Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
Art Nouveau Moon Goddess by James Ross Bryson This is a rare surviving pastel by the prolific and inventive early pin-up artist James Ross Bryson. Bryson defined Art Nouveau feminine beauty with his Edwardian views of corseted and lavishly attired, erotic, and bold anti-Victorian maidens. An early star staff artist for the Thomas D. Murphy […]
Artist: J. Ross Bryson
Price: $13,000.00
O my Luve's like a red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June Enchanting, dream-like, and romantic, American illustrator Zula Kenyon's early 20th century portraits offer up a soft, supple, and genteel look at the Edwardian woman. This original pastel on canvas illustration dates to 1914 and features a brunette beauty with milky-white skin draped […]
Artist: Zula Kenyon
Price: Sold
Edwardian Interior Scene by Clarence F. Underwood This is an original gouache on artist's paper painting by American artist and illustrator Clarence F. Underwood. An emotional family portrait, we see a group of solemn men and women seated opposite an older woman, all looking forlorn and sad. We have been unable to pinpoint the exact […]
Artist: Clarence F. Underwood
Price: Sold
Demure Woman in Straw Bonnet by J. Knowles Hare This is a large, early 1900s pastel illustration by John Knowles Hare that was created for the calendar market during the Edwardian era. In this portrait, a demure brown-eyed lass gazes out towards the viewer from underneath a stylish, wide-brimmed straw bonnet with flowers. This lovely […]
Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Price: $3,500.00
The Underwood American Girl Calendar - The Girl of the East This large Clarence Underwood gouache painting appeared as the first page in the 1909 Underwood American Girl Calendar with the title The Girl Of The East. The calendar was published by The Frederick A. Stokes Company. The image features a handsome young dapper gent […]
Artist: Clarence F. Underwood
Price: $3,500.00
Parisian Victorian Maiden by Hamilton King This is a fabulous, turn of-the-last-century, large pastel on tinted artist's paper by the prolific American illustrator Hamilton King. In this portrait a Parisian Victorian beauty in a large plumed hat stylishly traverses through a windy Paris winter day. The pastel is nicely matted and framed under glass and […]
Artist: Hamilton King
Price: $3,500.00
Edwardian Equestrian Scene by Henry Hutt This is a large format, published gouache painting on illustration board by the prolific American illustrator Henry Hutt. This painting appeared in print version with the title "Thoroughbreds", and was published in 1904 by Harper And Brothers; a vintage print is included in the sale. In this depiction, an […]
Artist: Henry Hutt
Price: $2,850.00
An Edwardian Beauty by Noted Female Figure Illustrator C. Allan Gilbert This is a handsome, vintage and original gouache on illustration board painting by American illustrator Charles Allan Gilbert. This early 20th century portrait features a lovely Edwardian woman in stylish brown riding attire holding a riding crop in her lap. A bouquet of roses […]
Artist: Charles Allan Gilbert
Price: Sold
Love's Young Dream by Carle J. Blenner This is a soft, moody, and evocative pastel by the well-listed and prolific illustrator Carle J. Blenner. This features a lovely Edwardian maiden in a loose fitting pink dress with a plunging neckline that reveals a tantalizing view of her bust line. This pastel was published as a […]
Artist: Carle J. Blenner
Price: $4,500.00
Reading Victorian Maiden with Kitten with Hamilton King This is a fabulous, dated 1901, large format pastel on tinted artist paper by the prolific American illustrator Hamilton King. In this portrait a bookish Victorian beauty in a large plumed hat catches up on her reading with a little kitten at her side. The pastel is […]
Artist: Hamilton King
Price: $3,500.00
