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John Boyce (American 1938); Erotic drawing 5; ink on paper;
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
met Anais Nin. Seven years later, she suggested a collaboration on a book of illustrations that would
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink
John Boyce (American 1938); Erotic drawing 4; ink on paper;
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
met Anais Nin. Seven years later, she suggested a collaboration on a book of illustrations that would
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink
John Boyce (American 1938); Erotic drawing 1; ink on paper; double side
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
met Anais Nin. Seven years later, she suggested a collaboration on a book of illustrations that would
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink
John Boyce (American 1938); Erotic drawing 3; ink on paper;
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
met Anais Nin. Seven years later, she suggested a collaboration on a book of illustrations that would
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink
John Boyce (American 1938); Erotic drawing 2; ink on paper;
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
met Anais Nin. Seven years later, she suggested a collaboration on a book of illustrations that would
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink
John Boyce (American 1938); print on paper A/P
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
collaboration on a book of illustrations that would complement passages from her celebrated diary. The
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Color
John Boyce (American 1938); print on paper A/P
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
later, she suggested a collaboration on a book of illustrations that would complement passages from her
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Color
3 standing Females
By John Boyce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
met Anais Nin. Seven years later, she suggested a collaboration on a book of illustrations that would
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil
"The Golden Fleece" Sketch for a Children
s Book Illustration by LY
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
"The Golden Fleece". A preliminary sketch for a children's book illustration by Lynn Curlee, author
Category
1990s American Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Herakles and the Lion, Sketch for a Children
s Book Illustration by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Herakles and the Lion. Sketch for a children's book illustration by Lynn Curlee, author/illustrator
Category
1990s American Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Guignol a chilldren
s book illustration by Haig Shekerjian
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A mixed media on board by the noted book illustrator Haig Shekerjian. The plate on the back bears a
Category
1960s American Vintage Book Illustrations
Untitled - A book illustration, Wolf
bears, Animals, Classics, Art master
By Jozef Wilkon
Located in Warsaw, PL
An original illustration for children's book
JÓZEF WILKOŃ (born in 1930)
Polish illustrator
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Ants Marched into Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home - Children
s Book
Located in Miami, FL
Marched into the Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home, Two Bad Ants, interior book illustration
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Board
French Charming Poster by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Pasadena, CA
Chagall made this poster for an exhibition about his posters, lithographs and book illustration
Category
1970s French Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Wood
Vintage Michael Jacques Original Illustration Oil on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Award Nomination for Book Illustration. He regularly exhibits his paintings at the annual Laguna Beach
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Wood, Paint
The Work of Rex Whistler (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
and design - from sets for theatre and ballet, book illustrations his most famous being Gulliver's
Category
20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children
s Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
. She has a very unique drawing style that resembles children’s book illustrations. Working in
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children
s Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
unique drawing style that resembles children’s book illustrations. Working in psychedelic pop colors of
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
Lovers after Marc Chagall Litho
By (after) Marc Chagall
Located in Pasadena, CA
artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book
Category
1940s Cubist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
The Kiss after Marc Chagall Litho
By (after) Marc Chagall
Located in Pasadena, CA
, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints
Category
1940s Cubist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Village Life
By Charles Paine
Located in London, GB
campaigns and book illustrations. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a stylish original work by an
Category
20th Century Art Deco Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
Composition by Axel Salto, Woodcut
By Axel Salto
Located in Berlin, BE
, Axel Salto began his professional career with woodcuts in the Arts and Crafts idiom, painting, book
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
Tamar, beautiful daughter of Judah (from Dessins pour la Bible)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Kansas City, MO
of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets
Category
1960s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Forest
By Elżbieta Bocianowska
Located in Warsaw, PL
in Łódź Diploma in 1983. Practices painting, graphic art, book illustration. She held individual
Category
1990s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Etching
Phantasmagory - XXI century, Landscape figurative print, White
By Elżbieta Bocianowska
Located in Warsaw, PL
in Łódź Diploma in 1983. Practices painting, graphic art, book illustration. She held individual
Category
1990s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Lake IV - XXI century, Landscape figurative print, White and blue
By Elżbieta Bocianowska
Located in Warsaw, PL
in Łódź Diploma in 1983. Practices painting, graphic art, book illustration. She held individual
Category
1990s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Le Bucheron et Mercure, Etching by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Chagall to design book illustrations for a deluxe edition of Jean de la Fontaine's "Fables" in 1926. From
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Etching
Sled - XX century, Woodcut print, Black and white, Woodcut
By Ludwik Maciąg
Located in Warsaw, PL
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw between 1969 and 1972. Author of many book illustrations, posters, postage
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Untitled , from Three Lithographs (Red Tongue)
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
substance abuse. Through a stylistic approach reminiscent of children's book illustrations, he employs a
Category
1980s Pop Art Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
2 Japanese Silk Embroidered Framed Textiles Inume Pass Mt Fuji Himeji Castle 19"
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Dayton, OH
, graphic artist, book illustration, woodblock."
Dimensions:
18.5" x 1" x 16.75" / Sans Frames - 11" x 9.25
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Silk
Quoting Bruno Schulz III - XXI century, Figurative print, Colourful, Poetry
By Marian Bocianowski
Located in Warsaw, PL
book illustration. His works have been exhibited, among others, in Vechta, Wildeshausen, Berlin
Category
1990s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Quoting Bruno Schulz I - XXI century, Figurative print, Colourful
By Marian Bocianowski
Located in Warsaw, PL
book illustration. His works have been exhibited, among others, in Vechta, Wildeshausen, Berlin
Category
1990s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Quoting Bruno Schulz II - XXI century, Figurative print, Colourful
By Marian Bocianowski
Located in Warsaw, PL
book illustration. His works have been exhibited, among others, in Vechta, Wildeshausen, Berlin
Category
1990s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Tribute to Michelangelo - Etching by André Masson - 1975
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
sculptor and printmaker. His work of printmaking is mainly related to the book illustration, and the 14
Category
1960s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Etching
Large 1960
s Colored Seriagraph by Blair Lent
Located in Redding, CT
. picture book illustration, recognizing The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel.
Dimensions
Height: 46 in
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Gladys Emerson Cook
Portrait of a Dachshund
Pastel Dog Drawing on Paper
By Gladys Emerson Cook
Located in San Rafael, CA
for her drawings of dogs, many of which were used as book illustrations. In addition, she also drew
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Juggler
s Assistant
By Michael Jacques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Book Award Nomination for Book Illustration.
He regularly exhibited his paintings at the annual Laguna
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ex libris Joris de Belder - Figurative etching print, Black
white
By Stasys Eidrigevicius
Located in Warsaw, PL
exlibrises, book illustrations, posters and other. His art is has gained recognition in Poland and abroad
Category
1980s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Ex libris Martine Hugues Voumard - Figurative etching print, Black
white
By Stasys Eidrigevicius
Located in Warsaw, PL
exlibrises, book illustrations, posters and other. His art is has gained recognition in Poland and abroad
Category
1980s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Ex libris Anouk Lucien Bringolf - Figurative etching print, Black
white
By Stasys Eidrigevicius
Located in Warsaw, PL
exlibrises, book illustrations, posters and other. His art is has gained recognition in Poland and abroad
Category
1980s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
Birds - Figurative gouache painting, Surrealism, Dark tones, Navy blue
By Stasys Eidrigevicius
Located in Warsaw, PL
exlibrises, book illustrations, posters and other. His art is has gained recognition in Poland and abroad
Category
1980s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Gouache
John Paul II - Figurative etching print, Surrealism, Black
white
By Stasys Eidrigevicius
Located in Warsaw, PL
exlibrises, book illustrations, posters and other. His art is has gained recognition in Poland and abroad
Category
1980s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Etching
The Yellow Background
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paonia, CO
including book illustration, stained glass windows, ceramics, tapestries, painting and fine art prints
Category
1960s Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
There
s summer in two months - XX century, Surrealist portrait painting
By Stasys Eidrigevicius
Located in Warsaw, PL
exlibrises, book illustrations, posters and other. His art is has gained recognition in Poland and abroad
Category
1990s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ciruelo Cabral the Book of the Dragon Illustration Original Art
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ciruelo Cabral The Book of the Dragon Illustration Original Art
This is an original work done by
Category
20th Century Argentine Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper
In the sauna Paper, gouache, 60, 5x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Artists' Union
G. Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Scheherazade Arabian Nights - Gustaf Tenggren Attrib.
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Miami, FL
board
Original book illustration for Golden Tales of the Arabian Nights, page 16
"marked by the printer
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
London, Big Ben Cityscape Mid Century Architectural Modernist Gold Leaf
By Josef Marc Plotast
Located in Surfside, FL
impressive villas on the Costa Costa.
The graphic works of the artist include posters, book illustrations
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil, Board
English IMPRESSIONIST oil painting LONDON Billingsgate Fish Market - FOOD INT.
Located in Cirencester, GB
in North London 1st March 1932. He studied Book Illustration, Printing and Binding at Hornsey School
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil
Still life with jars. 1976. gouache on cardboard, 48x67 cm
Located in Riga, LV
the Latvian Artists' Union
G. Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Untitled
By Franciszek Starowieyski
Located in Warsaw, PL
as book illustration. He was a member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI). Throughout his
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Angels - Polish Art Master, Contemporary Surreal Drawing, XXI Century
By Franciszek Starowieyski
Located in Warsaw, PL
, as well as book illustration. He was a member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI). Throughout
Category
1960s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink
Tamar Belle ( Fille de Juda )
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paonia, CO
designer. Chagall worked in many mediums including book illustration, stained glass windows, ceramics
Category
1960s Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Itinerant Musicians Chagall original lithograph printed by Mourlot 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paonia, CO
worked in many mediums including book illustration, stained glass windows, ceramics, tapestries
Category
1960s Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
Bill Dean ROI - Impressionist London Street Scene 20thC OIL PAINTING signed
Located in Cirencester, GB
London 1st March 1932. He studied Book Illustration, Printing and Binding at Hornsey School of Art
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Oil
Le Berger et son Troupeau, Etching on Lana by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ambroise Vollard first commissioned Chagall to design book illustrations for a deluxe edition of Jean de la
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Etching
Adam and Eve. Mixed media painting, Figurative, Surrealistic, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
, oil and acrylic painting. He also designs graphic projects: books, book illustrations, posters, logos
Category
1990s Vintage Book Illustrations
Materials
Fabric, Oil, Panel
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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.
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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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