Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14

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

$6,950
£5,313.65
€6,120.25
CA$9,739.08
A$10,872.77
CHF 5,697.17
MX$133,093.35
NOK 72,354.08
SEK 68,220.71
DKK 45,676.02
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

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 large balloons and white high heel shoes. The yellow and red balloon each reflect another nude model. In pastels and pencil on paper. Earl Macpherson (1910-1993) was a renowned American Pin-up artist. He was active on the West Coast before and after World War II. The pastel dates to approximately the 1940s or 1950s. Signed to the lower right in pencil "Mac Pherson". Simply a terrific, original American Pin-up work of art! Measurements: Height ca. 33 1/2 in. Width ca. 25 in. Depth ca. 3/4 in. Sight size: Height ca. 29 1/2 in. Width ca. 21 in. Items purchased from this dealer must delight you. Purchases may be returned for any reason for a period of 7 days.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940s or 1950s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. With some pin holes & traces of a prior mount, a few spots where the paper surface is slightly scraped (not in the image - perhaps done by the artist), & other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. Contemporary frame with some scratches.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: DSA-INV1stDibs: LU1610219818762

More From This Seller

View All
Abraham Walkowitz Ink Drawing of Ballet Dancer Isadora Duncan in Yellow
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine drawing in ink and watercolor on paper of the modernist dancer Isadora Duncan by Abraham Walkowitz. Walkowitz (1878-1965) had an intimate artistic relationship with Duncan...
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Marilyn Monroe Silver, a Pop-Art Screen-Print by SAK Steve Kaufman
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Marilyn Monroe Silver By: Steve Kaufman. Date: 1990s. A limited edition screen-print on canvas with hand embellishments (in oil) depicting Marilyn Monroe. Sign...
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Prints

Seated Woman & Persian Rug Oil on Canvas Painting by Israeli Zvi Olivitzki, 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Israeli oil on canvas painting. By Zvi Olivitzki (b. 1930, Haifa.) Depicting a woman with a floral skirt seated before a geometric Persian rug on a patterned upholstered chair...
Category

Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Flavio Poli / I.V.A.M Murano Art Glass Nude Woman Figurine with Fruit & Flowers
By Barovier, Flavio Poli, Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Venetian art glass figure. Attributed to Flavio Poli for I.V.A.M. (Industrie Vetraie Artistiche Murano). Likely dates to 1929-1934. In clear glass for the subject and black...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Large Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Plaque of a Naiad or Water Nymph
By Capodimonte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and large-scale Capodimonte porcelain plaque depicting a Naiad (or a water nymph from Greek mythology). She is attended by a small ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Wood Mounted Bronze Plaque of a Rotund Woman signed Fane
By Lawrence Fane
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern sculpture. Depicting the outlines of a rotund female nude in a rectangular bronze plaque or tableau on a handcarved wooden mount. Signed Fane (LR) in the cast, likely Lawrence Fane (1933 - 2008). Lawrence Fane studied under George Demetrios...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

You May Also Like

Genuine Painting of Cheescake Pin up Girl by Gauthier
By Gil Elvgren
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th Century Genuine Oil Painting of a woman – Cheesecake Style Signed by Artist – Gautier Size 15” x 17.5” x 0.75” The Painting depicts a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

After Gil Elvgren (Am. 1914-1980) Framed Offset Lithograph “Sleepy Time Girl”
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Chicago, IL
Black lacquered wood framed offset lithograph after Gil Elvgren, titled “Sleepy Time Girl”. Image site measurements, 7.5” x 9.5”. Framed measurements “12” x 15” x .5”. Not examined outside of the frame. About the artist; Gil Elvgren studied at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts before transferring to the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he graduated in 1936.[3] Elvgren then joined the stable of artists at Stevens and Gross, Chicago's most prestigious advertising agency. He became a protégé of the artist Haddon Sundblom. In 1937, Gil began painting calendar pin-ups for Louis F. Dow, one of America's leading publishing companies, during which time he created about 60 works on 28 × 22 in canvas and distinguished them with a printed signature. Many of his pin-ups were reproduced as nose art on military aircraft during World War II. Circa 1944, Elvgren was approached by Brown and Bigelow...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Alberto Vargas Hand Signed Pin-Up Girl Print, Pinup, Pin Up, 17x11
By Alberto Vargas
Located in Oakwood, GA
Artist: Alberto Vargas Title: Title unknown. Playboy pin-up illustration from August, 1961 Desription: Short-haired Brunette in yellow suit Hand Signed by Artist: Yes, lower left han...
Category

Late 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

"Lady on Ottoman". Wood Framed Pinup Painting by Wilma Raffaelli, 1948.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original watercolor artwork pint on paper featuring a young dressed-up woman on an ottoman with a riding crop in her hand titled "Lady on Ottoman" by Wilma Raffaelli, 1948. This pain...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Alberto Vargas Hand Signed Pin-Up Girl Print, Pinup, Pin Up, 17x11
By Alberto Vargas
Located in Oakwood, GA
Artist: Alberto Vargas Title: Blonde Senorita Desription: Scantilly clad woman holding a black hat Hand Signed by Artist: Yes, lower left hand corner. Medium: Lithograph on Paper. A...
Category

Late 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

"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...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Paper