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Auction History Result 6d354 LOT OF 19 ALBERTO VARGAS DESK CALENDAR PIN-UP PAGES '47 super sexy pin-up artwork! Date Sold 4/23/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. a lot of 19 Alberto Vargas desk calendar pin-up pages (each measures 4" x 4"). 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). Note that these were pages removed from several 1948 Esquire Vargas desk calendars (which was printed in 1947), and there are multiples of each page (see our images). Measurements: each measures approximately 4" x 4"Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades Titles included:
 
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