Gil Elvgren Affiche Ancienne Original vintage advertising poster for Duro water pumps, filters and softeners featuring a pin-up illustration by Gillette Alexander Elvgren (1914-1980) depicting a smiling lady in a yellow jacket and short black skirt posing as a matador bullfighter holding up a red fabric and a little black dog with a yellow bow and horns made out of twigs, the caption below reads - Aw - come on! Water supply systems and softeners company Duro was founded in 1913 by C. DeLeon in Dayton, Ohio. Good condition, creasing, staining. Country of issue: USA, designer: Gil Elvgren, size (cm): 52.5x41, year of printing: 1950s.

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