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Auction History Result 5b089 ALBERTO VARGAS linen 14x18 Esquire magazine centerfold '40s sexy art, Something For The Boys! Date Sold 3/7/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked Esquire Magazine Centerfold (measures 13 3/4" x 17 3/4") (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 Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. The pages were removed from Esquire magazine. Each had printing on the back that very slightly shows through to the front in the light colored areas. It had stains scattered in the background areas and around the edges, with some tears and tiny paper loss down the right edge. There were some stains in the girl's face and the top of her hair. Overall, the centerfold was in fair condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was backed with only amateur restoration to the above defects (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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