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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1990s Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Fabric, Oil, Panel

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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, 2025
    The 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, 2025
    The 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.