Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
A whimsical roaring twenties stylized Art Deco pen & ink illustration by John Held, Jr. of unknown publication usage. A stylish flapper girl in a cloche hat enlists this year’s dandy as her personal social secretary. Handsomely matted and framed under glass.
Artist: John Held, Jr.
A comic illustration in pen & ink by noted New York illustrator John Held Jr. This was published in the newspaper “The Westport Herald”, with commentary on the Saugatuck River and pollution issues of the time in Connecticut. Caption reads “Hey Buddy How Can I Find The Saugatuck? Follow Your Nose!” Matted and framed and signed lower right by the artist.
Artist: John Held Jr.
A whimsical roaring twenties stylized art deco pen & ink illustration by John Held Jr. for “Dutton’s Au Revoir Boxes”. Framed with the original box label this was created for, a nautically themed work with a sailor and his flapper girl sweetie. The Park Avenue, New York company manufactured durable boxes that were to be used in cruise ship travel. From the Charles Martignette estate.
Artist: John Held, Jr.
