Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
American Magazine cover art by Earl Christy This is a lovely pastel illustration by American artist and illustrator Earl Christy. Showing a delicate flapper beauty holding wispy flowers to her breast in classic romantic fashion, this was used as cover art for The American Magazine, May 1923. A complete issue of the magazine is included in […]
Artist: Earl Christy
This large and enchanting pastel was created by the American illustrator J. Knowles Hare as advertising calendar art for Sunshine Biscuits.
Artist: J. Knowles Hare
[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”Señorita by Frederick Alexander Duncan” amount=”3500.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] Frederick Duncan original pastel Frederick Duncan was a prolific and popular illustrator whose depictions of the independent New Woman, glamour girl, and flapper were widely popular during the 1910s and 1920s. Duncan’s work graced covers of a wide variety of periodicals […]
Artist: Frederick Duncan
Albert Neville’s Flapper Girls This opulent and provocative pastel on board is one of the many art deco glamour girl illustrations Albert Neville created during his career as a movie magazine cover artist, and freelance calendar illustrator. Heavily inspired by the floating head flapper girls Rolf Armstrong specialized in during the 1920s, this shows a […]
Artist: Albert Neville
Cabin art and Hy Hintermeister This is a fantastic, well-preserved, original oil on canvas painting by the father-son illustration team of John Henry Hintermeister and Henry Hintermeister who collectively painted under the name Hy Hintermeister. A tremendous example of nostalgic Americana cabin art, this piece features a tender-footed camper who finds himself run up a […]
Artist: Hy Hintermeister
Maiden illustration by Carle Blenner This original oil on canvas painting by the German – American portrait artist and illustrator Carle Blenner shows a flushed and erotically charged image of a brunette Victorian maiden. This work is beautifully executed–the subject’s gaze is mesmerizing, her skin tones are spectacular, and we love the stylish hair pin […]
Artist: Carle J. Blenner
Brown & Bigelow Beauty by Frank H. Desch This fabulous Edwardian maiden pastel illustration by the American illustrator Frank Desch was published by the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company of Saint Paul Minnesota under the title “Marie”. The image showcases a delightfully costumed maiden with a beauty mark on her left cheek, seductively looking over […]
Artist: Frank H. Desch
[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”The Girl of the West by Clarence F. Underwood” amount=”3500.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] 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“. […]
Artist: Clarence F. Underwood
The Flowered Gown – a portrait by Edna Crompton This is a beautiful oil on canvas painting by noted female artist and illustrator Edna Crompton. A glamorous portrait of a flapper girl wearing a flowered gown with a red shawl and green feathered hand fan, we believe this piece to be one of the paintings […]
Artist: Edna Crompton
[wp_paypal button=”buynow” name=”Seaside Country Flapper Girl by Bertram Basabe” amount=”1850.00″ no_shipping=”2″ quantity=”1″ return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/thank-you-for-your-order” cancel_return=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/your-order-was-not-processed” button_image=”https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/wp-content/buy-now.png” target=”blank”] 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 […]
Artist: Bertram Basabe
