Alberto Vargas



Vargas



Alberto Vargas was and still is considered to be on of the great Pin Up Girl artists in history. He worked using water color and air brushing techniques. His father was a famous photographer and it is easy to see how he inherited the photographer's eye, creating paintings that look as it they are photographs. His attention to detal as well as enhancment of the models beauty are stunning.  The pin ups he created are iconic and well known all over the world.

He started out painting show girls and actually ended up marrying one of them. He went on to work famous Hollywood studios like Warner brothers and 20th Century Fox and worked for PlayBoy in the 1960's.  He created portraits of many famous women including Greta Garbo and Marylin Monroe. Vzrgas went on to create portraits for Esqiure magazine, where he did his most iconic works, icluding calanders. His work was very popular with the soldiers of WWII.

His paintings define an era and are a symbol of the 20th century woman. His origional works sell for thosands of dollars and continue to be popular and enjoyable today.