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Chris K. UNITED STATES
Member Since August 2008
753 Artworks | Watched by 224
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Location: WRIGHT, DAVID (Advertising, Fashion & Illustration Art)
Title: Wright, David - Quite Something, The Sketch (May 19, 1943)*
Artist:  David Wright (All)
Media Type: Paint - Acrylic
Art Type: Pin Up
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 238
Likes on CAF: 18
Comments: 16
Added to Site: 1/18/2026

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Description
Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder...but this one is an absolute stunner. There just is nothing not captivating about this piece - her casual sexiness, the light from the window silhouetting her profile, the softness of her figure or the post-coital suggestion of her smoldering cigarette. As good as it gets in the way of David Wright pin-ups.

This piece, entitled ‘Quite Something’, was a pin-up done in original goauche and included in the May 19, 1943, edition of Sketch Magazine, the British illustrated weekly journal (primarily a society magazine) that ran for almost 3,000 issues from 1893 to 1959.

This piece was also featured on page 53 of Terry Parker’s ‘Sirens: The Pin-Up Art of David Wright’, the definitive examination of David Wright’s commercial illustration and pin-up work.



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Member Since: August 2008
Last Login: July 2026
Country: UNITED STATES
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E DLS Member Since 2005
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Posted On 1/18/2026

Quite Something.  If I had any brains at all, I should probably just leave it at that.  Even among all the other wonderful Wright examples you own, this one really stands out.  They say you shouldn't play favorites, but this has to be one of mine.  I love the pose.  I love her expression.  And I love how the contours of the curtain almost seem to be mimicking her profile.  Everything about this image is hypnotic and absolutely mesmerizing.  I'm in love.

Chris K. Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/18/2026

E DLS wrote:
"  Quite Something.  If I had any brains at all, I should probably just leave it at that.  Even among all the other wonderful Wright examples you own, this one really stands out.  They say you shouldn't play favorites, but this has to be one of mine.  I love the pose.  I love her expression.  And I love how the contours of the curtain almost seem to be mimicking her profile.  Everything about this image is hypnotic and absolutely mesmerizing.  I'm in love.
 "

We're twin sons of different mothers!

Rick W Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 1/18/2026

Sultry sweet!

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/18/2026

A lady of sophistication who knows how to play the game of seduction!

John Bamber Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

This is simply exquisite!

DC's Showcase Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

Stunning. 

artless artmore Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

Beautiful!

Ron S Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

Beautiful.  Wow.

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

Lovely handling of the paint. The clevel flecks and dabs of paint in the background curtain almost seem to suggest a waft of smoke, missing from the cigarette itself.

Kavi H Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

A Wright Masterpiece!

Toni S Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

The quintessence of elegance. Charming!

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 1/19/2026

Somewhat ironically, even though she's smoking hot the cigarette looks unlit.

kermy 75 Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 1/20/2026

The catch lighting on this piece, show's just what a master this bloke was…

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/28/2026

Absolutely stunning. Incredibly alluring and such beautiful technique!

Peter Roe Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 1/29/2026

Beautiful and tastefully sexy!

Josh F Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/15/2026

Smoking! 

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