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  Dating to 1950, this dazzling colorful original paperback cover was painted by George Gross for Quarter Books #57, The Virgin And The Barfly. Illustrating a scene from the novel by Gerald Foster (one of many likely pseudonyms of the prolific Peggy Gladdis), this is a splashy, trashy, and altogether irresistible example of sleaze paperback […]

The Virgin And The Barfly

Artist: George Gross
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Tagged With: 1950s, american, George Gross, noir, original cover art, paperback, pin up, pulp, sleaze, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: April 8, 2014

A lustful, original cover painting by Rudy Nappi for the 1959 Tower paperback cover titled A Strange Kind of Love, by Lawrence Block, written under his early pseudonym Sheldon Lord. Billed as a “daring tale of the love life of a writer and his most unusual mistress,” Block has described the story as that of […]

A Strange Kind Of Love

Artist: Rudy Nappi
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Tagged With: 1950s, american, erotic, Lawrence Block, lurid, noir, original cover art, paperback, pulp, Rudy Nappi, sleaze
Added to Gallery: August 16, 2013

This original oil painting on canvasboard was created as the paperback cover for the 1953 Popular Library publication of Afraid In The Dark by Mark Derby. A lurid page turner with tag line that reads “Vengeance and Passion in Exotic Malaya.” Our research leads us to believe this was painted by Raymond Johnson, painting is […]

Afraid in the Dark

Artist: Raymond Johnson
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Tagged With: 1950s, american, lurid, noir, original cover art, paperback, pin up, pulp, Raymond Johnson
Added to Gallery: July 13, 2013

From the post-war men’s magazine market of the early 1950s comes this striking and mesmerizing original gouache on board. Though unsigned, this is attributed to Edward Valigursky, and comes from a collection of works that were used as interior illustrations in early issues of the men’s magazine title Saga. This is a classic men’s magazine image, with pulp fiction working girl heroine who is clearly, as they say, bad news. This is a classic depiction of a noir, bad-girl, femme-fatale.

Bad News

Artist: Ed Valigursky (attributed)
Price:  S O L D

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Tagged With: 1950s, american, Ed Valigursky, illustration, lurid, noir, nude, original interior illustration, pin up, Saga Magazine
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2013

A noir and exquisitely detailed rendering for an interior magazine story titled on verso French Murder. By the gifed Fortunio Matania, who was known for his photo like realism and finely detailed intricate renderings and the use of period props and embellishments to create an air of authenticity to his historically based works.

French Murder

Artist: Fortunino Matania
Price:  SOLD

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Tagged With: 1920s, Fortunino Matania, italian, noir, original interior illustration
Added to Gallery: January 26, 2012

This April 16, 1927 cover painting for “Detective Story Magazine” by John A. Coughlin is titled on verso “Hoodooed.” The well rendered oil on canvas, signed lower left, depicts a train robbery heist scene, that from the title appears to fit into a larger intrigue of voodoo and mystery. This rare Street and Smith commissioned cover painting has been relined and stretched on new pine stretchers and is ready to frame and enjoy.

Hoodooed

Artist: John Coughlin
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Tagged With: 1920s, american, Detective Story Magazine, hoodoo, John Coughlin, magazine cover, noir, original cover art, Street & Smith
Added to Gallery: May 11, 2009

An early published and signed oil on canvas by John A. Coughlin for an as of yet unidentified Street & Smith pulp title. The hand of a New York City police officer is seen menacing a formally attired crowd in a surreal, chaotic action packed moment. A rare surviving original cover painting from The Golden Age of Illustration and a recent Pennsylvania estate find. Verso is titled “You Can’t Win” with a partial Street & Smith publishing label as seen. Relined and restretched and ready to frame and enjoy.

The House of Horror

Artist: John Coughlin
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Tagged With: 1920s, art deco, flapper, Golden Age, John Coughlin, magazine cover, noir, original cover art, pulp, Street & Smith, surreal
Added to Gallery: May 10, 2009

A rare surviving oil on canvas depicting the rogue pulp detective magazine villain Maxwell Sanderson in one of his serialized escapades. This was created as a commissioned cover for the July 16, 1929 issue of Street and Smith’s “Detective Story Magazine.” Painted by John A. Coughlin, this work finds Sanderson with his hand caught in the safe–verso is notated with a publishing date and the title “Sanderson Trapped.” Relined and ready to frame and enjoy.

Maxwell Sanderson Trapped

Artist: John Coughlin
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Tagged With: 1920s, american, Detective Story Magazine, John Coughlin, magazine cover, noir, original cover art, pulp
Added to Gallery: May 10, 2009

A rare original Norman Saunders cover painting created for a 1950s era pulp publication. Saunders created a similarly composed Black Mask pulp cover in 1950 with essentially the same scene. This is a defining example of the suspense and danger that are the trademarks of Saunders masterful noir cover paintings. The painting has been estate stamped by the artist’s daughter and work is nicely and professionally framed.

A Masquarading Jewel Thief

Artist: Norman Saunders
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Tagged With: 1950s, mask, masquarade, menace, noir, Norman Saunders, pulp, suspenseful
Added to Gallery: April 8, 2009

A macabre gouache rendering by Mahlon Blaine for an as of yet undetermined publication. A highly charged noir erotic scene depicting a Vaudeville era Burlesque performer in allegorical temptation scene. The devil, with serpent’s tongue is shown behind a nude dancer representing temptation. The two figures left and right are shown as stand ins for good and evil. Blaine was a unique talent, and counter culture avant-garde artist who worked outside of the confines of the mainstream.

Demonized Burlesque Dancer

Artist: Mahlon Blaine
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Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, avant-garde, burlesque, erotic, macabre, Mahlon Blaine, noir, nude, vaudeville
Added to Gallery: November 12, 2008

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