For sale is an original 1977 advertising painting by G. R. Cheesbrough created as an advertisement for Venture Travel agency in Minneapolis MN.
Artist: G.R. Cheesebrough
Illustration & Advertising Art
At the turn of the 20th century, Industrial Revolution inventions brought technological advancements to printmaking that ushered in a Golden Age of American illustration. Publishers and calendar companies developed new techniques for producing multi-color offset lithographs that were fast, affordable, and flat-out glorious to view, blurring the distinction between fine art and "art for commerce." The best examples by the finest commercial illustrators were revered by the public, and today are beloved by collectors.
This tantalizingly exotic Art Deco watercolor painting is by photographer, pulp artist, and illustrator Lejaren A. Hiller. With bold colors, exquisite details, and a lavish motif, Hiller has captured the Roaring Twenties’ obsession with opulence and the East by portraying decadently costumed harem girls who are following in line behind a golden crocodile. The whimsical […]
Artist: Lejaren Hiller
For sale is a Cardwell Higgins original advertising painting of silent film Hollywood stars Dolores del Rio & Don Alvarado in “The Loves of Carmen” (1927).
Artist: Cardwell Higgins
Original 1943 painting by Tom Lovell for Cosmopolitan magazine, for sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Tom Lovell
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
Art Deco / Great Depression era pen and ink illustration by the social satirist Anne Harriet Fish, this was published in the British magazine “The Tatler.”
Artist: Anne Harriet Fish
Original Mid-Century Modern original artwork for a travel poster for the Pennsylvania Railroad showing the Le Corbusier designed United Nations Building in midtown Manhattan.
Artist: American Artist
Alexander Sharpe Ross original artwork, a Redbook Magazine illustration for an installment in their serialized publication of Blackboard Jungle.
Artist: Alex Ross
A 1908 Dingbat original watercolor by Canadian illustrator Dudley Ward. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Dudley Ward
A whimsical turn of the last century illustration, this watercolor and gouache painting by John Frederick (Fred) Nankivel is a delightful piece of childhood fantasy. With soft, neutral tones that capture the ethereal play of sunlight pressing through the water’s surface, it is a beautiful contrast to the murky underwater environment. Two young […]
Artist: Fred Nankivel
