Pin Up Art Reproduction Oil Paintings On Canvas

Pin up art is innocent yet erotic, caricatured but sexy, pin up girls which have never lost their mass appeal.

Nude pin up girls are a predominant feature of this form of popular wall art and adorn homes and offices worldwide. These icons of mainstream female sexuality can be seen everywhere as popular wall art. 

Let us explore the fascinating world of pin up art, pin up prints, and nude pin up oil paintings.

What Era Were the Pin Up Girls?

Charles Gibson created the “Gibson Girl” in 1887. This beautiful woman was the first example of the “pin up” we’d recognize today. Indeed, she had a tiny waist, long flowing brown hair, and large breasts. Delicate and graceful, yet also prone to disaster, she had an unmistakable personality.  

In the next sixty years, pin up art experienced a massive boom. Soon, vintage pin up painting was everywhere. 

This aesthetic continued into the 1960s. Indeed, as the decade progressed, cheekily provocative images such as Rose on a Swing and Pick of the Crop (1964) predominated.

Bettie Page Pin Up Art

Regarding real women, Bettie Page was one of the first pin-up models. She moved to New York City in the 1940s with dreams of becoming an actress. 

After a chance encounter in 1950, a police officer interested in photography spotted Bettie. The pair quickly worked on a portfolio together. Within a few years, Bettie was America’s most famous pin-up model.

Why Are Pin Up Girls Popular?

Pin-up posters were enormously popular during World War Two. Gil Evegren pin up art reflects popular ideals of beauty and womanhood at that time.

When much of the male population was fighting in Europe, pin up paintings such as Gil Elvgren’s Peak a View (1940) perfectly represented this trend.

Discover art reproductions of nude pin up girls from some of the all-time great American artists.