Softcover. Berlin GR, Benedikt Taschen, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers, 80 pages. Black laminated wraps with 'red Queen' 1954 on the front. Introductory text by Astrid Rossana Conte (grand-niece of Vargas) A monograph dedicated to the Peruvian painter and illustrator Alberto Vargas, famous for his pin-ups and portraits inspired by actresses, which examines four decades of his production, from the 1920s to the 1950s. Parallel texts in German, English and French; well illustrated with two photographs of Vargas, black and white examples of his drawings and many full colour examples of his paintings. Clean copy.
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