Offered for sale is an original oil on stretched canvas painting by acclaimed pin-up artist Donald “Rusty” Rust. This painting was created by Rust in 2004 and titled Ruby. The size of the piece is 24 x 30. Rust is well known for a variety of accomplishments, one of the most notable his apprenticeship with the Norman Rockwell of pin-up artists Gil Elvgren. The painting is in nice condition with some minor storage wear particularly around the edges (see pics – I took quite a few of them). See a more complete bio of Rust below! “Rusty” Rust (born 1932) is an American artist. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is acclaimed among pin-up art collectors. Primarily a realist, Rust’s preferred medium is oil on canvas and his subjects range from wildlife, scenics, still-life, fantasy, portraits, pin-ups and nudes. Early works concentrated on circus and portrait subjects, including such prominent individuals as Emmett Kelly, Merle Evans (Ringling band leader), and American painter Norman Rockwell. Rust is a prolific and talented Pin-up girl and glamour artist, with over 850 pin-up and nude oil paintings preferring large 30″ x 24″ sized paintings. His career has benefited from the current revival in pinup art, but he continues to paint a variety of subjects. “Men will always love girls, ” he says. Being able to do a variety of subject matter keeps me from going insane. Rust has produced more than 15,000 paintings, some of which hang in the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. The item “Original Pin Up Painting Donald Rusty Rust Oil on Canvas 24×30 Pinup Ruby” is in sale since Monday, June 4, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “fringepop” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Region of Origin: WA
• Style: Illustration Art
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Medium: Oil
• Date of Creation: 2000-Now
• Subject: Pin-Ups
• Originality: Original