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Auction History Result 1f0107 ALBERTO VARGAS set of 6 calendar pages 1944 sexy pin-up art from Esquire for all 12 months! Date Sold 12/21/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Set of 6 Original Vintage Two-Sided Calendar Pages (measures 9 3/4" x 13" [25 x 33 cm]; 6 pages printed on each side, for a total of 12 images) (Learn More) Alberto Vargas was a Peruvian artist from the 1920s to the 1980s. In the 1940s, he created a sexy "centerfold" for each issue of Esquire Magazine (they would fold out, and Hugh Hefner borrowed the idea in the 1950s for his Playboy Magazine, except he used photos instead of artwork), and his pin-up art was frequently used as "nose art" for many military aircraft during World War II. Vargas is often considered one of the most famous of the pin-up artists, and his paintings have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. He is often reputed to have worked as a poster artist on films such as Ziegfeld Follies, and The Sin of Nora Moran (which is frequently named as one of the greatest posters ever made). He passed away in 1982 at the age of 86. Artist: Alberto Vargas Important Added Info: Note that these are six sheets (with printing on both sides, so there are 12 pages) that were removed from an Esquire magazine (not the actual calendar). The art for each month is present on the front and back (see our images of the front and back of each page). Condition: good. These six pages were removed from a magazine and have an uneven left blank border and some tears and paper loss in the other three borders. The images and printing are not affected, and one could certainly trim them, so that the uneven tattered portions of the borders are no longer present. Learn More about condition grades 
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