Mid Century French Portrait Drawing by Gourdon

'Suzanne', Large Mid Century French Portrait Drawing by Gourdon

Located in Cotignac, FR

He is mostly famous in France for his pin ups. He contributed to 'Lui' from the creation of the magazine in 1964 to the early eighties, providing a monthly pin up.

Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil

La Perla Black Label Bettie Page Mesh Dress
La Perla Black Label Bettie Page Mesh Dress

La Perla Black Label Bettie Page Mesh Dress

By La Perla

Located in GOUVIEUX, FR

Featuring photographs of the pin up icon Bettie Page are all-over. Impossible to find !

Category

1990s French Robes

Original Vintage Monaco Travel Poster Monte Carlo Domergue Flower Girl
Original Vintage Monaco Travel Poster Monte Carlo Domergue Flower Girl

Original Vintage Monaco Travel Poster Monte Carlo Domergue Flower Girl

By Jean-Gabriel Domergue

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster issued by the Monaco Impremerie Nationale for Monte Carlo to promote tourism to the principality featuring a bright and colourful pin-up style design b...

Category

Vintage 1950s Monacan Posters

Materials

Paper

Strip Poker Valley
Strip Poker Valley

Strip Poker Valley

By Christophe Stouvenel

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

He then signs a new collection from vintage cards he has dressed (or rather undressed) pin up 50s. Let yourself be seduced by the playful eroticism resolutely charming of these works...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Stencil

Strip Poker Magic
Strip Poker Magic

Strip Poker Magic

By Christophe Stouvenel

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

He then signs a new collection from vintage cards he has dressed (or rather undressed) pin up 50s. Let yourself be seduced by the playful eroticism resolutely charming of these works...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Stencil

Strip Poker Love
Strip Poker Love

Strip Poker Love

By Christophe Stouvenel

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

He then signs a new collection from vintage cards he has dressed (or rather undressed) pin up 50s. Let yourself be seduced by the playful eroticism resolutely charming of these works...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Stencil

Strip Poker Lady
Strip Poker Lady

Strip Poker Lady

By Christophe Stouvenel

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

He then signs a new collection from vintage cards he has dressed (or rather undressed) pin up 50s. Let yourself be seduced by the playful eroticism resolutely charming of these works...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Stencil

Kek Okker - Contemporary figurative painting
Kek Okker - Contemporary figurative painting

Kek Okker - Contemporary figurative painting

Located in East Quogue, NY

Figurative 'pin-up' portrait painting with abstract mosaic style background by Hungarian artist Dénes Wächter.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...

Category

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

Original George Petty Pinup 'woman sitting with sunhat and phone
Original George Petty Pinup 'woman sitting with sunhat and phone

Original George Petty Pinup 'woman sitting with sunhat and phone

By George Petty

Located in Spokane, WA

About Petty: George Petty was an American pin-up artist from the 1920s to the 1970s. His pin-up art appeared primarily in Esquire and True magazine, but was also in calendars market...

Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Carven Boutique vintage red dress with white polka dots from the 1970s
Carven Boutique vintage red dress with white polka dots from the 1970s

Carven Boutique vintage red dress with white polka dots from the 1970s

By CARVEN BOUTIQUE

Located in Genova, IT

Vestito rosso con pois bianchi Carven vintage ABOUT Carven Boutique Paris abito vintage anni 70. Vestito pin-up in raso di cotone rosso stampato a pois bianchi.

Category

1970s French Ballerina Day Dresses

Elegant Nude Woman in Dancing - Mid-Century Monochromatic
Elegant Nude Woman in Dancing - Mid-Century Monochromatic

Elegant Nude Woman in Dancing - Mid-Century Monochromatic

By Walter Charles Klett

Located in Miami, FL

Klett's women are indeed glamorous, but there's also a sensuality about them that borders on classic pin-up style. Turns out, Klett did illustrate a pin-up for Esquire.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

European Marble Bust of a Young Girl
European Marble Bust of a Young Girl

European Marble Bust of a Young Girl

Located in Bradenton, FL

Her hair is styled in loose, flowing curls, half pinned up in a simple yet elegant manner. The bust is dressed with drapery in the form of a simple flowing garment or shawl.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Marble

Ballet Slippers, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Ballet Slippers, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Ballet Slippers, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of statuesque feminine beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

IâEm Not Cindy, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
IâEm Not Cindy, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

IâEm Not Cindy, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of statuesque feminine beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Inward Energy, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Inward Energy, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Inward Energy, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of statuesque feminine beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

1950 Monte-Carlo Original Vintage Poster
1950 Monte-Carlo Original Vintage Poster

1950 Monte-Carlo Original Vintage Poster

Located in Winchester, GB

This mid-century piece has timeless class with artwork from French artist, widely regarded as the father of the pin-up, Jean Gabiel Domergue. Many have mystified over the identify...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Linen, Paper

Postmodern Brushed Steel Female Leg Marilyn Monroe Floor Lamp w/ Shade 1990
Postmodern Brushed Steel Female Leg Marilyn Monroe Floor Lamp w/ Shade 1990

Postmodern Brushed Steel Female Leg Marilyn Monroe Floor Lamp w/ Shade 1990

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This unique piece was forged and finished from raw steel to the shape of a human leg, with a carved pine wood cap and base. The Most glamours Pin-up of the 1950s, inspired a piece of...

Category

1990s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Original Vintage Film Poster One Million Years BC (French Release) Raquel Welch
Original Vintage Film Poster One Million Years BC (French Release) Raquel Welch

Original Vintage Film Poster One Million Years BC (French Release) Raquel Welch

Located in London, GB

. / Un Million D'Annees Avant J.C. set in a prehistoric world with cavemen and dinosaurs, directed by Don Chaffey and starring Raquel Welch and John Richardson. Iconic pin-up image f...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Posters

Materials

Paper

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...

Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Prada 2008 Wool Dress with Ruffled Back Hem
Prada 2008 Wool Dress with Ruffled Back Hem

Prada 2008 Wool Dress with Ruffled Back Hem

By Prada

Located in Mentone, CA

Size: IT 44  Bust: 17-18” Waist: 14.5”-15.45” Length: 40” Shoulder Width: 17.75”-20” (this dress is pinned on the mannequin)

Category

Early 2000s Casual Dresses

Springtime Melody
Springtime Melody

Springtime Melody

By MABEL ROLLINS HARRIS

Located in Miami, FL

Martignette's The Great American Pin-Up,rom the late 1920s through the early 1940s her work was widely featured on calendars, greeting cards, and in magazines, and was also reproduce...

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Double Life, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Double Life, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Double Life, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Untitled (Lenticular Edition)
Untitled (Lenticular Edition)

Untitled (Lenticular Edition)

By Hajime Sorayama 1

Located in London, GB

His prints blend elements of sci-fi, pin-up art, and cyberpunk aesthetics, showcasing metallic humanoid forms with meticulous detail and sensuality.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lenticular

Servals, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Servals, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Servals, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of feminine beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Unlooped, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Unlooped, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Unlooped, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Buni Slippers, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Buni Slippers, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Buni Slippers, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Headstrong, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Headstrong, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Headstrong, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Jean-Gabriel Domergue, Nu de dos, original lithograph on paper
Jean-Gabriel Domergue, Nu de dos, original lithograph on paper

Jean-Gabriel Domergue, Nu de dos, original lithograph on paper

By Jean-Gabriel Domergue

Located in Søborg, DK

From the 1920s onward he concentrated on portraits, and claimed to be the inventor of the pin-up. This chromolithographic print is newly framed in an antique wooden frame and with UV...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Die verbotene frucht, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Die verbotene frucht, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Die verbotene frucht, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image of a nude woman is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Summer Fling, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Summer Fling, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Summer Fling, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image of a nude woman is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Bygone Streetcar, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Bygone Streetcar, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

Bygone Streetcar, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet

By Aaron Knight

Located in Yardley, PA

This pin-up image of a nude woman is rooted in time-honored photographic celebrations of beauty.

Category

2010s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Bettie Page – 17-02-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Bettie Page – 17-02-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

Bettie Page – 17-02-18 Another attempt to capture the essence of American pin-up and model Bettie Page. I liked the refence picture letting her bodyscape and hair melt into the ne...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

Located in London, GB

Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life.

Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

1950s Free Standing Beauty Salon Styling Station with Mirror Vanity Hair Salon
1950s Free Standing Beauty Salon Styling Station with Mirror Vanity Hair Salon

1950s Free Standing Beauty Salon Styling Station with Mirror Vanity Hair Salon

Located in Monrovia, CA

Excellent for a pin up rockabilly photographer prop. Iconic beauty salon vanity for any beauty technician / professional or girly girl.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

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

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