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Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration

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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.

Calendar art by Philip Boileau By the time Philip Boileau created this pastel on board calendar illustration, he was already one of the most popular “pretty girl” postcard artists working. This example, which was copyrighted under the title Lady In Blue features a blue-eyed Edwardian maiden looking over her shoulder daringly at the viewer, and is […]

Lady In Blue

Artist: Philip Boileau
Price:  $3,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1910s, Calendar, Edwardian, Gargoyle Motor Oil, glamour, Golden Age, Norman Platnick, original calendar art, original illustration art, pastel, Philip Boileau, pin up, postcard
Added to Gallery: July 10, 2020

Redbook Cover by Haskell Coffin This romantic and dreamy pastel by the important pretty girl illustrator Haskell Coffin appeared as the cover of the July 1923 edition of Redbook magazine. In the 1920s, Redbook was one of the premiere fiction magazines in the country, with stories by authors ranging from Jack London to Edith Wharton. […]

A Red Book Cover Girl With Flowers

Artist: Haskell Coffin
Price:  $4,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, Golden Age, Haskell Coffin, magazine cover, original cover art, original illustration art, Original pastel, Red Book Magazine
Added to Gallery: July 1, 2020

The Underwood American Girl Calendar – The Girl of the West This large Clarence Underwood gouache painting appeared as the first page in the 1908 Underwood American Girl Calendar with the title “The Girl Of The West“.  The calendar was published by The Frederick A. Stokes Company. The image features a handsome young enlisted soldier […]

The Girl of the West

Artist: Clarence F. Underwood
Price:  $3,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1900s, Calendar, Clarence F. Underwood, Edwardian, gouache, Militaria, Norman Platnick
Added to Gallery: June 17, 2020

Madonna in 1998 by John Berkey This original casein on board published illustration painting shows the singer Madonna as a celestial being standing in the middle of a classic John Berkey starscape. With her arms outstretched, she appears to bring light to a universe filled with space junk. The illustration was created to accompany an […]

Madonna, 1998

Artist: John Berkey
Price:  $3,750.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1990s, illustration, John Berkey, madonna, sci-fi, spin magazine
Added to Gallery: June 16, 2020

Milady Beautiful, calendar art by Edward Eggleston This is an enchanting oil on canvas painting by artist and illustrator Edward Eggleston. A beguiling Jazz Age fantasy image, this portrait features a rosy cheeked flapper girl draped in a floral piano shawl. Seated in an arched window, she takes in the moonlit sky. A skillfully rendered […]

Milady Beautiful

Artist: Edward Eggleston
Price:  $10,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, Calendar, Edward Eggleston, flapper, Gerlach-Barklow, Norman Platnick, oil painting
Added to Gallery: June 14, 2020

Seaside Country Flapper Girl by Bertram Basabe This is a beautifully colored gouache painting by English-American illustrator Bertram Basabe. A bucolic early 20th century offering, this painting features a lovely country flapper girl with hay colored hair and rosy windblown cheeks. Standing in a field of wildflowers, this beauty holds her hand up to her […]

Seaside Country Flapper Girl

Artist: Bertram Basabe
Price:  $1,850.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, Bertram Basabe, Calendar, gouache, Norman Platnick
Added to Gallery: June 14, 2020

Hearst’s magazine cover art portrait by Penrhyn Stanlaws Soft and delicate, this pastel portrait by Scottish-American artist and illustrator Penrhyn Stanlaws captures the dainty beauty of an Edwardian society girl. The fair, rosy-cheeked brunette is draped in sheer fabrics and wears a sheer pink garden hat as she takes an afternoon stroll through a vibrant […]

Elegant Hearst’s Magazine Cover Girl

Artist: Penrhyn Stanlaws
Price:  $5,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1910s, Cover Art, Hearst's Magazine, Norman Platnick, Penrhyn Stanlaws
Added to Gallery: June 5, 2020

Original Illustration from Good as Gold by Steven Stroud This is a mixed media, watercolor and pen & ink on artist’s paper illustration by Steven Stroud. A sketchily composed illustration, it shows a chaotic group gathered at a table. Some of the members of the meeting appear exasperated while others behave oddly such as removing […]

You Will Hurt Your Foot

Artist: Steven Stroud
Price:  $750.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1970s, Franklin Library, Good as Gold, Interior Book Art, original interior illustration, Pen & Ink, steven stroud, Watercolor
Added to Gallery: March 20, 2020

Original Illustration from Good as Gold by Steven Stroud This is a mixed media, watercolor and pen & ink on artist’s paper illustration by Steven Stroud. A sketchily composed illustration, it shows a group gathered around a table having what looks to be a very chaotic meal. This illustration appears as a full page bookplate […]

Good as Gold Dinner Scene

Artist: Steven Stroud
Price:  $750.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1970s, Franklin Library, Good as Gold, Interior Book Art, original interior illustration, Pen & Ink, steven stroud, Watercolor
Added to Gallery: March 20, 2020

Original Illustration from Good as Gold by Steven Stroud This is a mixed media, watercolor and pen & ink on artist’s paper illustration by Steven Stroud. A sketchily composed illustration, it shows a group of men gathered together with drinks inside a crowded bar. This illustration appears as a full page bookplate on page 371 […]

Good as Gold Bar Scene

Artist: Steven Stroud
Price:  $750.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1970s, Franklin Library, Good as Gold, Interior Book Art, original interior illustration, Pen & Ink, steven stroud, Watercolor
Added to Gallery: March 20, 2020

Feature image of "Good as Gold" bookplate illustration by Steven Stroud

Original Illustration from Good as Gold by Steven Stroud This mixed media watercolor, pen & ink on artist’s paper illustration by Steven Stroud is sketchily done to show a man in a wheelchair careening down a hallway as a man and woman look on. It has been signed by the artist in the bottom of […]

We Are Not a Society or We Are Not Worth Our Salt

Artist: Steven Stroud
Price:  $750.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1970s, Franklin Library, Good as Gold, Interior Book Art, original interior illustration, Pen & Ink, steven stroud, Watercolor
Added to Gallery: March 20, 2020

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.

Carole Lombard in Pink

Artist: Ed Dow
Price:  $3,250.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1930s, art deco, Carole Lombard, Ed Dow, Original pastel
Added to Gallery: March 19, 2020

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