'Pin-up' in a lace nightgown with a compact
Watercolour
late 1940s (made)
late 1940s (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s.
This watercolour shows a pin-up girl sat on a bed wearing a black lace nightgown looking at herself in the mirror of a compact that she holds in her right hand. The pink of her shoes and bow in her hair is reflected in a pink wash that has been applied to the background. The figure type, with her thin high eyebrows, long eyelashes, defined lips, long face and long willowy body is typical of the 1940s.
This watercolour shows a pin-up girl sat on a bed wearing a black lace nightgown looking at herself in the mirror of a compact that she holds in her right hand. The pink of her shoes and bow in her hair is reflected in a pink wash that has been applied to the background. The figure type, with her thin high eyebrows, long eyelashes, defined lips, long face and long willowy body is typical of the 1940s.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | 'Pin-up' in a lace nightgown with a compact (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
Brief description | Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999). Watercolour of a pin-up seated on a bed wearing a black lace nightgown looking at herself in the mirror of a compact that she holds in her right hand. 20th century British School. |
Physical description | Watercolour of a 'pin-up' seated on a bed wearing a black lace nightgown looking at herself in the mirror of a compact that she holds in her right hand. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'ADDEY' (Signed in bottom left corner) |
Credit line | Given by K. D. and E. F. Law |
Subjects depicted | |
Summary | Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s. This watercolour shows a pin-up girl sat on a bed wearing a black lace nightgown looking at herself in the mirror of a compact that she holds in her right hand. The pink of her shoes and bow in her hair is reflected in a pink wash that has been applied to the background. The figure type, with her thin high eyebrows, long eyelashes, defined lips, long face and long willowy body is typical of the 1940s. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.212-2003 |
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Record created | May 14, 2009 |
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