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Rolf Armstrong

Cheryl Ladd in ‘Grace Kelly
By Richard Amsel
Located in Fort Washington, PA
; with Nijinsky, he emulated the Russian Leon Bakst, and for other assignments he created homages to Rolf
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1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil, Mixed Media

Golden Age of Illustration Beautiful Smiling Woman, Female Illustrator
By Zoë Mozert
Located in Miami, FL
credits.) By 1950, Mozert had become one of the "big four" illustrators nationally, along with Rolf
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1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

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She, Who Must Be Obeyed, Hollywood Regency Painting, after Rolf Armstrong
By (After) Rolf Armstrong
Located in Fairhope, AL
" while the original Hollywood Regency Oil Painting was rendered by American artist Rolf Armstrong. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Hollywood Regency Paintings

Fatima, after Rolf Armstrong Hollywood Regency Oil Painting by Kirill Repin
By (After) Rolf Armstrong
Located in Fairhope, AL
original Hollywood Regency Oil Painting was rendered in 1930 by the legendary artist Rolf Armstrong. This
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21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Decorative Art

A Blue Eyed Beauty
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
An unpublished original pastel by Rolf Armstrong of model Dea Jamel Smith, a pretty young dancer
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1920s Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

A Brown Eyed Girl
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
An exceedingly scarce and early Art Nouveau period original pastel portrait by Rolf Armstrong dated
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1910s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Fashion Couple
By Richard Amsel
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Bakst, and for other assignments he created homages to Rolf Armstrong and Coles Phillips. TV Guide
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1930s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

1940s Lithograph of Pin Up Girl -- "The Enchantress" - Gift
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Soquel, CA
Pin Up artist Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960) Circa 1940. Lithograph with signature lower right
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1940s Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Louis Armstrong
By Rolf Gillhausen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rolf Herbert Gillhausen (Cologne 1922 - 2004 Hamburg) Louis Armstrong Germany, after 2000 (later
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bette Midler, Original Poster Illustration
By Richard Amsel
Located in Fort Washington, PA
he created homages to Rolf Armstrong and Coles Phillips. TV Guide commissioned him to do over forty
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1970s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930s Pin-Up Print by Artist Rolf Armstrong
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Papaikou, HI
blue and gold frame. Rolf Armstrong (1889-1960) was one of the most important pin-up artists of the
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Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Prints

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

1930s Pin-Up Print by Artist Rolf Armstrong
1930s Pin-Up Print by Artist Rolf Armstrong
H 13.25 in W 10.25 in D 0.75 in
Adorable Jewel Flowers
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
, Rolf Armstrong. This well-rendered sketch features the artist's muse and lifelong friend Jewel Flowers
Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

I'll Say So
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
The American pin-up artist Rolf Armstrong enjoyed a successful career in illustration for over four
Category

1940s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

A Blue Eyed Beauty
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
An unpublished original pastel by Rolf Armstrong of model Dea Jamel Smith, a pretty young dancer
Category

1920s Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

The Dream Girl
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
An early original calendar published pastel illustration by Rolf Armstrong, which first appeared in
Category

1920s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

I'll Be Waiting
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Widely considered "The Father of American Pin-Up", Rolf Armstrong's luminous portraits of famous
Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Pastel

I'll Be Waiting
I'll Be Waiting
H 46 in W 34.5 in D 1 in
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

Portrait of Evelyn Brent
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This alluring jazz age portrait by Rolf Armstrong of silent film star Evelyn Brent was commissioned
Category

1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Jewel Flowers In Hawaiian Lei
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A colorful fresh to the market signed and inscribed pastel by Rolf Armstrong showcasing Jewel
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1950s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Red Headed Flapper In Gold Scarf
Located in Minneapolis, MN
illustrator. Heavily inspired by the floating head flapper girls Rolf Armstrong specialized in during the
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Reverie In Green
By James Ross Bryson
Located in Minneapolis, MN
heavily influential on Art Deco pastel artists like Rolf Armstrong, Earl Moran and Zoe Mozert. Signed
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1910s Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pastel

Luna - Goddess of the Moon
Located in Minneapolis, MN
like Rolf Armstrong, Earl Moran, and Zoë Mozert. Original pastel works by J. Ross Bryson rarely come
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1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Edwardian Beauty in Green
By James Ross Bryson
Located in Minneapolis, MN
stylized depictions of feminine glamour were heavily influential on art deco pastel artists like Rolf
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Early 1900s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Rolf Armstrong Muse Jewel Flowers
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
leading authority and collector of works by Rolf Armstrong. Wooldridge co-authored two books on the
Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

All Smiles Thumbnail Sketch
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
works by Rolf Armstrong. Wooldridge co-authored two books on the subject: Pin-Up Dreams and The Glamour
Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Mary Astor Hollywood Portrait
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This refined pastel portrait of film legend Mary Astor by the American illustrator Rolf Armstrong
Category

1930s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Tell Me Why
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Tell Me Why is an early example of Rolf Armstrong's portraiture; this charming pastel was used as a
Category

1910s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Tell Me Why
Tell Me Why
H 26 in W 23 in D 1 in
Portrait of Evelyn Brent
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This alluring jazz age portrait by Rolf Armstrong of silent film star Evelyn Brent was commissioned
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

The Paris Dancer
By Rolf Armstrong
Located in Minneapolis, MN
An early pastel work of a modernist avant-garde dancer by a then young Rolf Armstrong, which was
Category

1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

A Wispy Beauty - Cover For Metropolitan Magazine
By William Haskell Coffin
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Haskel Coffin. The image shows demure sad eyed flapper girl in a floating head styled popularized by Rolf
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1920s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Claudette Colbert
By Mila Baine
Located in Minneapolis, MN
like Photoplay, Silver Screen, and a host of more obscure titles competed for the talents of Rolf
Category

1930s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

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