Rare 1940s Earl Moran Running Into Six Figures Vintage Pin-Up Folio Art Prints

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Rare 1940s Earl Moran Running Into Six Figures Vintage Pin-Up Folio Art Prints:
$406.01

Thanks to all our buyers! We are honored to be your one-stop, 5-star source for vintage pin-up, pulp magazines, original illustration art, decorative collectibles and ephemera with a wide and always changed assortment of antique and vintage items from the Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Mid-Century Modern eras. All items are 100% guaranteed to be original, vintage, and as described. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions about the items and our policies and please take a moment to peruse our other great items. All sell !ITEM: This is a scarce, vintage & original 1940s folio from the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company, St. Paul, Minnesota titled \"Running Into Six Figures\" and containing six lithograph pin-up prints by Earl Moran, one of America\'s most important pin-up artists. The six illustrations in this portfolio are from his \"Light & Shadow\" period and this complete folio was a premium gift sent to Brown & Bigelow\'s most lucrative accounts; in this instance to Ray-Brooks Machinery Co., Montgomery, Alabama. Each image is more beautiful than the last and Moran adeptly employs a striking display of light and shadows to create an otherworldly beauty in his nude models who appear ethereal and hypnotizing. A rare and exceptional piece of pin-up memorabilia!Folio measures 15\" x 19 1/2\" – Individual prints measure 15\" x 19 1/2\" with image sizes of 11\" x 14 1/2\"CONDITION: Fine condition. The original heavy card-stock portfolio displays some scattered soiling/toning, corner wear, and wear along the spin of the folio. Prints look beautiful with some light corner wear to the heavy card-stock mount and minimal toning/surface wear at the tops of each of the prints. Please use the included images as a conditional guide.Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon THE ARTIST:The inception of Earl Moran\'s vibrant career as a pin-up artist could be narrowed to 1932 when Moran signed an exclusive contract with Brown & Bigelow who eventually sold millions of calendars graced with his sensual art deco pin-up girls.His studies began much earlier, first at the Chicago Art Institute and then at the famed Art Students League in Manhattan where he studied under Vincent Dumond, Robert Henri, George Bridgman and Thomas Fogarty (Norman Rockwell\'s teacher).Moran was a photographer, as well as an illustrator, which lent well in his portrait pin-ups by giving him a great knowledge of lighting and shadows.In 1940, LIFE Magazine featured Moran in their article \"Speaking of Pictures\" and the American audience was in awe.A young model named Norma Jean Dougherty approached this famed artist in an attempt to pose for a painting. For four years Moran painted Marilyn Monroe and they created a lasting friendship.Earl Moran was one of the century\'s most important pin-up artist\'s and a true star in the pin-up