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Maxfield Parrish’s drawing for his children provides a peek into the imagination of the artist who Norman Rockwell called “my idol”.

Mr. Pibb and Friend

Artist: Maxfield Parrish
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: cartoon, drawing, fantasy, horse, Maxfield Parrish, pencil
Added to Gallery: August 29, 2018

A humorously rendered hockey themed gouache illustration by the noted American illustrator John Pike.

He Scores!

Artist: John Pike
Price: $1,350.00  $945.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, cartoon, Golden Age, hockey, John PIke, NHL, original illustration art, Smithsonian Institute
Added to Gallery: December 14, 2017

An original pen and ink drawing from Nell Brinkley one of the premier female figures of the “Golden Age of American Illustration” that appeared originally in the William Randolph Hearst publication New York Journal-American newspaper during the 1920s or 1930s.

Three Stages of Life

Artist: Nell Brinkley
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art nouveau, Brinkley Girl, cartoon, flapper, Golden Age, illustration, jazz age, Nell Brinkley, New York Journal, Randolph Hearst, satirical
Added to Gallery: July 7, 2017

This is an intriguing topical French magazine illustration depicting a decadent French woman enjoying five different forms of illumination as she goes through various stages of undress. Providing commentary on the onset of modernity in fin-de-siècle France through the metaphor illustrated mistress of the house who is seen with a broadening smile and increasingly confident demeanor as she lives with the at the time shockingly new conveniences, this is a bold and striking illustration by the controversial French cartoonist Gil Baer.

Fin De Siecle, Illuminated

Artist: Gil Baer
Price: $950.00 $655.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1900s, belle epoque, boudoir, cartoon, fin-de-siecle, french, Gil Baer, illustration, original illustration art, risque, satirical, Thomas Edison
Added to Gallery: January 16, 2017

A delightful pen & ink drawing of a flirty coquettish lass who goes by the name of “The Tango Girl”. In all ways this appears to be an artwork by Nell Brinkley though it is inscribed “Mae Howers”, not sure if this perhaps was the model? The image, style, handwriting and era all point to this being the work of Nell Brinkley.

The Tango Girl

Artist: After Nell Brinkley
Price: $950.00  $655.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1910s, american, art nouveau, Brinkley Girl, cartoon, flapper, jazz age, Mae Howers, Mae West, Nell Brinkley, tango, vaudeville
Added to Gallery: November 20, 2016

Grapefruit Moon Gallery just unearthed a small collection of original Campbell’s Soup Kids illustrations. These appeared as print ads in countless American mainstream publications such as The Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s. In this offering a Dolly Dingle character Campbell’s Soup Kid is putting the finishing touches on his or her soapbox derby bi-plane early aviation age-inspired racing car. Nicely matted and framed behind glass and ready to hang.

Campbell’s Soup Kid Aviator

Artist: School of Grace Drayton
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, advertising, american, aviation, Campbell's Soup Kids, cartoon, child, Grace Drayton, illustration
Added to Gallery: April 27, 2016

A topical newspaper illustration (presumably for the Hearst Newspapers) confronting the dilemma of Eugenics. In the 1910’s-1920’s the United States was faced with the question of whether individuals should marry with a mind towards creating superior babies through genetic family planning. This cartoon finds this notion farfetched and we see love conquering science to the shock and delight of a couple now free to live as their hearts command. A very sophisticated topical take on a pre-eminent question of the early 20th century. This is a fantastically rendered en grisaille style pen and ink drawing with highlights. En grisaille was a popular style in the early 20th century for illustrations created for reprinting. In a stylish contemporary fine gilded wood frame.

Satirical Eugenics Illustration

Artist: Gustav Michelson
Price: $1,400.00  $980.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1910s, american, cartoon, flapper, Gustav Michelson, illustration, jazz age, Randolph Hearst, satirical
Added to Gallery: January 25, 2016

Grapefruit Moon Gallery just unearthed a small collection of original Campbell’s Soup Kids illustrations. These appeared as print ads in countless American mainstream publications such as The Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s. In this offering a Dolly Dingle-type character Campbell’s Soup Kid doubles as a railroad flagbearer with lantern ablaze attesting to the importance of the railroad in 20th century American history. Verso is stamped with a usage print date of 10/11/33. Painting is nicely matted and framed behind glass and ready to hang.

Campbell’s Soup Kid Railroad Scene

Artist: School of Grace Drayton
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, advertising, american, Campbell's Soup Kids, cartoon, child, Grace Drayton, illustration, railroadiana
Added to Gallery: April 27, 2015

In this inspired and tremendously fun pen and ink illustration, two Brinkley girls are seen in an all out battle to catch a bridal bouquet tossed by an unseen hand. In an ironic turn, they become so engrossed in their conflict that the flowers they are fighting for appear about to fall to the ground. The frenzied scene, with its youthful energy and sexuality suggests the ambivalence of Brinkley’s new woman towards traditional marriage.

The Bridesmaid Battle

Artist: Nell Brinkley
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art nouveau, Brinkley Girl, cartoon, flapper, illustration, jazz age, Nell Brinkley
Added to Gallery: November 5, 2012

A brilliantly rendered pen & ink illustration by the legendary New York City illustrator Al Hirschfeld. In this tightly rendered “two worlds collide” image in which by the Russian populist poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko embraced by America as represented by cultural icon Bob Hope. The scene offers a lighter look at the Cold War tensions that occurred as politically active Soviet poets gained prominence in the US.

Bob Hope and Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Artist: Al Hirschfeld
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1960s, Al Hirschfeld, american, Bob Hope, cartoon, Holiday Magazine, new york city, original interior illustration, Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Added to Gallery: January 30, 2012

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