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    Large and stark, this gouache on board artwork by an obscure pulp & science fiction illustrator using the name Ross appeared as the cover the the May 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction illustrating a story titled “The Man Who Could Not Stop.” The story tells the tale of a […]

The Man Who Could Not Stop

Artist: Ross

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Fantasy And Science Fiction, menace, pulp, russian, sci-fi, science fiction, space exploration
Added to Gallery: July 6, 2018

This oriinal painting by the Russian-American illustrator Bernard Gussow appeared as the cover of Theatre Magazine – The Magazine For Playgoers.

The Children’s Theater

Artist: Bernard Gussow

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, Bernard Gussow, Golden Age, magazine cover, original cover art, russian, Theater Magazine
Added to Gallery: April 22, 2018

An expressive and lyrical gouache watercolor painting by the Russian-American artist and illustrator Vladimir Yaffe, who worked in New York City during the 1940s and was involved in the burgeoning WPA art movement there through the New Deal Federal Arts Project. His offerings included sculpture and architectural bas relief, and his works were exhibited at […]

Wild Horses

Artist: Vladimir Yoffe

Filed Under: Fine & Decorative Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, Franz Marc, german expressionism, New Deal Federal Arts Project, russian, Vladimir Yaffe, Wassily Kandinsky, WPA
Added to Gallery: March 25, 2018

One of the earliest existing examples of Erté’s Art Deco cover illustrations for Harper’s Bazar, this gouache painting appeared in November 1918 under the title Les Bulles de Savon.  The image showcases two chic Parisian ladies, icons of the new modernist turn, blowing bubbles in which are seen a parade of Edwardian and Art Nouveau fashions. A whimsical yet […]

Les Bulles de Savon

Artist: Erté

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, art deco, Erté, flapper, Harper's Bazaar, magazine cover, original cover art, pin up, risque, russian, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: February 28, 2015

Erté, often called the father of Art Deco, described the style as “the confluence of Cubism and Art Nouveau.” Nowhere is that combination more clearly seen than in this gouache on board illustration painting, which appeared as the October 1923 “Annual Fall Fashion” cover of Harper’s Bazar.  In “Les Parfums” a dramatic figure, costumed in an […]

Les Parfums

Artist: Erte

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, art deco, Erté, Golden Age, Harper's Bazaar, jazz age, magazine cover, russian, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: February 28, 2015

This important original gouache painting by Erté, the father of Art Deco, was created as a cover illustration for Harper’s Bazaar and was published in December 1932. Erté had a more than twenty year association with the magazine, and during that period created upwards of two hundred covers for the title, defining their sophisticated take on fashion and high […]

La Fiancée

Artist: Erté

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, art deco, Erté, flapper, jazz age, magazine cover, Original Cover, russian
Added to Gallery: February 28, 2015

A kinetic, pop culture, post-war pulp painting by Mort Kunstler painted in 1964 and published as a cover in March of 1967 “For Men Only”. A fear mongering and chaotic depiction loosely illustrating the story “Belly Dancer Raid to Spring Russia’s Top Rocket Man.” Painting is very nicely framed and ready to hang.

Russia’s Top Rocket Man

Artist: Mort Künstler

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1960s, american, automobilia, cold war, For Men Only, magazine cover, Mort Künstler, motor car, original cover art, pulp, russian, the sweats
Added to Gallery: February 21, 2014

This original cover painting by noted Russian American illustrator Constantin Alajalov was created for the March 21, 1936 edition of The New Yorker magazine. In the scene, what remains of a crowd of concert goers (most seem to have already taken to the exits) respond in typically divergent ways to a hunched over “lost in the moment” concert pianist who has turned away from the immortal sounds of Johann Bach to offer likely more personal yet less successful selections. Alajalov created over 70 covers in his iconic style for this Conde-Nast publication and also contributed cover art for The Saturday Evening Post.

New Yorker Cover

Artist: Constantin Alajalov

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, Constantin Alajalov, magazine cover, musical, new york city, New Yorker, original cover art, russian, satirical
Added to Gallery: January 12, 2013

 

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