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Ladies Home Journal

A pretty mid-century Whitcomb girl tries the scientific approach while frame shopping in this inventive published large format gouache illustration magazine by Jon Whitcomb, which appeared as an interior illustration in the January, 1950 edition of Ladies Home Journal. A copy of the issue is included in the sale. Handsomely matted and framed under glass in pristine […]

Scientific Approach

Artist: Jon Whitcomb
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, glamour, Golden Age, Jon Whitcomb, Ladies Home Journal, original illustration art, original interior illustration
Added to Gallery: November 21, 2016

        A sentimental nostalgic Americana interior gouache illustration painting for the November, 1946 edition of Ladies Home Journal by Jon Whitcomb, perhaps the most accomplished artist of the era’s mainstream “glossy” illustrators. Commissioned for an interior story about a special puppy titled “A Dog Named Oliver”, with all of the trademark Whitcomb […]

A Dog Named Oliver

Artist: Jon Whitcomb
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Jon Whitcomb, Ladies Home Journal, original interior illustration, slick magazine
Added to Gallery: September 24, 2014

    A cheerful and romantic seasonal Holiday themed gouache illustration by the prolific and well regarded Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame inductee artist Joe Bowler for an interior story titled “The Christmas House.”  This appeared in the December, 1958 edition of The Ladies Home Journal. A fabulous time capsule with a colorful mid-century modern […]

The Christmas House

Artist: Joe Bowler
Price:  Sold

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Tagged With: christmas, holiday, Ladies Home Journal, mid-century, original interior illustration, slick magazine
Added to Gallery: September 24, 2014

This oil on canvas is a fabulous and fresh to the market cover painting by the prolific American artist E.M. Jackson created for the November, 1930 issue of The Ladies Home Journal. A smartly posed flapper and rich autumn color palette mark this impressive depiction of a homecoming scene that captures the jazz age freedom of the college set.

The College Homecoming

Artist: E. M. Jackson
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, automobilia, autumn, E. M. Jackson, flapper, jazz age, Ladies Home Journal, magazine cover, original cover art
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2013

During the 1920’s in America, all eyes were seemingly on the discovery and subsequent opening of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. For a brief period the decorative arts reflected this fascination with all things Egyptian. This influence is today referred to as Art Deco Egyptian. Here is a magnificent example of this popular culture obsession as painted by renouned illustrator Rudolph Schabelitz depicting the presentation of a pectoral and necklace to Princess Sat of Egypt 1800 B.C.

Egyptian Royalty Advertising Illustration

Artist: R. F. Schabelitz
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, advertising, art deco, egyptian, escapism, flapper, glamour, illustration, jazz age, Ladies Home Journal, R. F. Schabelitz
Added to Gallery: November 19, 2003

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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