Art/Print/Collectible
"Sitting Pretty" by Joyce Ballantyne, 1955: The Great American Pin-up Folio Editions
- Item Number
- 1741
- Estimated Value
- 25 USD
- Sold
- 8 USD to gbk1969
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
The winner will receive a print of "Sitting Pretty" by Joyce Ballantyne.
Joyce Ballantyne was an accomplished female illustrator who specialized in pin-up and glamour art from WWII until the early 1960’s. Having both studied with and worked under the legendary illustrator Gil Elvergren, Ballantyne had the opportunity to learn firsthand the magical painting skills that Elvgren had acquired from Haddon Sundblom in Chicago during the late 1930’s. She was also well known in the commercial advertising industry as a superior artist.
Image with white border is approximately 16" x 20"; actual image is approximately 14.5" x 18"
Item Special Note
Description courtesy of: 2001 Michael Friedman Publishing Goup, Inc., and Louis Meisel & Charles Martignette – The Meisel Gallery
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Donated By:
Erwin, Gail & Scott Flacks
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