Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
Welcome to Grapefruit Moon Gallery. Here you will find an archived visual history of past sales. Pretty to look at, some are quite old; but when they're in here, consider them sold!
Original illustration by Bob Dacey from Packed Dirt, Churchgoing, A Dying Cat, A Traded Car This beautifully rendered watercolor is by illustrator Bob Dacey. This is a richly colored piece done entirely in neutral tones. It features two Black women dressed in white in the forefront who are seen tending to a goat, and two […]
Artist: Bob Dacey
Original illustration by Bob Dacey from You’ll Never Know, Dear This beautifully rendered watercolor is by illustrator Bob Dacey. It is a dreamlike portrait with rich, brown tones and soft brush strokes. It features two young men at a carnival game with a wheel spinning in a blur in front of them as it takes […]
Artist: Bob Dacey
Original illustration by Bob Dacey from Lifeguard This beautifully rendered watercolor is by illustrator Bob Dacey. It is a dreamlike piece that captures the summer haze of hot days at the beach. It features a lifeguard, hunched forward, eyes on the water, as he keenly observes the beachgoers. Dacey was commissioned to create this piece […]
Artist: Bob Dacey
This remarkable, large, and colorful pastel by Billy Devorss was created for pin up calendar use and published under the title The Flame Girl.
Artist: Billy Devorss
A beautiful original late 1920s pen and ink drawing by Cardwell Higgins designed as greeting card art.
Artist: Cardwell Higgins
A beautiful original 1930 dated pen and ink drawing by Cardwell Higgins titled “Out of the earth you came.”
Artist: Cardwell Higgins
A beautiful original late 1920s pen and ink drawing by Cardwell Higgins titled “Playthings of Eternity.” A stunning example from the prolific illustrator.
Artist: Cardwell Higgins
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
World War II Home Front Honey by Rolf Armstrong Widely considered “The Father of American Pin-Up”, Rolf Armstrong‘s luminous portraits of famous actresses and idealized girls-next-door made him one of the highest paid commercial artists in America; his pictures are noted for their grace, vibrancy, and indescribable lifelike quality. During the 1940s, Armstrong created a […]
Artist: Rolf Armstrong
The Bashful Stripper – A Beauty Parade Cover Girl by Peter Driben Clad in a blue and green striped, flesh-baring one piece costume and embroidered silk stockings, this shapely, blonde ecdysiast casts a come-hither gaze and inviting smile from underneath her unkempt golden locks that have fallen out of their pigtails. With hands rested on […]
Artist: Peter Driben
