Alberto Vargas Art

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Art Brokerage specializes in the artwork of Alberto Vargas. We have buyers now for original erotic paintings. 40 well pried listings. 1896-1982 - Artist Alberto Vargas was born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1896, the son of a successful photographer, and 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 has become synonymous with pin-up girls, but in the early 1940s, he was just a guy hired by "Esquire" magazine to imitate departed star George Petty, who bolted over pay. Vargas initially aped Petty's sleek women with their telephone posing and large-hat lounging; soon, however, Vargas' own distinctive, delicate watercolor style emerged. His wide-eyed wonder- women 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 and 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 1960s and '70s elevated Vargas to a pinnacle eclipsing 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 women have come to embody the fantasies of three generations of women and men around the world. His work also appeared in "Harper's Bazaar", "Theatre Magazine", and "Tattler". Alberto Vargas passsed away in December 1982.

Alberto Vargas - Original Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, & Works on Paper Originals Slideshow

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Watercolor
Alberto Vargas

"Ballet in Cracow"


Watercolor
Original Watercolor and Pencil
1920
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info Original watercolor was purchased from private collection in Peru. Painting will be accompanied by a Letter of Provenance explaining its history and how the seller acquired it. Light molding does not distract from beauty of painting. Can be restored for a $300-$400 or can be enjoyed as is.  
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Watercolor
Alberto Vargas

"Bridal Vision, Study"


Watercolor
Watercolor and Pencil
1948
Not Signed     Edition # Original  
Provenance & Extra Info Estate of Alberto Vargas, San Francisco Art Exchange  
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Watercolor
Alberto Vargas

"Cabaret Argentino"


Watercolor
Original Watercolor and Pencil
20s
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from a private collection in Lima Peru. The painting will be accompanied by a Letter of Provenance explaining its history and how the seller acquired it.  
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Asking Price: $12,300
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Drawing
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Alberto Vargas

"Portrait of Beatrice Wolcott"


Drawing
Original Drawing
1923
Hand Signed   Signed on the left   Edition # Original  
Provenance & Extra Info The drawing was made in 1923 in the New York area. The portrait is of the seller's grandmother, the year before she married.  
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Unique Work
Alberto Vargas

"Rough Sketch #1"


Works on Paper (not prints)
Original on Heavy Vellum Parchment Paper
1940
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info During the Esquire years, from 1940 to 1946, Vargas usually prepared a total of four preliminary studies for each published painting. Three of these were drawn on a fine tissue paper, the fourth on a heavy vellum parchment paper. The sketch was received bundled with items from the studio of Olaf Wieghorst, El Cajon, CA. On the verso is an unfinished sketch or preliminary. The subjects identities are unknown.  
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Watercolor
Alberto Vargas

"Silver Ball"


Watercolor
Original Watercolor and Pencil
20s
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from a private collection in Lima Peru. The painting will be accompanied by a Letter of Provenance explaining its history and how the seller acquired it. Light molding does not distract from beauty of painting. Can be restored for a $300-$400 or can be enjoyed as is.  
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Asking Price: $8,200
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Watercolor
Alberto Vargas

"Study of Olive Thomas"



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Watercolor
Alberto Vargas

"Torero Spanish Rhapsody Original Painting"


Watercolor
Original Watercolor and Pencil
1927
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from a private collection in Lima, Peru. The painting will be accompanied by a Letter of Provenance explaining its history and how the seller acquired it. Dedication from the artist dated Oct. 18, 1958. Light molding does not distract from beauty of painting. Can be restored for a $300-$400 or can be enjoyed as is.  
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Asking Price: $6,900
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Alberto Vargas - Limited Edition Signed and Numbered Prints Prints Slideshow

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"Black Magic"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Serigraph
1990
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from the San Francisco Art Exchange, 1990. Stored in original protective packaging.  
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Alberto Vargas

"Broadway Showgirl Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1986
Hand Signed     Edition # 137/200  
Provenance & Extra Info San Francisco Art Exchange  
Retail Price $6,000  
Asking Price: $2,200
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"Broadway Showgirl Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1986
Hand Signed     Edition # 130/200  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from San Francisco Art Exchange when first released  
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"Cover Girl"



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"Diana the huntress"


Limited Edition Print
Hand signed print
1980
Hand Signed     Edition # 47/50  
Provenance & Extra Info Private collection  
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"Enchanted Evening"



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Alberto Vargas

"First Love"


Limited Edition Print
Black Box Collotype print on Opalesque paper
1986
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info  
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Alberto Vargas

"First Love"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1986
Estate Signed     Edition # 299/450  
Provenance & Extra Info Gallery owned since purchase, through SFAE, 1986.  
Retail Price $10,000  
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Alberto Vargas

"First Love Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1986
Hand Signed     Edition # 134/200  
Provenance & Extra Info San Francisco Art Exchange. Continuous-tone lithograph on Opalesque paper (Deluxe Edition)  
Retail Price $12,000  
Asking Price: $2,500
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Alberto Vargas

"First Love Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1986
Hand Signed     Edition # 132/200  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $12,000  
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"Fleurs Du Mal"



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"Lady In Red"



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"Legacy Girl"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info Vargas Gallery, San Francisco.  
Retail Price $5,000  
Asking Price: $2,200
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Alberto Vargas

"Legacy Girl Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1987
Hand Signed     Edition # 136/200  
Provenance & Extra Info San Francisco Art Exchange. Continuous-tone lithograph on Opalesque paper (Deluxe Edition)  
Retail Price $5,000  
Asking Price: $2,500
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Alberto Vargas

"Legacy Girl Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1987
Hand Signed     Edition # 131/200  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $5,000  
Asking Price: $2,100
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"Legacy Girl Suite"



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"Marilyn Monroe"



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Alberto Vargas

"Memories Of Olive"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1985
Estate Signed     Edition # 299/500  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from SFAE when published in '85.  
Retail Price $12,000  
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Alberto Vargas

"Memories of Olive Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1985
Hand Signed     Edition # 233/250  
Provenance & Extra Info Bought from San Francisco Art Exchange when first released.  
Retail Price $12,000  
Asking Price: $5,600
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Alberto Vargas

"Nice and Easy"


Limited Edition Print
Collotype
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $2,800  
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"November 1944"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Serigraph
1990
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased new from the San Francisco Art Exchange, 1990. Stored in original protective packaging. Deluxe Edition on Opalesque Paper  
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"Sand Witch"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $3,500  
Asking Price: $2,700
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"Scheherazade"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph on Rives BFK
1979
Hand Signed     Edition # 1 of 20 known proofs  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from Alberto Vargas' publisher R. Childers in 1980, this is one of twenty personal proofs owned by Alberto Vargas at the time. Alberto Vargas signed the proofs as a gift to Childers, only a few artist-proofs were ever signed by Vargas personally (most were signed by an  
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Alberto Vargas

"Sea Shells #12 Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1988
Hand Signed     Edition # 136/200  
Provenance & Extra Info San Francisco Art Exchange  
Retail Price $4,000  
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Alberto Vargas

"Sea Shells #12 Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1988
Hand Signed     Edition # 139/200  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $4,000  
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"Sheer Elegance"


Limited Edition Print
Serigraph
1987
Hand Signed     Edition # 450/450  
Provenance & Extra Info Gallery 601, Boise, ID.  
Retail Price $4,500  
Asking Price: $2,700 OBO
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"Sheer Elegance"


Limited Edition Print
Lithography on Opalesque
Estate Signed   Vargas Estate trademarked signature silkscreen   Edition # 164/200 Deluxe Edition  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from the San Francisco Art Exchange in 1999.  
Retail Price $6,500  
Asking Price: $3,100 Make Offer
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Alberto Vargas

"Sheer Elegance Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1987
Hand Signed     Edition # 131/200  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $6,000  
Asking Price: $2,000
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Alberto Vargas

"Silk Stockings #11 Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1988
Hand Signed     Edition # 139/200  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $4,000  
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"Sleeping Beauty"


Limited Edition Print

Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info San Francisco Art Exchange  
Retail Price $3,600  
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"Sleepy Time Gal Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Lithograph on Opalesque Paper
1986
Hand Signed     Edition # Deluxe Edition  
Provenance & Extra Info Originally purchased from the San Francisco Art Exchange and properly stored flat in acid-free environment. Never framed.  
Retail Price $6,000  
Asking Price: $2,000
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Alberto Vargas

"Sleepy Time Gal Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1997
Hand Signed     Edition # 131/200  
Provenance & Extra Info San Francisco Art Exchange. Continuous-tone lithograph on Opalesque paper (Deluxe Edition)  
Retail Price $6,000  
Asking Price: $2,000
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Alberto Vargas

"Sleepy Time Gal Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Deluxe Edition
1987
Hand Signed     Edition # 132/200  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $6,000  
Asking Price: $2,500
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"Smoke Dreams"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph on Rives BFK
1979
Hand Signed     Edition # first ed. (I-33/500)  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from Alberto Vargas' publisher R. Childers in 1980. This is one of the pencil signed and numbered first edition (I-33/500), personally owned by Alberto Vargas at that time.  
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"Temptation "


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph on Opalesque Paper
1989
Estate Signed   Lowe right   Edition # 139/200 Deluxe Edition  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $4,000  
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Alberto Vargas

"Vargas Girl Deluxe Edition"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1987
Hand Signed     Edition # 130/200  
Provenance & Extra Info San Francisco Art Exchange. Continuous-tone lithograph on Opalesque paper (Deluxe Edition)  
Retail Price $3,000  
Asking Price: $2,000 OBO
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Alberto Vargas

"World War II"


Limited Edition Print
Black Box Collotype Lithograph on Opalesque Paper
1990
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $4,000  
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Alberto Vargas

"World War II"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph w/ Gold Foil on Opalesque
1990
Hand Signed     Edition #  
Provenance & Extra Info  
Retail Price $4,000  
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