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Most complete collection of Gil Elvgren paintings that you will find anywhere. I use this the guide for finding titles, subjects, and the date of the original paintings that are used on the trading cards I have been selling for over 20 years. Beautiful product for Taschen in Germany. There are several versions, hard bound and paperbacks of different sizes, to make sure you bid on the one you want.
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Everybody's heard of Petty & Vargas, but Elvgrin is to pin-up what Penthouse is to titilation; by comparison Petty& Vargas are closer to Hustler in terms of artistry & choice of models and meaning. This book is a great tribute to his work. Only annoyance is that page numbers are printed within the framework of many posters, and [bad news]the scrap-book presentation means that posters overlap on many pages; also the quality of many of the prints is very grainy. The good news: this book contains countless illustrations/examples of his incredibly prolific mastery; the layout per se is beautifully playful & text/fonts do justice to the happily saucy nature of the art. A thoroughly entertaining, surprising book chock full of truly wondrous art. Elvgren must join the ranks of the world's all time masters. Shown well enough here, this book is an absolute must for any serious art library.Read full review
Maybe I am a throwback, But I always found this art form fascinating from the realism of the art, to the use of it to get soldiers through WWI and More so WWII. Some of the Pin ups of today are so sexual they leave nothing to the imagination which was the majority of the point of a pinup, the art of the tease. From burlesque, to pin ups it is a philosophy lost on many girls and boys today.
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I bought this book book because I was researching Pin Up girls (cheesecake art) for a project that I will soon be undertaking. He is one of my favorites from this genere. The paintings that he does are second to none. This book is chock full of beautiful women, in different poses. I rank him up there with Vargas, Mozeret, Ward, Petty and others. You will be very pleased with this book, and it is written in three different languages, so that all can read about his wonderful work. I give it a 10 oyt of 10!
When you look at the art in books, the size matters - the bigger the better. These books represent Elvgren art better than the other books because of its sizes.
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Aside from the historical significance, the artwork of these pinups was amazing. Not only that, this book gives you a good idea of how the drawings were created and used. It's brilliant. I ordered the book because some friends of mine talked me into getting some "Pinup" photos taken of myself and I wanted to see what I was in for or how I could pose without being exposed. I had always loved this art form, but never really appreciated it as much as I do now after getting this book.
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Highly recommend. A must have for any collector.
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The book is fabulous. If you are a fan of vintage pin-up art, this book has wall to wall beautiful pictures and it's something like 272 pages. I like it and got it for a real bargain.