Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
New Idea Cover Girl This is a large, well conceived, and beautifully detailed watercolor on artist's paper by illustrator Z.P. Nikolaki. It appeared as the cover for the April 1910 issue of New Idea Woman's Magazine. In this portrait a pretty, young Edwardian maiden in a wide brimmed garden hat prepares for her daily stroll with […]
Artist: Z.P. Nikolaki
Price: $1,500.00
An Edwardian Calendar Girl This is a large format, published watercolor and gouache painting on illustration board by the prolific American illustrator Henry Hutt. This painting appeared as the January 1907 page of "The Henry Hutt Calendar". In this portrait a cinched waist Edwardian beauty delights the eye with a cane and masquerade mask held […]
Artist: Henry Hutt
Price: $2,850.00
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
Price: $3,950.00
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
Price: $4,500.00
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". The calendar was published by The Frederick A. Stokes Company. The image features a handsome young enlisted soldier […]
Artist: Clarence F. Underwood
Price: $3,500.00
Original Victorian artwork by Arthur John Elsley. An early offering from the artist who would become famous for his idyllic genre scenes.
Artist: Arthur John Elsley
Price: $7,500.00
A well rendered and precise colorful interior gouache painting by one of our favorite art deco-era illustrators Herbert Paus that reflects the attention to detail and skill of the artists working during the Golden Age of Illustration. This large signed work depicts a son leaving his family's pastoral cottage by carriage as his grieving mother looks on. A nostalgic look back at the well to do culture of pre-machine age American society.
Artist: Herbert Paus
Price: $2,350.00
A whimsical art deco original gouache painting titled "La Coquette" by Alberto Vargas. An early work by the Peruvian born pin-up legend exploring the Commedia dell'arte revival that took hold around 1915, the cast of characters in this boldly colored and delightful Edwardian scene features the requisite maiden courted by a Harlequin with slapstick at his side as her guardian looks on in horror. Vargas brings a unique spin to this popular genre and his artistic mastery is apparent even at this early date. This was acquired by Charles Martignette in 1989 from the Vargas estate - the painting is accompanied by a series of Kodak color photographs (dated June 1989) taken by Martignette of this painting, also included are several color photographs of the artist and Martignette taken shortly before Vargas' death in 1982.
Artist: Alberto Vargas
Price: $15,000.00
This very well rendered and rare surviving watercolor illustration painting by the French boudoir artist Suzanne Meunier dates to around 1920.
Artist: Suzanne Meunier
Price: $3,500.00
Dating to approximately 1910, this large and expertly rendered gouache painting likely was used as magazine advertising art for Kodak Cameras in American weekly magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post. This bears a Forbes Litho Company of Boston ad agency verso label and bears the name of "Thompson" on the back of the illustration board, the artist is unidentified at this point. Titled "Vacation Requirement" this is great early 20th century advertising Americana treasure with a stylish Edwardian attired family cooling off at the beach.
Artist: Unknown
Price: $2,950.00
