Edwin Georgi (1896-1964) was an American artist. He was best known for his dynamic pin-up illustrations, but surprisingly, based on his talent, he did not initially pursue art as a career.
A leader in the second wave of "pretty-girl" artists: more like pin-ups without actually being pin-ups. Largely self-taught, learning his way up in ad and art agencies.
His tyle ranged from simple, posteresque lines and colors to his more famous pointillist pieces with boldly directed light, a unique use of warm shadows, and sparkling colors.
Like Seurat, Edwin Georgi shunned the easy solution of using literal color, preferring the challenge of conducting an orchestra of colored points to play a symphony of dazzling luminosity.
He created ads for Webster Cigars, Woodbury, Ford Mercury, Crane paper, Yardley, The Italian Line. In-demand illustrator for Goldenbook Magazine, Fortune, Redbook, Woman's Home Companion, Cosmo, True, Esquire, Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, American Girl, Liberty.
Originally leaving Princeton with the ambitions of being a writer, Edwin Georgi wrote copy in an agency until persuaded that he would make a better painter. His depiction of sultry, sensual femininity, with a bewildering palette of pearlescent hues, created a powerful image in fifties America - and one of impeccable morality.
His quality of light was unique - the highlights burning with adjacent areas of pink and lilac. The reflected light he loved so much seemed to come from beneath, and scattered around the face giving an almost unearthly glow.© 2020. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Edwin Georgi or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| Mr. Edwin Georgi |
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| Two days out. . . and out of Winter, 1930 |
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The Social Hour, 1950
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| Redbook magazine illustration, 1955 |
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| Encounter on the Beach, 1956 |
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| Old Miguel's Girl 1956 |
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| The Flashy Type 1958 |
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| A Conversation on the Hillside |
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| Old Miguels Girl |
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Phillip Morris ad
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| Please go away |
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| Portrait of a Woman |
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| Reeves girls |
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| Right now my life is complete |
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