An impish winged cupid is the subject of this Edwardian Americana illustration by famed and prolific artist Orson Lowell. It appeared as the September 25, 1913 cover of Life Magazine’s Heart To Heart Number.
Artist: Orson Lowell
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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!
In this fun and detailed published pen & ink illustration, an arch of beautiful Brinkley girls hover over a young man who sludges through the trials of life: childhood, school, higher education, and finally employment in an endeavor to find success in the form of riches and finally, a beautiful Brinkley girl to call his […]
Artist: Nell Brinkley
In this fun and detailed published pen & ink illustration, an ethereal Brinkley beauty finds herself enchanted by the musical renderings of her guitar-playing suitor during a moonlit, rooftop rendezvous that encompasses the youthful, carefree romance of the Jazz Age. Nell Brinkley, the “Queen of Comics” and successful American illustrator and comic artist, was known […]
Artist: Nell Brinkley
William Medcalf, the top tier pin-up artist and illustrator created this engaging bathing beauty pin-up as a preliminary artwork for the storied Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Artist: William Medcalf
A pen and ink drawing by noted female artist and illustrator Nell Brinkley. For sale at Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
Artist: Nell Brinkley
“Eyes That Invite” is a colorful and classic 1950 original glamour girl pin-up pastel by Pearl Frush and published by the Gerlach-Barklow Calendar Company of Joliet Illinois. This was gifted by a salesman at Gerlach-Barklow to the Robberson Steel Company of Oklahoma City in appreciation for their lucrative advertising account.
Artist: Pearl Frush
This dramatic, futuristic sci-fi interior pulp illustration was created by Harold McCauley for an as-of-yet unidentified Ziff-Davis title.
Artist: Harold McCauley
Death Makes a Mistake is an eerie, dark, and foreboding interior pulp illustration by Harold McCauley which appeared in the January 1943 issue of the sci-fi/fantasy pulp magazine Amazing Stories accompanying the P.F. Costello story of the same title. The caption beneath reads “Reggie looked at the second rose, and then he knew…!” Nicely matted and framed under glass, this […]
Artist: Harold McCauley
Inspired by the work of Harry Clarke, this art deco nude avant-garde pen & ink drawing by Cardwell Higgins was titled by the artist “The Elements Involved”.
Artist: Cardwell Higgins
Harold McCauley created this tense, action-packed, gritty, and dramatic illustration for an-as-of-yet unidentified pulp title, circa 1940s.
Artist: Harold McCauley
