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Lot 030 - Grouping Of Five Vintage Pencil On Paper Illustrations Of Whimsical Glamorous Women By Fern C. Vinton (American, 1911-1993), Including "All By Yourself In The Moonlight" And "Plain Bare Facts With Variations," 1930s
Lot 030 - Grouping Of Five Vintage Pencil On Paper Illustrations Of Whimsical Glamorous Women By Fern C. Vinton (American, 1911-1993), Including "All By Yourself In The Moonlight" And "Plain Bare Facts With Variations," 1930s
Lot 030 - Grouping Of Five Vintage Pencil On Paper Illustrations Of Whimsical Glamorous Women By Fern C. Vinton (American, 1911-1993), Including "All By Yourself In The Moonlight" And "Plain Bare Facts With Variations," 1930s
A grouping of five vintage pencil on paper illustrations of women by Fern C. Vinton, signed and dated to the 1930s. The drawings depict stylized young women in various poses, some with hand-applied color to the lips and cheeks. Titled examples include "All By Yourself in the Moonlight," depicting a woman leaning on a railing with a smiling moon behind her; "Lifes Tragedies," depicting a seated woman in an evening dress; and "Plain Bare Facts with Variations," depicting a standing figure in a sheer drape. Another depicts a woman speaking on a telephone while writing in a date book. The sheets show staining and some edge tears.
Dimensions range from 5-1/4" x 7-1/2" to 7" x 9".
Fern Carol Vinton (1911-1993) was born in Watertown, South Dakota, and married Clarice Annette Campbell in Lewistown, Montana, in 1937. He lived in Meagher County, Montana, and died in Ringling, Montana. Source: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L8S4-J47/fern-carol-vinton-1911-1993
Auction Date: 02/12/2026
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