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Marc Chagall "Song of the Bow"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints. Art critic
Category

Mid-20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

Jewelry of the 1940s and 1950s (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
and platinum. The book includes 546 illustrations of which 235 are in colour. Biographies of
Category

Mid-20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Still life in earth colors. 1986. Oil on board, 94x93 cm
By Juris Zvirbulis
Located in Riga, LV
Latvia. In 1974 his illustrations for the A.S. Pushkin's book, "Eugene Onegin" (published Liesma) was
Category

1980s Naturalistic Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Board

Summer flowers in yellow, green, cyan colors. 1990s.Cardboard, mixed media, 73x100cm
By Juris Zvirbulis
Located in Riga, LV
Latvia. In 1974 his illustrations for the A.S. Pushkin's book, "Eugene Onegin" (published Liesma) was
Category

1990s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard

"Seated Figure With Cigarette", Partially Nude Female, Watercolor on Paper
By Robert Andrew Parker
Located in Detroit, MI
has exhibited extensively, and his credits include set designs for opera and film as well as book
Category

1970s Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints. Art
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Early 20th Century British illustration of a hornbill bird by Edward Detmold
By Edward Julius Detmold
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
and illustrations for their first book Pictures From Birdland published in 1899. This book resulted
Category

20th Century Art Deco Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

French Forest Landscape Lithograph "Bord de la Forêt et Maisons Sous la Neig"
By Bernard Gantner
Located in Soquel, CA
lithographs used for book illustrations. There have been more than 60 exhibitions devoted to his work in
Category

1980s Impressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
By Lily Harmon
Located in New York, NY
, was an artist who worked in portraiture, assemblage and book illustration, and whose third husband was
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

"Masha s fairy tales" watercolor cm. 17 x 22 1970
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
Institute in Moscow, where she studied under professor D.E. Dekhtyaryev in the book illustration studio
Category

1970s Realist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

" Little pilots" Gouache and ink cm. 24 x 18 1982
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
. Dekhtyaryev in the book illustration studio. Soon after graduation she found her passion and craft
Category

1980s Realist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

Alexander Calder - Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
book illustrations. Alexander Calder dies in New York in 1976. His grave is in Roxbury.
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
. Additionally, he makes jewelry, stage designs and book illustrations. Alexander Calder dies in New York in
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
jewelry, stage designs and book illustrations. Alexander Calder dies in New York in 1976. His grave is in
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
. Additionally, he makes jewelry, stage designs and book illustrations. Alexander Calder dies in New York in
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
. Additionally, he makes jewelry, stage designs and book illustrations. Alexander Calder dies in New York in
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
. Additionally, he makes jewelry, stage designs and book illustrations. Alexander Calder dies in New York in
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder - Original Lithograph - Behind the Mirror
By Alexander Calder
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
jewelry, stage designs and book illustrations. Alexander Calder dies in New York in 1976. His grave is in
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

"Child with toys" watercolor cm. 24 x 30 1957
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
in the book illustration studio. Soon after graduation she found her passion and craft: Illustrations
Category

1950s Realist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Summer games"Games, children, fairy tales, summer, fun Guache cm. 29 x 10, 1960
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
1957 6th exhibition of book illustrations, Moscow Young Artist to the Youth Festival 3rd exhibition of
Category

1960s Impressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Gouache

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
various other fields, including drawing, printmaking, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
various other fields, including drawing, printmaking, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
various other fields, including drawing, printmaking, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
various other fields, including drawing, printmaking, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
various other fields, including drawing, printmaking, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces. Dufy was in the milieu
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Teres de Grand Feu
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Missouri, MO
, printmaking, book illustration, posters, costume design, etc. He was seventy-nine years old when he began his
Category

20th Century Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Color

The lady on the chair. 1978. Paper, mixed media, 20x12 cm
By Juris Zvirbulis
Located in Riga, LV
historical museum of Tukums in Latvia. In 1974 his illustrations for the A.S. Pushkin's book, "Eugene Onegin
Category

1970s Naturalistic Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Board, Mixed Media

Drawings - Rare Book Engraved by George Grosz - 1944
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Drawings is an original modern rare book with illustrations by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959
Category

1940s Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Engraving

1951 original second edition movie poster "La Belle et la Bête" by Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
artist, was known for his expertise in various artistic mediums. From opera set designs to book
Category

1950s Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Leonardo Da Vinci, French Book by Jean-Claude Frere, 1994
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in Atlanta, GA
present in this book. More than 150 color illustrations of known and lesser-known works (paintings
Category

1990s French Beaux Arts Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

1964 Alechinsky Reinhold Dos Artistas Belgas Reference Book
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Anzilotti in Buenos Aires, is a softcover edition with a protective dust jacket. This 20-page book features
Category

1960s Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Offset

Housewives Choice, A-Z Alphabet Sampler Mixed Media Painting Collage
By Christine McArthur
Located in Surfside, FL
and studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1971 and 1976. She taught and produced book illustrations
Category

20th Century Folk Art Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache

Gaudi XX, (D. 1079)
By Joan Miró
Located in Missouri, MO
, printmaking, book illustration, posters, costume design, etc. He was seventy-nine years old when he began his
Category

20th Century Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Mid-Century Original Printed Menu, Transatlantic French Line, Ile de France .
Located in Cotignac, FR
for children's books and fairy tales. His entrance into children's book illustration was aided by his
Category

Mid-20th Century Baroque Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Printer s Ink

Mid-Century Original Printed Menu, Transatlantic French Line, Ile de France .
Located in Cotignac, FR
for children's books and fairy tales. His entrance into children's book illustration was aided by his
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Printer s Ink

Tableau n° 83 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Tableau n°57 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 50x70 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

1970s Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Tableau n°45 by Jean Krillé - Oil on cardboard 33x41 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Tableau n°63 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 41x60 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

1980s Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Tableau n°36 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 65x92 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Colorful vase by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 92x65 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Tableau n°3 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80 x 100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Winter landscape n°15 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Tableau n°84 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 75x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Vineyards - n°82 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
became an architect. His first creations are book illustrations, lithographs, posters, drawings and
Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil

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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.