Gil Elvgren (1914-1980), I'm Not Shy, I'm Just Retiring (1947)
Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) I'm Not Shy, I'm Just Retiring, 1947 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower right: Elvgren The present work is published as a Brown & Bigelow calendar and appears a figure 202 in Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel (Taschen, 1999). HID09710052018 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Condition Report: Unlined. Very light stretcher lines. Undulations through upper center region along extreme edge, not affecting figure. Two stray drips of pigment in right region of negative space. Some very light scattered points of surface dirt visible under raking light. Less than one inch diagonal abrasion upper center above female figure's head; very small scuff to area around shoes in lower left. UV examined, about 2 inch horizontal line of inpaint in upper left area of background, not affecting figure, small pin point touches above figure's head, and one pin point in right region of figure's hair. Framed Dimensions 34 X 28 Inches
Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) I'm Not Shy, I'm Just Retiring, 1947 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower right: Elvgren The present work is published as a Brown & Bigelow calendar and appears a figure 202 in Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel (Taschen, 1999). HID09710052018 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Condition Report: Unlined. Very light stretcher lines. Undulations through upper center region along extreme edge, not affecting figure. Two stray drips of pigment in right region of negative space. Some very light scattered points of surface dirt visible under raking light. Less than one inch diagonal abrasion upper center above female figure's head; very small scuff to area around shoes in lower left. UV examined, about 2 inch horizontal line of inpaint in upper left area of background, not affecting figure, small pin point touches above figure's head, and one pin point in right region of figure's hair. Framed Dimensions 34 X 28 Inches
