Alberto Vargas: Works from the Max Vargas Collection
by Reid Stewart Austin
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Author: Reid Stewart AustinContributor: Hugh Hefner
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-20
ISBN: 0821257927
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Bulfinch
Book Reviews of Alberto Vargas: Works from the Max Vargas Collection
Book Review: Pleased with my purchase
Summary: 4 Stars
Now, I'm not an afficionado of studies of the female form. I'm also not a professional book reviewer or artist. I'm just a person who enjoys beauty - in many forms.
My wife and I both appreciate Vargas' art and have bought one or two small, cheaper pieces for decoration. Having done that - and with Christmas coming - I thought it would be a good idea to buy this book. This was one of my better decisions.
Oh, some may carp about the size and selection of the images and some may reference other Vargas collections that are somehow 'better'. Me, I'm simply delighted with my purchase.
This book traces Vargas over many years and delivers his most delightful art on every page. Apart from the sheer beauty of his fantasies/studies, the book is interesting for the changes in style apparent as Vargas drew beauty over decades - but that's a small point.
The larger point is that this is a richly-produced visual delight that will be looked-at often on our house. I think I spent my money wisely.
Summary of Alberto Vargas: Works from the Max Vargas Collection
The storied and turbulent career of glamour artist Alberto Vargas took him from Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies in the 1920s to Hollywood in the 30s to Esquire magazine and the emergence of the "Varga Girl" in the 40s and, ultimately, to a lasting home at Playboy in the 60s and 70s.This is the first book on the works of Vargas in more than a decade. It is also the first to include a generous selection of his vivid original drawings and his finest work for Playboy magazine. Along with these highly sought-after pictures, the book features early unpublished works, unpublished sketches, the celebrated Legacy Nudes, and more.
The decade-by-decade narrative essay and captions are by Reid Stewart Austin, an art director at Playboy for 20 years, and author of the bestselling Vargas biography written in 1978 in collaboration with the artist.
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