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Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration

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Tarzan

The orginal painting takes inspiration from the suffering Burne Hogarth saw growing up in the Depression and is influenced by the WPA regionalist movement.

The Sky Opened Up

Artist: Burne Hogarth

Filed Under: Fine & Decorative Art
Tagged With: Burne Hogarth, regionalist, surreal, Tarzan, World War II, WPA
Added to Gallery: January 24, 2018

A  dramatically conceived illustration by the prolific New York based early twentieth century illustrator P. J. Monahan–this was likely created as cover art for an as-of-yet-unidentified pulp magazine. A flapper girl damsel in distress in dramatic light and shadow recoils as she attempts to fend off a man attacking her with a large brass candlestick. […]

Fear

Artist: P.J. Monahan

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Edgar Rice Burroughs, P.J. Monahan, pulp, Tarzan
Added to Gallery: August 25, 2015

 

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