Let’s Go 1 by Gil Elvgren

The captivating work of art named “Let’s Go 1” captures the lightheartedness and glamour of post-war modernity through the joyful prism of the Pin-up style. With the help of this fresh image, Gil Elvgren highlights the playful complicity between a dynamic young woman and the viewer. The painter uses the imagery of the luxury automobile here to accentuate the feeling of female freedom and empowerment.

A lovely blonde with a radiant face and curly hair is about to get out of a gleaming white convertible with a sumptuous red interior. Wearing a turquoise blue dress cinched at the waist by a golden belt, she mischievously lifts her skirt as she crosses the threshold. This movement reveals superb dark stockings and the top of her bare thighs, highlighting the elasticity of her garters. Her left hand rests on the open red door while her feet are shod in matching elegant blue pumps. Green foliage in the top left and a blue sky in the background complete this luminous composition, crossed by very graphic shadows on the ground.

The artist’s exceptional talent is revealed in the brilliant rendering of the car’s chrome and the softness of the seat leather. The subtle application of oil paint gives the model an incredible physical presence, making this creation an incontestable masterpiece of realism.