Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
Portrait of Queen Zenobia This is an original 1960 oil on canvas painting signed and dated by the obscure artist Henry Abraham. Titled "Zenobia", we believe this to have been a published illustration likley for a paperback book cover, though we have yet to uncover its exact usage. Zenobia was a warrior queen of the […]
Artist: Henry Abraham
Price: $1,500.00
A Courtroom Circus by Jack Levitz Circus Performers on Trial Before Three Judges is a large, colorful, and well-executed 1930s Art Deco-era fine art oil painting by the Lithuanian-American artist Jack Levitz. A Jewish immigrant who settled in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Levitz's social realist/Ashcan School style recalls George Luks and Everett Shinn. This […]
Artist: Jack Levitz
Price: Sold
A Portrait in Abstraction by Lester Molleson This is a colorful and modernist oil on canvas painting by Lester Molleson, a Milwaukee based artist. Titled "Madam", this abstract portrait features a glamorous woman in a cleavage-baring dress draped in a fur stole and accessorized with a feathered hat. Grapefruit Moon Gallery acquired an interesting collection […]
Artist: Lester Molleson
Price: $1,400.00
A Yachting Champion by F. Earl Christy This is a considerably sized oil on illustration board painting date to c. 1910–1915. Created by F. Earl Christy for American Art Works in Coshocton, OH, this was published as calendar art. An example of this painting as a published print is shown above and is included in […]
Artist: Earl Christy
Price: Sold
Exotic Harem Cover Girl by John Drew This is an original c. 1920s–1930s oil on canvas painting by pulp artist and illustrator John Drew. An alluring glamour portrait, Drew has created an enchanting view of a raven-haired harem girl with gold headband draped across her forehead, matching gold earrings and arm cuff, and a colorful […]
Artist: John Drew
Price: Sold
Off Her Pins, a classic cheesecake pin-up girl by Arnold Armitage This is a fresh-to-the-market pin-up calendar painting by Arnold Armitage published in the 1940s by The Louis F. Dow Calendar Company, St. Paul, Minnesota. This bowling themed cheesecake offering features a classic situational mishap scene wherein a brunette in a flirty red ensemble finds […]
Artist: Arnold Armitage
Price: $15,000.00
Charming Family Illustration by Samuel Frantz This is a wholesome interior scene done en grisaille in oil on canvas by Russian artist and illustrator Samuel Frantz. A young family is gathered in celebration as the young men of the family present a youthful flapper beauty with gifts of candy and a wax sealer set. We […]
Artist: Samuel Marshall Frantz
Price: $1,850.00
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
Price: Sold
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
Price: $3,950.00
Milady Beautiful, calendar art by Edward Eggleston This is an enchanting oil on canvas painting by artist and illustrator Edward Eggleston. A beguiling Jazz Age fantasy image, this portrait features a rosy cheeked flapper girl draped in a floral piano shawl. Seated in an arched window, she takes in the moonlit sky. A skillfully rendered […]
Artist: Edward Eggleston
Price: $15,000.00
