Alberto Vargas [SEP] date of death
Alberto Vargas
Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez (9 February 1896 – 30 December 1982) was a noted Peruvian painter of pin-up girls. He is often considered one of the most famous of the pin-up artists. Numerous Vargas paintings have sold and continue to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Life and career.
Born in Arequipa, Peru, he was the son of noted Peruvian photographer Max T. Vargas. Alberto Vargas moved to the United States in 1916 after studying art in Europe, Zurich
"I was born in 1927 in San Francisco, California and began drawing and painting at an early age and attended the University of San Francisco. My earliest influence was the illustration of George Petty, but after seeing the works of Alberto Vargas in the 1940’s, I discovered my calling in the art of pin-up illustration. I met Alberto Vargas in 1951 and began a close friendship that lasted until Vargas’ death in 1982. Over the years Vargas remained a source of inspiration for me. In the 1950s,