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H. J. Ward

    This rare surviving original oil on canvas by H.J. Ward was created for the September, 1938 edition of Romantic Western. Only in the upside down, just plain evil world of the pulps would such a lurid and unchivalrous ultra-violent depiction exist on the same playing field with the word romantic. Painted with enough action to capture […]

Devil’s Punchbowl

Artist: H.J. Ward

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, art deco, cowboy, cowgirl, Golden Age, H. J. Ward, lurid, original cover art, pulp, Romantic Western, The Golden Gallery, western
Added to Gallery: June 11, 2015

Here at Grapefruit Moon Gallery, we are always tickled when illustration art shows up on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow, the 12-time Emmy nominated standard-bearer that paved the way for Pawn Stars, Storage Locker Wars, and a host of others shows that have gotten Americans searching their attics for dusty treasures. As loyal viewers, we were among the nearly eight […]

Illustration Art: On The Road with Antiques Roadshow

Filed Under: Gallery Blog
Tagged With: Gil Elvgren, H. J. Ward, illustration, magazine cover, original cover art, original illustration art, pulp, Rolf Armstrong
Added to Gallery: February 24, 2015

This very rare illustration is possibly the only surviving pin-up girl, non-menace themed spicy pulp cover painting ever offered for sale by H.J. Ward. This was created for the spicy pulp title “Tattle Tales” and was published as either the March 1937 or June 1937 edition. Hugh J. Ward was a prolific pulp cover artist who has enjoyed much recent acclaim. At a recent 2010 auction, one of Ward’s damsel in distress cover paintings (August 1936 Spicy Mystery Stories) fetched $143,400.

The Tattle Tale

Artist: H. J. Ward

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, H. J. Ward, pin up, pulp, Tattle Tales, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: April 25, 2011

 

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