{"product_id":"upsetting-upset-by-gil-elvgren-1969","title":"Upsetting Upset by Gil Elvgren (1969)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis humorous mid-century pin-up painting was created in 1969 by the master of American glamour illustration Gil Elvgren and is officially titled \"Upsetting Upset,\" though it is widely circulated across print houses and digital archives under simpler alternative titles like \"Upset\" or \"Water Lilies (All Wet)\". Masterfully executed using oil on canvas, a highly technical, traditional medium that Elvgren steadfastly favored over modern airbrushing techniques, the artwork serves as a masterclass in rendering translucency and liquid physics. The scene vividly captures his signature \"girl-next-door\" archetype—a startled brunette model wearing an original cap fashioned from a broad lily leaf and a white flower, caught wringing out the hem of her soaked white summer dress. The narrative background story follows one of Elvgren's iconic \"accidental mishap\" tropes, implying that the character's canoe has capsized, forcing her to stand knee-deep in a quiet, dark pond surrounded by floating lily pads while her yellow wooden paddle drifts away in the foreground. Originally commissioned during the final years of Elvgren's historic commercial calendar contract with publishing giant Brown \u0026amp; Bigelow, the composition was developed using his meticulous studio method: staging a live model under precise lighting to map the wet fabric's semi-diaphanous quality, sketching out graphite structural layouts to subtly elongate her proportions, and translating the final layout into a brilliant piece of Americana that remains highly popular on collector marketplaces like eBay and Nobilified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nProfessionally restored and reproduced from the original artwork, this print preserves the powerful visual impact of Gil Elvgren's painting while offering exceptional detail and color fidelity for modern display.\n\n\n• Premium 200 g\/m² matte paper\n\n• Exceptional detail and color reproduction\n\n• Professionally enhanced and restored image quality\n\n• Available in 12x18\", 16x24\", and 24x36\" sizes\n\n• Unframed for custom display options\n\n• Printed in the USA\n\n\n","brand":"Kore Art Studios","offers":[{"title":"30x40 cm \/ 12x16″","offer_id":54360862064953,"sku":"27ba408a-3bcd-4550-80b6-b5be4e001f78","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x80 cm \/ 24x32″","offer_id":54360862097721,"sku":"61171b7f-f4cd-47b1-a645-9dab1465a710","price":29.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75x100 cm \/ 30x40″","offer_id":54360862130489,"sku":"3f5b8eea-5d57-47cd-a30a-82c41f75836a","price":35.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0929\/9610\/8601\/files\/290d1775-cd76-43ef-9b4a-243a92cd6735.jpg?v=1787562184","url":"https:\/\/koreartstudios.com\/products\/upsetting-upset-by-gil-elvgren-1969","provider":"Kore Art Studios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}