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French Surrealist Lithograph Legendary Mime Marcel Marceau Third Eye Surrealism
By Marcel Marceau
Located in Surfside, FL
Marcel Marceau Counting Book, and poetry and illustrations, including La ballade de Paris et du Monde
Category
1980s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Dalí Max Gerard Hardcover 1st Edition 1968 France by Harry N Abrams
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
to resemble a candy box.
Hard cover.
Luxurious , rare art book including 271 illustration, 80 plates
Category
Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Set of Five Books, ¨Di Arredamento Moderno di Tutto il Mondo¨by Roberto Aloi
By Roberto Aloi
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
consists of two books, series two and two Bis.. From 246 to 313 illustrations per book, each illustration
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
John Sergeant - 20th Century British Portrait of the Artist
s Wife
By John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
graduating from the RA he taught part-time at art schools in Kent and worked on commissions including book
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
John Sergeant - Still Life of Fruit on a Chair - Modern British drawing
By John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
he taught part-time at art schools in Kent and worked on commissions including book jacket designs
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Chalk
Conquerors Q - Abstract Dr Who Sci Fi - Mid 20th Century by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Mixed Media
Figural Interior
, Paris, Académie Julian, Salon D’Automne, Benezit, Bordello
By André Dignimont
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Indépendants, the Salon des Tuileries, and Salon de L’Araiguée. He was also a notable book illustrator with
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
original 1947 poster for the exhibition of Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in PARIS, FR
). Initially conceived as a series of illustrations for a book, the project evolved into an artistic
Category
1940s Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
1969 Monoprint by H. Lawrence Hoffman, Signed
Located in New York, NY
magazine, "Thrilling Mystery Magazine", A Ned Pines publication, and book cover illustrations for the
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Monoprint
Victorian Clocks by Richard Good, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
the history of clockmaking. The book has many illustrations and useful reference appendices that makes
Category
1990s English Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Blue Art Deco Table Lamp by Tyra Lundgren for ALP, Sweden, 1920s. Swedish Grace.
By ALP Lidköping 1, Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Arabia of Finland, Arabia
Located in Malmö, SE
illustrations for her book Fagert i Fide. Årstiderna på en gammal gotlandsgård, published in 1961. During her
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Untitled (One Cent Life) /// Joan Mitchell Female Artist Abstract Expressionism
By Joan Mitchell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Europe asking them to provide illustrations for his book of poems. The artists were either friends of his
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, The Little Bullfight, from XXe Siecle, 1958
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithographs, Translated by Jean Didry, Boston Book and Art Publisher, 1970, illustration 302
Condition: Well
Category
1950s Cubist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Medicine, a Treasury of Art
Literature
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Published by Beaux Arts Editions in 1991. Hardcover book with dustjacket. 235 illustrations, 145 in full
Category
1990s Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
The New Painting; Impressionism 1874-1886 The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
of San Francisco, 1986.Hardcover coffee table book.204 illustrations in full color. 142 B/W
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Hyperrealist Countryside Landscape Gouache Painting by Harry Bennett
By Harry Bennett
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chicago. Over the years, he would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Gouache, Cardboard
The start at Cheltenham, day at the horse races by Terence Gilbert, 20th century
Located in GB
illustrations for the film titles of David Copperfield in 1969. He also created illustrations for Western book
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English Enamel Boxes From the 18th to the 2oth C. Susan Benjamin Hardcover
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
enthusiastic yet scholarly text, accompanied by colour illustrations, the book is aimed at both the collector
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Petrified Dragonfly - Late 20th Century Oil Abstract Piece - George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1980s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil, Board
Pablo Picasso "Toros y Toreros" 1961, Offset Print on Arches Vellum, France 1996
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Benalmadena, ES
expressed the emotional and artistic connection he had with the spectacle. The illustrations for the book
Category
1990s French Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Torero, from "Le Carmen des Carmen"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Spain and the corrida.
This is an illustration from a book. The book was published in an edition of
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Aquatint
Price Upon Request
Evolution - Late 20th Century Oil Abstract Piece - George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1980s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil, Board
The Wench is Dead
By Ron Lesser
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original book cover illustration for "The Wench is Dead," published by Centipede Press.
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil
"RED WING" ABSTRACT FRAMED 27 X 35.5
By Charles Schorre
Located in San Antonio, TX
, book design and illustration.
Charles Schorre was born in Cuero, Texas, in 1925. In 1948, he graduated
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor
"UNTITLED ABSTRACT" FRAMED 40.75 X 33.25
By Charles Schorre
Located in San Antonio, TX
, teaching, book design and illustration.
Charles Schorre was born in Cuero, Texas, in 1925. In 1948, he
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor
Femme a la Mantille- Carmen, from "Le Carmen des Carmen"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Spain and the corrida.
This is an illustration from a book. The book was published in an edition of
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Aquatint
Music Fantasy Folk Guitar with Two Moons and Steam Locomotive in Red Background
By Isadore Seltzer
Located in Miami, FL
Syracuse University and Parsons School of Design. Featured in the seminal book on illustration art: Walt
Category
1960s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Wood, Oil
CHAGALL: Vitraux pour Jérusalem - Paris, 1st Edition, 1961
Located in CA, CA
Synagogue in Jerusalem; each of the twelve panes is reproduced alongside poems from the book of Genesis
Category
1960s Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Large Venezuelan Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Machu Picchu Marius Sznajderman
By Marius Sznajderman
Located in Surfside, FL
poet Hugo Brett Figueroa published the book "Scargot" with illustrations by Sznajderman. Sznajderman
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Picador Au Repos, from "Le Carmen Des Carmen"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Spain and the corrida.
Picador Au Repos is an illustration from the book/folio entitled "Le Carmen de
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Drypoint
Price Upon Request
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
, in 1970.
This rare book is filled with illustrations in black and white, and color.
A signed
Category
Mid-20th Century Nicaraguan Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
"Love in Tandem"
By Robert Berran
Located in Fort Washington, PA
the 1970s. Illustration also includes book jacket cover.
Category
1980s Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
John Sergeant - 20th Century British Portrait Drawing of a Girl in a Hat
By John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
at art schools in Kent and worked on commissions including book jacket designs and illustrations and
Category
1960s Realist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Pencil
Abstract Face - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Piece by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1950s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media
$1,068 Sale Price
35% Off
SONG OF PRAISE Hand Drawn Lithograph, Tree Portrait, Night Sky, Crescent Moon
By Michael Hasted
Located in Union City, NJ
. It was in the early 1970s when he took up illustration and painting and produced over 300 book
Category
1980s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
PUBLIC OUTCRY Signed Lithograph, Man, Tree, Magritte-Style, Surrealism
By Michael Hasted
Located in Union City, NJ
photographer. It was in the early 1970s when he took up illustration and painting and produced over 300 book
Category
1980s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "Matisse-en
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
S. A. Kilbourne "Game Fishes of the United States" 6 Framed Chromolithographs
Located in Morristown, NJ
illustrations for his book, Game Fishes of the United States. This work gave Kilbourne the opportunity to
Category
1970s American American Classical Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
I - Ching Hexagram 3 Chun - 20th Century Oil on Wood Abstract by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Wood, Oil
Abstract Self Portrait - Clowns - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1960s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Adventurous Bottle - Mid 20th Century Oil on Wood Abstract by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Wood, Oil
Leviticus - Late 20th Century Mixed Media on Wood Abstract by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Art - Softcover by Jan Glier Reeder.
256 pages
358 illustrations
New York Book Show Awards
Special
Category
20th Century North American Vintage Book Illustrations
Eric the Red - Vikings - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Abstract Piece - De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Mixed Media
Pablo Picasso, Face of Peace, from The Face of Peace by Picasso and Eluard, 1951
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
, Fernand. Picasso Lithographs. Boston Book and Art Publisher, 1970, illustration 203; Bloch, Georges. Pablo
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
$10,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Hidden Sorrow - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media on Wood Abstract by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
Dover Promenade - 20th Century British Landscape Watercolour by John Sergeant
By John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
including book jacket designs and illustrations and series of ‘room-portraits’ of interiors. He moved to
Category
1960s Realist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Boat Composition - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1950s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "Matisse-en
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
"Peter and the Wolf" - Wolf series with human figure
Located in Miami, FL
sale are illustrations for book, “Peter and the Wolf” a classic russian story. This collection consists
Category
20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Engraving
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "Matisse-en
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954)
Lithograph after a drawing of 1941
Printed signature and date
Book
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Autonomous - Mid - Late 20th Century Oil Abstract Piece - George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil, Board
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
known as “livre d’artiste” (artist’s book), a specific type of illustrated book that became common in
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
known as “livre d’artiste” (artist’s book), a specific type of illustrated book that became common in
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Metamorphosis Marina - Late 20th Century Abstract Oil on Board by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation.
Started receiving commissions for book and
Category
1980s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Wood, Oil
Peanuts Limited Edition Giclee Print: It
s The Great Pumpkin!
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: A Limited Edition giclée print based on an original ink and paint book cover illustration created in
Category
1960s Pop Art Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil
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Vintage Book Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of vintage book illustrations for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Art Deco, Modern and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage book illustrations available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, beige, gray, black and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Paul Wonner, "Gaspano ""Gus"" Ricca", Albert Al Hirschfeld, Calvin Anderson and Antoni Clavé are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, board and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much are Vintage Book Illustrations?
Vintage book illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,273, while the lowest priced sells for $24 and the highest can go for as much as $79,000.
Questions About Vintage Book Illustrations
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The illustrator for the Madeline books was Ludwig Bemelmans. He also authored the series. The first book was published in 1939, and five more followed. Find a range of Ludwig Bemelmans art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025The most famous book that Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated is arguably Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. However, the American artist also produced illustrations for numerous other books. Among them were A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, The Seven Ages of Childhood by Carolyn Wells, The Rhymes of Real Children by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and An Old-Fashioned Girl, also by Louisa May Alcott. Explore a range of Jessie Willcox Smith art on 1stDibs.
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