Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
American Magazine cover art by Earl Christy This is a lovely pastel illustration by American artist and illustrator Earl Christy. Showing a delicate flapper beauty holding wispy flowers to her breast in classic romantic fashion, this was used as cover art for The American Magazine, May 1923. A complete issue of the magazine is included in […]
Artist: Earl Christy
This large and enchanting pastel was created by the American illustrator J. Knowles Hare as advertising calendar art for Sunshine Biscuits.
Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Albert Neville’s Flapper Girls This opulent and provocative pastel on board is one of the many art deco glamour girl illustrations Albert Neville created during his career as a movie magazine cover artist, and freelance calendar illustrator. Heavily inspired by the floating head flapper girls Rolf Armstrong specialized in during the 1920s, this shows a […]
Artist: Albert Neville
Cabin art and Hy Hintermeister This is a fantastic, well-preserved, original oil on canvas painting by the father-son illustration team of John Henry Hintermeister and Henry Hintermeister who collectively painted under the name Hy Hintermeister. A tremendous example of nostalgic Americana cabin art, this piece features a tender-footed camper who finds himself run up a […]
Artist: Hy Hintermeister
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
A Christmas Cover Girl by J. Knowles Hare This depiction of a pretty brown eyed coquettish beauty posed under the mistletoe was created as a cover illustration created for the December 1917 Christmas edition of American Magazine. This lovely original J. Knowles Hare pastel is simply matted and framed under glass in a dark wood […]
Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Co-ed beauties by Haskell Coffin On offer is a lovely masterfully rendered pastel by the prolific American artist and illustrator Haskel Coffin. The image shows demure yet confident beaming pert flapper beauty peering over her left shoulder. Though this appears to be untitled, it is known as “The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi,” and likely created […]
Artist: Haskell Coffin
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
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Artist: Clarence F. Underwood
Global Glamour – Typical Beauties on All Our War Fronts A fine surviving cover illustration painting by Henry Clive for the August 27, 1944 edition of “The American Weekly”, a Randolph Hearst publication. Clive enjoyed a three decade long association with this title, he often created serialized successive monthly covers of female heroines throughout history. […]
Artist: Henry Clive
