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Exceptional vintage artist/illustrator portfolio containing a collection of original hand-drawn artwork dating approximately to the 1930s–1940s.
The portfolio includes a fascinating assortment of period commercial and fashion illustration, including:
• Original graphite and pencil drawings
• Pen, ink and wash illustrations
• Fashion and menswear studies
• Glamour / pin-up artwork
• Automobile illustration featuring a vintage Cadillac, dated 1944
• Advertising-style illustrations
• Swedish vintage advertising ephemera including Saltsjöqvarns Kejsarkronan
• Multiple works appearing to be signed “Runström” or similar
The artwork reflects the classic commercial illustration style of the Art Deco / WWII-era period, with subjects ranging from elegant fashion figures and formalwear to advertising concepts and automotive design.
Portfolio appears to have been used as a working artist’s archive, with many pieces mounted or stored within protective pages.
Condition: Vintage estate-found condition. Artwork shows expected age-related toning, foxing, staining, folds, edge wear, small tears and handling marks. Portfolio itself shows exterior and interior wear. Please review photographs carefully as condition is part of the history and character of this collection.
Artist attribution has not been definitively established and the collection is being sold as found.
A wonderful archive for collectors of vintage illustration, commercial advertising art, fashion illustration, Swedish ephemera, Art Deco artwork, automotive art or original mid-century works on paper.
