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Ride the Red Earth, Book Cover Illustration
By Harry Schaare
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Inscribed Lower Right
This illustration was published as the dust jacket for the hardcopy edition of Ride
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Gouache, Board
The Crime Scene, Original Magazine Story Illustration
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration for True magazine, presumably published February 1956.
Nighttime scene of policemen
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
This detailed ink drawing by Irene Pattinson
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen
"As the summer wore on..." - Magazine Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The illustration features an older woman shooting a water gun into a little boy's face as two other
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Novelist Graham Green. Time magazine Cover Illustration
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in Miami, FL
Work is nicely archival matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches but not framed. Signed lower left
Published : Oct. 29, 1951 Cover, Time Magazine
Category
1950s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Eminent Women, Illustration for McCall
s Magazine, May 1959
By Stanley Meltzoff
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration celebrating important women throughout history, published in McCall's magazine, May
Category
1950s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
New Year, New Car - Original Magazine Cover Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The illustration features a young boy driving a small red car with the license plate "1958" by an
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Poker Game Confrontation, Likely Illustration for Man
s Action, 1959
Located in Fort Washington, PA
"Poker Game Confrontation." Likely illustration for Man's Action magazine, 1959. Artist
Category
1950s Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Reclining woman with man in background illustration
By Joe Bowler
Located in Miami, FL
Most likely for a magazine like Saturday Evening Post interior editorial spread. The empty space to the right was for the art director to surprint type. The empty space acts as a com...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Many Rivers to Cross, Paperback Book Cover Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Cover illustration for the book Many Rivers to
Category
1950s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Resue the Children, Family in Horror Magazine Illustration
By Arthur Sarnoff
Located in Miami, FL
Academy of Design. During his career Sarnoff provided illustrations for McCall's, American Weekly
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Noir Crime Drama Shooting - Saturday Evening Post Illustration
By Thornton Utz
Located in Miami, FL
Crime Drama, Shooting illustration on an interior page in the famed magazine in 1958 —signed lower left
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A charming illustration, by Irene
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
“He pulled Francie through the crowd” Frantic Frontier illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “Frantic Frontier” by Mosser Mauger for The American Magazine, published
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Original Illustration Map of India by Charles Burki, 1951 – Ink Drawing
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Illustration Map of India by Charles Burki, 1951 – Ink Drawing
Original pen-and-ink
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
By Joe Bowler
Located in Miami, FL
illustration seems effortlessly created. Its very loose quick style disguises years of formal academic training
Category
1950s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Dangerous Year (The Sunken Garden), " Cover Illustration, 1956
By James Meese
Located in Fort Washington, PA
"Tom pleaded, 'Does one misstep have to ruin our marriage?'" Cover illustration for "The Dangerous Year
Category
1950s Interior Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Soldiers Cover During Battle – Original War Illustration by Charles Burki, 1953
Located in Langweer, NL
Soldiers Cover During Battle – Original War Illustration by Charles Burki, 1953
This dramatic
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
Wounded Soldier and Winter Visitor – Original Illustration by Charles Burki 1955
Located in Langweer, NL
Wounded Soldier and Winter Visitor – Original Illustration by Charles Burki, c.1955
This poignant
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
The Head and the Heart, American Magazine Story Illustration
By Arthur Sarnoff
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Right
The Head and the Heart, American Magazine story illustration, September 1951
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Gouache, Board
“Crossing Under Fire” 1953 Original Gouache
Ink Illustration by Charles Burki
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Illustration “Crossing Under Fire” by Charles Burki, 1953 – Gouache and Ink Drawing
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
"The Embrace", Story Illustration for Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1951
By Alex Ross
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Lower Left
The Embrace. Story illustration for "How About Tonight?" by John D. Hess, published in
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Board, Pen
Woman in Fur Collar – Winter Portrait Illustration by Charles Burki, 1955
Located in Langweer, NL
Woman in Fur Collar – Winter Portrait Illustration by Charles Burki, 1955
This evocative portrait
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
Young Bridal Couple - Old Married Couple - Probable Magazine Cover Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The illustration shows a young bride and groom at their wedding table above an older couple sitting
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A man lazes in a lounge chair, book
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen
It Looked Bigger in the Brochure - Original Magazine Cover Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The illustration features a car salesman trying to talk a man into buying a very small red car
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Whatever my other shortcomings..." - Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Published as an illustration for John F. Wallace’s short story “Love Wasn’t Enough,” in the June 22
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"I thought you didn
t go anywhere..." - Magazine Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The illustration shows a woman sitting in a chair next to a man lying on a sofa. The scene of the
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Italian Foldable Magazine Rack in Walnut and Brass with Illustrations
Located in Waalwijk, NL
shows two lovely illustrations on the side. One represents a Mexican guitar player and the other is a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Project Boy Illustration by Female Illustrator of the Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
Children's Book Illustrator Lois Lenski draws a complex figural narrative in a style that is reminiscent of how her subject would draw it. She deliberately uses black and white nai...
Category
1950s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Board, Pencil
Classic 1950s Husband and Wife and Gagged Parrot, Esquire Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
) Esquire Magazine Illustration Original Art (Hearst, c. 1950s). "He said his first word to-day". A
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
"Slow Down!" Story Illustration for The American Weekly Magazine, 1951
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Center
"Slow Down!" Illustration published in The
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board
Charles Laughton, Time magazine cover Illustration, March 31, 1952
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in Miami, FL
Archivally Matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches
Signed lower left
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache
Frozen Laundry, Original Cover Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The present work was illustrated on the cover of the March 8, 1952 edition of the Saturday Evening Post.
The Post writes, "When Stevan Dohanos was a little boy he was sometimes gran...
Category
1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Me and My Pal: Fishing Raft, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
beloved illustrator. His narrative, and often comedic, illustrations were regularly featured on the cover
Category
1950s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Original Illustration “Postwar Modern Life” by Charles Burki, 1952 – Pen and Ink
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Illustration “Postwar Modern Life” by Charles Burki, 1952 – Pen and Ink Drawing
Dynamic
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
This illustration, inked in
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Original Painting Life Mag Published 1955 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Life Mag Published 1953 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
Antonio
Category
1950s American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea
Antonio
Category
1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Original Vintage Poster Jadran Sunscreen Winter Sun Ski Sport Horse Illustration
Located in London, GB
below the blue sky in the background, an image of sunscreen below with small fun illustrations on the
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Posters
Materials
Paper
Cat, Dog, Bird, Monkey, Owl, Lady Bug Portrait - Alert Animals Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
British-American painter and Female Illustrator artfully renders six different animals closely grouped on one page. They are seen as individuals, but silhouetted, not relating to one...
Category
1950s American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore. Published
Category
1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board
Voyeur chair. Romantic Couple Kissing and Embracing, Mid Century Illustration
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross gives us a voyeur view of an attractive couple kissing and embracing on a couch. Sharpe's radical use of composition is on full display. He places an ornate woo...
Category
1950s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Board
Seductive Femme Fatale Kim Novak Look-a-like Illustration in Red
By Coby Whitmore
Located in Miami, FL
Femme Fatale Kim Novak Look-a-like Illustration in Red
It's a one-of-a-kind offering that conveys an
Category
1950s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mary Vincent and the Convict, Good Housekeeping Illustration - Mid Century
By Al Parker
Located in Miami, FL
Al Parker was one of America's greatest and most inventive illustrators. He did work for magazines such as: Chatelaine, Collier's, Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. ...
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Gouache, Pencil
"You love my island already” Story illustration for Woman’s Home Companion
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original magazine story illustration for “A Summer to Remember” by Marjorie Marks for Woman’s Home
Category
1950s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Scuba Diver Rescue, " Rare and Important Illustration Art for 1952 Magazine
By Peter Poulton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, being rescued by another diver. The painting is a superb example of narrative illustration art that
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration
A two-page spread in India
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
“A Date for the Baby Sitter” Magazine story illustration for Good Housekeeping
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “A Date for the Baby Sitter” by Eileen Herbert Jordan for Good Housekeeping
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Vintage Russian Illustration Alexander Pushkin’s Fairy Tale of Tsar Saltan
Located in Vero Beach, FL
-Irina Makarova Vycheslavsky Kiev-.The artist was born in 1950 in Kiev, Ukraine. The illustration was
Category
20th Century Ukrainian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
End of the Road, Golden Light Ladies Home Journal, Golden Age of Illustration
By Haddon Hubbard Sundblom
Located in Miami, FL
This painting is as much about the artist's brilliant painting skills and technique as it is about the subject matter. Sundblom's quick bravura brush strokes seem abstract on close i...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s Martini Cocktail Party Art Kitschy Music Drinking Dancing
Located in Miami, FL
, Naiad and Walter Einsel, who are no longer well known, but who helped invent 50's Kitsch illustration
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Baby
s House Kitchen Interior - Woman Illustrator Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
inspection . Matted measuring 14 x 11 inches. Matt glued to illustration board
Category
1950s Feminist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Caricature for "Don McNeill
s Breakfast Club"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
The illustration is roughly
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Composer and Musician Tony Mottola, "Mr. Big, " Author of "Danger"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
Caricature by George
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
"Star Time"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
Caricature by George
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
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