Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
Publishers of depression-era pulp magazines, post war men’s adventure and girlie magazines, and lurid paperback titles all used risqué, action-packed illustrations to make their offerings jump off the newsstands in the highly competitive market for readers attention. Cover art pushed the boundaries of what was allowable in a heavily-censored era, coming up with increasingly deviant and outlandish portrayals of sex, violence, and perilous escapes from danger. Today, these works—which provide an intriguing peek into the shadow side of 20th century American culture—are studied by historians and coveted by collectors.
Original Men's Adventure Magazine Illustration by Samson Pollen Offered here is a thrilling, vintage and original, grayscale gouache on board by the prolific and frequently-published illustrator Samson Pollen. A classic example of 1960s men's magazine art, this high-stakes, action-packed illustration was likely published as an interior illustration of a men's adventure magazine. Excitement abounds in […]
Artist: Samson Pollen
Price: $2,500.00
Original Men's Adventure Magazine Illustration by Samson Pollen Offered here is an exceptionally rendered, exceedingly sexy, vintage and original gouache on board grayscale illustration by the prolific and frequently-published illustrator Samson Pollen. A classic example of 1970s men's magazine art, this heady, thrilling illustration was published in a November 1970 issue of For Men Only […]
Artist: Samson Pollen
Price: $3,000.00
Original Men's Adventure Magazine Illustration by Samson Pollen Offered here is an extensive, vintage and original, gouache on board illustration done in grayscale by the prolific and frequently-published illustrator Samson Pollen. A classic example of 1960s men's magazine art, this salacious and provocative illustration was published in a July issue of Men magazine to accompany […]
Artist: Samson Pollen
Price: $3,000.00
This is an exciting, fresh-to-the-market paperback book cover illustration by Al Schmidt for the 1952 Cardinal Complete Book Edition of The White Tower by James Ramsey Ullman. The text slug on the paperback reads, "Five men and one woman gazed upward at Weissturm - The White Tower - hypnotized by the beckoning shadows […]
Artist: Al Schmidt
Price: $2,500.00
A feisty redhead is caught in a private moment in this voyeuristic and menacing published pulp painting that was used as the cover of Ecstasy Books #15 "Wanton By Night." The image is filled with classic pulp iconography, from the scantily-clad femme fatale hurryingly drawing down her shade in the close confines of urban apartment […]
Artist: George Gross
Price: $2,950.00
A fresh to the market oil painting on canvas by an American artist that was created as cover art for the January, 1949 issue of 10 Story Western. A lurid Wild West pulp title that premiered in 1936 published by Popular Publications. A rugged nattily attired cowboy on the run, lights a match at the […]
Artist: American Artist
Price: $3,950.00
A fresh to the market oil painting on canvas by noted artist & illustrator Sam Cherry, this artwork was created for use as the cover of the January, 1947 issue of New Western Magazine. A lurid Wild West pulp spectacle of a rugged cowboy holding a hapless hostage in a chokehold with his handcuffs as […]
Artist: Sam Cherry
Price: $5,500.00
Gene Szafran created this psychedelic painting for the cover of Hermaphrodeity - An Autobiography Of A Poet, by Alan Friedman.
Artist: Gene Szafran
Price: $1,950.00
This original painting by John Hilkert, which appeared as the cover of the Canadian edition of 10-Story Detective Magazine in January 1943, provides an intriguing window into little known moment in pulp art history.
Artist: John Hilkert
Price: $7,500.00
An original painting by Fred Rodewald which appeared as the cover of the December, 1949 edition of the digest pulp fiction title Exotic Novel Magazine.
Artist: Fred Rodewald
Price: $4,500.00
Original 1954 paperback cover painting by Richard Cardiff, He Hanged Them High, about Wild West judge Isaac C. Parker. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Richard Cardiff
Price: $1,350.00
This fresh to the market lively cover painting by Earle K. Bergey appeared as the cover of the winter 1948 issue of the Better Publications title Cartoon Humor. A breezy co-ed pin-up girl in a form fitting red sweater enjoys a snowy sled ride frolic, sending a good natured but clearly over the hill dandy into the powder. He […]
Artist: Earle K. Bergey
Price: $7,500.00
