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Collier's

A squared view of the original gouache illustration titled "Two for Five" by Michael Silver.

Two for Five – A Gouache Illustration by Michael Silver Up for sale is a wholesome and nostalgic gouache painting by American artist and illustrator Michael Silver. A classic mid-century, glossy magazine illustration, this winsome artwork features a handsome hardware store clerk with a chiseled jaw, blonde hair, and bright white teeth who is overjoyed […]

Two for Five

Artist: Michael Silver
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, blonde, Collier's, gouache, magazine illustration, Michael Silver, original interior illustration
Added to Gallery: March 6, 2020

A squared detail view of the original gouache on board painting titled "Not So Simple" by Dick Williams. Published in an issue of Collier's magazine.

Not So Simple – A Gouache Illustration by Dick Williams Up for sale is a beautifully rendered and emotionally wrought World War II-era gouache painting by artist and illustrator Dick Williams. In this published work of art, a young, blonde haired, blue-eyed, girl-next-door lies on her bed surrounded by letters from her beau who is […]

Not So Simple

Artist: Dick Williams
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, blonde, Collier's, Dick Williams, gouache, magazine illustration, original interior illustration, World War II, WWII
Added to Gallery: March 5, 2020

This large, colorful, and bustling painting by the prolific American artist Louis Glanzman appeared in the April 26, 1952 issue of Collier’s magazine, illustrating “Honkytonk – U.S.A.” by William Slocum. In this scathing analysis, the honkytonk is described in great and scandalous detail as a lawless den of sin, whose unscrupulous owners prey on male weakness, hiring low-class strippers […]

Honkytonk-U.S.A.

Artist: Louis Glanzman
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, burlesque, Collier's, Golden Age, Honkytonk, illustration, Louis Glanzman, nude, original illustration art, original interior illustration, pulp, vaudeville
Added to Gallery: May 27, 2018

A skillfully executed interior illustration for a serialized story by Pearl S. Buck titled China Gold which ran in Collier’s Magazine from February 7-April 18, 1942. Caption reads: ” Father Valerian came out from the chapel at once and led the wounded men to the hospital “. A large crisply-rendered oil on canvas mounted on board. Martha Sawyers artwork is in the Frank Gehry-designed Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis.

China Gold Interior Illustration

Artist: Martha Sawyers
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, christian, Collier's, Martha Sawyers, orientalist, original interior illustration, Pearl S. Buck, religious
Added to Gallery: May 3, 2018

This Orson Lowell scene of a flapper couple ice yachting with the unexpected help of a pierrot deckhand was presumably created as a cover painting for Collier’s magazine.

Ice Sailing

Artist: Orson Lowell
Price:  $10,500.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, american, boat, Collier's, flapper, magazine cover, original cover art, Orson Lowell, pierrot, The Golden Gallery, winter
Added to Gallery: October 7, 2017

Tom Lovell created this colorful and expertly rendered painting to illustrate “Son of The Coach” an interior story for the October 14, 1950 issue of Collier’s Magazine. A copy of the magazine is included in the sale. The scene captures a brunette co-ed turning away in sadness from the ongoing marching band celebration in the background, as the son of […]

Son Of The Coach

Artist: Tom Lovell
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Big band, Collier's, Golden Age, original illustration art, original interior illustration, Tom Lovell
Added to Gallery: October 31, 2016

Elbert McGran Jackson created this fabulous golden age of illustration oil on canvas painting for use as a cover for the December 13, 1924 edition of Collier’s magazine. The image features a “smart set” styled young flapper girl beauty preparing for her radio performance by applying some bright red lipstick if only to prove that she does not […]

On The Air

Artist: Elbert McGran Jackson
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, art deco, Collier's, Elbert McGran Jackson, Golden Age, magazine cover, original cover art, original illustration art, pulp, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: February 2, 2016

A large original watercolor illustration by the prolific important American illustrator C. C. Beall. A dramatic scene of unknown usage of a fight on deck a sailing ship on the high seas.

Battle on the High Seas

Artist: C. C. Beall
Price:  $1,950.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1940s, american, C. C. Beall, Collier's, navy, original illustration art, ship, WWII
Added to Gallery: July 29, 2013

From the estate of legendary jazz-age Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this sensational pastel by noted American illustrator Penrhyn Stanlaws. Inscribed “To Cheney from Penrhyn Stanlaws”, this is a fabulous offering it features a stylish 1920s flapper girl in a cloche hat admiring her abundant beauty in a compact mirror. This was created as the cover for the October 4, 1924 issue of Collier’s magazine, and later inscribed and gifted to Johnston.

A Stylish Fadeaway Girl

Artist: Penrhyn Stanlaws
Price:  SOLD !!

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art deco, Collier's, fadeaway girl, flapper, glamour, magazine cover, original cover art, Penrhyn Stanlaws, The Golden Gallery, vanity
Added to Gallery: May 6, 2011

A large scale and evocative interior story illustration by Herbert Morton Stoops; likely commissioned for Collier’s or Cosmopolitan magazine, both of for which the artist was a frequent contributor. A briskly composed hearth scene with broad brush strokes that ultimately creates a wonderful sense of urgency and movement. Stoops painted in a style much like Dean Cornwell and Howard Pyle, the artist has a high water mark at auction of just under $11,000.00 in 2001.

Interior Scene at Hearth

Artist: Herbert Stoops
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, Collier's, Herbert Stoops, home & hearth, original interior illustration
Added to Gallery: August 5, 2008

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