Painting~ARCHIE DICKENS~WITCH~CAT~BROOM~Nude~Pin Up~MOP Start Price USD 1,430.00 Current Price USD 1,430.00 Time Left 9 days 17 hours 54 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 21, 2008 End Time Monday, January 19, 2009 Location MOP Pin-Up in Readlyn, Iowa See more about 'Painting~ARCHIE DICKENS~WITCH~CAT~BROOM~Nude~Pin Up~MOP' Description BUNNY THIS AUCTION IS       BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  MOP PIN-UP  The dame you can trust     Check my about me page ...click on the kiss:   I have a great layaway plan. Click here for details: LAYAWAY PLAN e-mail me if you have any questions:  marianne@netins.net  For my store items click on the MY STORE LOGO below:   Artist: Archie Dickens (1907-2004) ORIGINAL ART ~~ AIRBRUSH PAINTING ONE OF A KIND Painting ~~ Circa 1990 Gouache & Airbrush on Artist's Board 15x10 inches With all the technique & skill of  Alberto Vargas...Archie renders pin-up gals with a more innocent appeal! Varga made pin-ups sexy &sophisticated...Archie paints them sexy & sweet! Please note: this is a fair scan...but still: THE PAINTING LOOKS MUCH BETTER IN REAL!     There are more pin-up paintings in my eBay store! About the Artist:   Archie Dickens (above photo) has been an airbrush illustrator since WWII. One of his war posters (not the original painting .. just the poster) recently sold for $2000.00 at Sotheby's Auction House in New York City. Archie attended the Slade School of Art in London & became a free-lance commercial artist in the 1930s. Pin-up was just coming into vogue. Archie yearned to paint girlie art but needed to help support his family. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1937 & joined an advertising agency in Auckland. There he painted his first pin-up. In 1939, war broke out and feeling that it was to his advantage, Archie sailed to Australia where he was hired by a very up-to-date studio in Sydney. His pin-ups were soon in great demand. After some time, he was compelled to join the Australian Army ... so his art work was put aside for awhile. At the end of the war he married an Australian girl & moved back to London. There he painted pin-up for calendar companies for the next 20 years. Archie is now painting yummy & innocently naughty pin-ups again ... exclusively for MOP PIN-UP. Some of these images are being used for a line of couture clothing manufactured by Paul Smith Ltd. in London. Isn't that cool! Attention: Below are pix from a newspaper in the UK! Archie is the latest sensation in England! Hurray!     Add $15 for FED EX shipping.  I accept Paypal. Paypal.  I don't charge extra for insurance, tracking or handling!  I love to combine shipping!  Shipping is higher for International winners  ~~ But I'll do my best to keep it low! LOOK FOR  MOP IN THE TITLE LINE...I AM THE DAME YOU CAN TRUST! me at work 1997   Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!