Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
The Party Line by Irene Patten With dazzling blue eyes, rosy apple cheeks, and a megawatt smile, this languorous, copper-topped glamour girl is reposed on a chaise lounge in front of a telephone waiting for her beau to call in "The Party Line", a pastel illustration by female pin-up artist and illustrator Irene Patten. Along […]
Artist: Irene Patten
Price: $5,000.00
Grapefruit Moon Gallery is honored to be able to offer "Ye Chiseler - Yo Ho Ho And a Bottle of Rum", a large, commanding, seductive and masterful mural created by Henry Clive, to our eyes the finest illustrator working in jazz age Hollywood. Along with its companion work "The Infidel" (also available through Grapefruit Moon Gallery), Clive created this masterwork for the tavern of The Masquers Club, a historic and fascinating Hollywood institution.
Artist: Henry Clive
Price: Sold
The Boy Scouts of America Camping Scene On offer is a small, detailed yet likely a preliminary gouache illustration by Hy Hintermeister featuring two Boy Scouts showing off their survival and camping skills while out in the wild. The uniformed scouts are preparing hearty meals over an open fire while also constructing a shelter with […]
Artist: Hy Hintermeister
Price: $1,500.00
A Courtroom Circus by Jack Levitz Circus Performers on Trial Before Three Judges is a large, colorful, and well-executed 1930s Art Deco-era fine art oil painting by the Lithuanian-American artist Jack Levitz. A Jewish immigrant who settled in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Levitz's social realist/Ashcan School style recalls George Luks and Everett Shinn. This […]
Artist: Jack Levitz
Price: Sold
Exotic Harem Cover Girl by John Drew This is an original c. 1920s–1930s oil on canvas painting by pulp artist and illustrator John Drew. An alluring glamour portrait, Drew has created an enchanting view of a raven-haired harem girl with gold headband draped across her forehead, matching gold earrings and arm cuff, and a colorful […]
Artist: John Drew
Price: Sold
A rare and never before on the market painting by Gil Elvgren, this exceptional piece is the epitome of pin-up calendar art!
Artist: Gil Elvgren
Price: $75,000.00 $48,750.00
Charming Family Illustration by Samuel Frantz This is a wholesome interior scene done en grisaille in oil on canvas by Russian artist and illustrator Samuel Frantz. A young family is gathered in celebration as the young men of the family present a youthful flapper beauty with gifts of candy and a wax sealer set. We […]
Artist: Samuel Marshall Frantz
Price: $1,850.00
This is a colorful, deftly created, and luminous pastel illustration on stretched canvas by the prolific illustration team of Henry and John Hintermeister, who collectively painted under the name Hy Hintermeister. In this piece a stylish, young, red-haired flapper in equestrian attire rides a black stallion horse against a pastoral autumn colored backdrop that is […]
Artist: Hy Hintermeister
Price: SOLD
My Wild Irish Rose, a delicate beauty by Warde Traver This is an enchanting oil on board painting by American artist and illustrator Charles Warde Traver. A sophisticated portrait with Art Deco stylings, this painting features a beautiful brunette flapper in a rusted orange tunic who coyly fingers the beads of her green necklace while […]
Artist: Warde Traver
Price: Sold
Beer girl by Jules Erbit This is an original pastel illustration by Hungarian-American artist and illustrator Jules Erbit. Known for his calendar art and female figure illustrations, this is a classic portrait from the artist dating to the height of his career. In this portrait a stylish sloe-eyed brunette casually holds up a pilsner of […]
Artist: Jules Erbit
Price: SOLD
