Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration
An Edwardian Calendar Girl This is a large format, published watercolor and gouache painting on illustration board by the prolific American illustrator Henry Hutt. This painting appeared as the January 1907 page of “The Henry Hutt Calendar”. In this portrait a cinched waist Edwardian beauty delights the eye with a cane and masquerade mask held […]
Artist: Henry Hutt
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
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Artist: Frederick Duncan
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
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
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
Beer girl by Jules Erbit This is an original pastel illustration by Hungarian-American artist and illustrator Jules Erbit. Known for his calendar art and female figure illustrations, this is a classic portrait from the artist dating to the height of his career. In this portrait a stylish sloe-eyed brunette casually holds up a pilsner of […]
Artist: Jules Erbit
Blonde Beer Girl by Jules Erbit This is an original pastel illustration by Hungarian-American artist and illustrator Jules Erbit. Known for his calendar art and female figure illustrations, this is a classic portrait from the artist dating to the height of his career. A stylish blonde looks back over her shoulder and gives a flirtatious […]
Artist: Jules Erbit
A playful pirate pin-up girl by R. A. Fox This is a fantastic, original oil on canvas painting by Canadian-American artist and illustrator Robert Atkinson Fox. A playful example from the pin-up genre, this painting features a pirate girl with a sword in hand while she triumphantly sits on top of her chest full of […]
Artist: Robert Atkinson Fox
