The painting "COVER GIRL" is a historic in that it was done for and published by Esquire. This young lovely Lady is dressed in her sexiest black cocktail dress and her golden sleeper high heels. Definably ready for a evening out on the town. The sure glamour that sparkles in her eyes as she thinks about the night.

Condition:  The Lithograph print is in outstanding condition, unframed, and comes with "Original Certificate of Authenticity".  This is a Continuous-Tone Lithograph on Arches Paper of a Classic Image from the 1940's.

ABOUT ALBERTO VARGAS:  The artist " Alberto Vargas" was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896 the son of a successful  photographer who was educated in Switzerland. Arriving in New York in 1916, he was determined to stay in America and pursue what became an illustrious career. Alberto Vargas name became synonymous with "Pin-Up Girls", but in the early 1940's he was just a guy hired by "Esquire Magazine" to imitate departed star George Petty, who bolted overly paid. Vargas initially aped Petty's sleek woman with their telephone posing and large hat lounging; soon, however, Vargas own distinctive, delicate watercolor style emerged. His wide-eyed wonder - woman rivaled Betty Grable as the ultimate pin-up girl of "World War II". Vargas (who signed his Esquire work "Varga") had already achieved some notoriety for his Ziegfeld Follies an movie poster art. But "Esquire" made him famous, though he was paid poorly and like Petty, eventually quit. Vargas was given a second shot at fame and fortune by longtime fan "Hugh Hefner". Alberto Vargas regular "Playboy" slot in the 1960's and '70's elevated Vargas to a pinnacle eclipse Petty. One of the true giants of American Illustration, Alberto Vargas has created an art style so sensuous, so exquisite, that for the past six decades his magnificent paintings of woman have come to embody the fantasies of three generations of woman and men around the world. His work also appeared in "Harper's Bazaar","Theater Magazine "and "Throttle". Alberto Vargas passed away in December 1982.

This piece has been stored flat in an acid free container. This is from a large Private collection that the owner is liquidating. (Inquire Within For More Vargas Lithographs). This item will be shipped in a tube and will be insured, unless agreed on other wise by buyer. This is a SOLD OUT lithograph and is VALUED AT $4,000.00