Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

Peruvian, 1896-1982

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of a successful photographer, and was educated in Switzerland. Arriving in New York in 1916, he was determined to stay in America and pursue what became an illustrious career. 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. Vargas initially aped Petty's sleek women with their telephone posing and large-hat lounging; soon, however, his own distinctive, delicate watercolor style emerged. His wide-eyed wonder- women rivaled Betty Grable as the ultimate pin-up girl of World War II. Vargas, who signed his Esquire work "Varga", had already achieved some notoriety for his Ziegfeld Follies and movie poster art. But Esquire made him famous, though he was paid poorly and, like Petty, eventually quit. Legal problems over ownership of his work, even of his own signature, plagued him. But late in his life, Vargas was given a second shot at fame and fortune by longtime fan Hugh Hefner. His regular Playboy slot in the 1960s and '70s elevated Vargas to a pinnacle eclipsing Petty. One of the true giants of American illustration, Alberto Vargas has created an art style so sensuous, so exquisite, that for the past six decades his magnificent paintings of women have come to embody the fantasies of three generations of women and men around the world. His work also appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Theatre Magazine, and Tattler. He died in December 1982.

Artist: Alberto Vargas

Alberto VargasFrom the Vargas Portfolio

$500

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

From the Vargas Portfolio **Portfolio Cover Not Included** Lithograph Only Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of...

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20th Century Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alberto VargasFrom the Vargas Portfolio

$500

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

From the Vargas Portfolio **Portfolio Cover Not Included** Lithograph Only Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of...

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20th Century Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alberto VargasFrom the Vargas Portfolio

$500

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

From the Vargas Portfolio **Portfolio Cover Not Included** Lithograph Only Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of...

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20th Century Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Alberto VargasFrom the Vargas Portfolio

$500

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

From the Vargas Portfolio **Portfolio Cover Not Included** Lithograph Only Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of...

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20th Century Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Philip PearlsteinPhilip Pearlstein - Nude etching from Atelier International Portfolio, Signed/N, 1985

$2,800

H 30 in W 22.5 in

Philip Pearlstein - Nude etching from Atelier International Portfolio, Signed/N

By Philip Pearlstein

Located in New York, NY

Philip Pearlstein Untitled Nude, from Atelier International Portfolio, 1985 Etching. on wove paper Hand signed, numbered 78/85, and dated on the lower front with printer's and publis...

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1980s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Winifred BonneyUndergarment Model (1970s Gay Bathhouse Jockstrap Ad), 1975

$1,170Sale Price|35% Off

H 18.5 in W 12.75 in

Undergarment Model (1970s Gay Bathhouse Jockstrap Ad)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Vintage jockstrap ad poster, 1975. Offset lithograph on paper measures 18.5 x 12.75 inches. Copyright Winifred Bonney. Original offset period print on perio...

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1970s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Willibrord HaasEntangled, 2008

$216

H 11.03 in W 6.7 in D 0.4 in

Entangled

Located in Berlin, DE

Willibrord Haas (*1936 Schramberg), Entangled, 2008. etching, 28 cm (height) x 17 cm (width). Signed “Willibrord Haas” in pencil by the artist, dated “2008”, titled “Verschränkt” and...

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Early 2000s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Willibrord HaasThe completely naked prostration, 1999

$348

H 21.26 in W 14.77 in D 0.4 in

The completely naked prostration

Located in Berlin, DE

Willibrord Haas (*1936 Schramberg), The completely naked prostration, 1999. Etching, 32.5 cm x 23.5 cm (plate size), 54 cm x 37.5 cm (sheet size). Signed “Willibrord Haas” in lead by...

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1990s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Diego RiveraDesnudo de Frida Kahlo, Signed Lithograph by Diego Rivera, 1930

$22,500

H 22.5 in W 11 in

Desnudo de Frida Kahlo, Signed Lithograph by Diego Rivera

By Diego Rivera

Located in Long Island City, NY

This portrait depicts Rivera's second wife, the artist Frida Kahlo (1907-54), sitting on a bed wearing stockings and shoes and fastening rows of beads around her neck. An accident wh...

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1930s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Aristide MaillolWoman kneeling on her left knee / - Birth of a new classic -

$901

H 42 in W 53 in D 4 in

Woman kneeling on her left knee / - Birth of a new classic -

By Aristide Maillol

Located in Berlin, DE

Aristide Maillol (1861 Banyuls-sur-Mer - 1944 ibid.), Woman kneeling on her left knee, with her elbow on her right knee (Femme agenouillée sur le genou gauche, le coude posé sur son ...

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1920s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Giovanni Domenico Campiglia'Bacchus Cumampelo' — 18th Century Classical Italian Realism, 1734

$300

H 14.5 in W 8.75 in

'Bacchus Cumampelo' — 18th Century Classical Italian Realism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Giovanni Domenico Campiglia, 'Bacchus Cumampelo', engraving, 1734, edition unknown. Signed 'Dom. Campiglia del.' in the plate, lower left. Engraving by Gabbugiani, after the original...

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1730s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Luis CaballeroUnititled male nude limited edition print, 1970-1990

$1,000

H 15 in W 10.7 in D 0.1 in

Unititled male nude limited edition print

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Unititled male nude by Luis Caballero Lithography on paper Limited edition print Edition 8/75 Size: 15 in H x 10.7 in W Signed in the lower right corner. Numbered in the lower left ...

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1990s Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper

Giovanni Domenico Campiglia'Dei Praestitis Signumexaere' — 18th Century Classical Italian Realism, 1734

$300

H 14.5 in W 9.25 in

'Dei Praestitis Signumexaere' — 18th Century Classical Italian Realism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Giovanni Domenico Campiglia, 'Dei Praestitis Signumexaere' (God's Providence Signumexaere), engraving, 1734, edition unknown. Signed 'Dom. Campiglia del.' in the plate, lower left. E...

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1730s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Willibrord HaasKufi poses, 2012

$348

H 21.26 in W 14.77 in D 0.4 in

Kufi poses

Located in Berlin, DE

Willibrord Haas (*1936 Schramberg), Kufi poses, 2012. Etching, 44 cm x 32 cm (plate size), 54 cm x 37.5 cm (sheet size). Signed “Willibrord Haas” in lead by the artist, dated “2012”,...

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2010s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Reproachful, 2010

$348

H 21.26 in W 14.77 in D 0.4 in

Reproachful

Located in Berlin, DE

Willibrord Haas (*1936 Schramberg), Reproachful, 2010. etching, 33.5 cm x 20 cm (plate size), 54 cm x 37.5 cm (sheet size). Signed “Willibrord Haas” in lead by the artist, dated “201...

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2010s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Willibrord HaasRising, 1980

$384

H 21.07 in W 14.97 in D 0.4 in

Rising

Located in Berlin, DE

Willibrord Haas (*1936 Schramberg), Rising, 1980. Etching, 35 cm x 22 cm (plate size), 53.5 cm x 38 cm (sheet size). Signed “Willibrord Haas” in pencil by the artist, dated “1980”, t...

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1980s Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Previously Available Items

Alberto VargasFrom the Vargas Portfolio

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H 29.5 in W 19.5 in

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

From the Vargas Portfolio **Portfolio Cover Not Included** Lithograph Only Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of...

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20th Century Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alberto VargasFrom the Vargas Portfolio

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H 29.5 in W 19.5 in

From the Vargas Portfolio

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Missouri, MO

From the Vargas Portfolio **Portfolio Cover Not Included** Lithograph Only Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of...

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20th Century Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alberto VargasNITA NALDI, 1979

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H 29 in W 21 in

NITA NALDI

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed 'Vargas' and numbered by proxy, not the artist. Lithograph on rives. From the edition of 500. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included....

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1970s Contemporary Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Alberto VargasSCHEHERAZADE, 1979

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H 29 in W 21 in D 1 in

SCHEHERAZADE

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed 'Vargas' and numbered by proxy, not the artist. Lithograph on rives. From the edition of 500. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included....

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1970s Contemporary Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Alberto VargasMARILYN MONROE, 1979

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H 29 in W 21 in

MARILYN MONROE

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed 'Vargas' and numbered by proxy, not the artist. Lithograph on rives. From the edition of 500. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included....

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1970s Contemporary Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Alberto VargasBlonde Pin-up in Sheer Black Leotard, 1980's

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H 24 in W 36 in

Blonde Pin-up in Sheer Black Leotard

By Alberto Vargas

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original signed and numbered lithograph by Joseph Varga

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1980s American Realist Alberto Vargas Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

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