Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
A behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood dramatization of space travelers exploring the surface of the moon, this this gouache cover painting by Ed Lafferty appeared on the cover of the May, 1950 edition of Popular Mechanics. The scene illustrates an interior story that investigates how close scientists were in 1950 to manned space flight and dissects the accuracy (or lack thereof) of Pal Productions film “Destination Moon.”
Artist: Ed Lafferty
This pen, ink, and gouache artwork is an early example by renowned illustrator Cardwell Higgins. A sublime offering in his art deco style, this shows a cityscape at night, with anonymous windows lit up throughout, menaced by a red bolt of lightning, suggesting the tremendous electric power humanity was trying to harness from nature in the early 20th century.
Artist: Cardwell Higgins
This subtle and captivating pastel on board by Haskell Coffin shows Greta Garbo with her signature mysterious gaze in a stylish cloche hat.
Artist: Haskell Coffin
Jean Harlow, Earl Moran, and the Golden Age of Hollywood This beguiling pastel on artist’s paper was created by artist and illustrator Earl Moran as cover art for one of the many countless movie magazine titles in circulation during the Golden Age of Hollywood. We are, at this time, unable to find a published example […]
Artist: Earl Moran
This pastel of Carole Lombard by Ed Dow was created as cover art for a 1930s Hollywood movie magazine. Original illustration at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Ed Dow
This original pastel illustration artwork by Zoë Mozert shows a Jeanette MacDonald inspired glamour girl against a cobalt blue background. The work is a beautiful example by noted Brown& Bigelow pin up artist and prolific cover illustrator.
Artist: Zoë Mozert
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Artist: Charles Sheldon
Bob Peak, one of the 20th century’s most significant movie poster illustrators, created this very large and beautiful mixed-media artwork using his signature 1970s opulent style. Mixing rich brown tones with gilt accents that subtly evoke Gustav Klimt, the artwork shows a twin image of a woman in profile, with inscrutable gaze. A dreamcatcher earring […]
Artist: Bob Peak
Grapefruit Moon Gallery is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the extensive, detailed, and comprehensive estate of photographer and pin-up model Bunny Yeager. Described as “the world’s greatest pin-up photographer” by Diane Arbus, and best-remembered for her iconic collaborations with Bettie Page, Yeager’s body of work includes over five decades of spectacular, and groundbreaking celebrations […]
These four comical and deftly rendered gouache illustration paintings show four faces of the 1950s Texaco Man. These explore the overly quizzical and confused faces made by a service station attendant tasked with describing the particulars of car troubles that caused distress for 1950s highway tourists. Together, they hint at the dishonesty associated with […]
Artist: Harold McCauley
