Retro Penguin Book Covers
"Julius Caesar" original art for Penguin book cover
By Milton Glaser
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny and unexpected pose characterizes this work as Julius Ceasar warily looks over his shoulder and blood-stained toga. Signed lower right "M. Glaser"
Exhibited: Milton Glase...
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1980s Contemporary Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Watercolor
"Objets d'Arctic" Aaron Bohrod, Inuit, Polar Bear, Penguin, Winter Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book
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1980s Realist Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Board, Oil
'Large American Action Abstract', Beat Generation, Diptych, Naked Lunch
By William S. Burroughs
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
this painting was used for the book cover.
Category
1990s Abstract Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 72 in W 96 in D 1.75 in
The harbor
Located in San Francisco, CA
magazine, book and album covers, as well as calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. The New York Times
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Late 20th Century Realist Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Acrylic
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19th Century French Antique Scrubbed Pine Trompe L'oeil Decorated Doors
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF FRENCH SCRUBBED AND WORN PINE TENON-MORTISED DOORS
With decoupage & trompe l'oeil decoration throughout 19th century
Item # 306UMJ21P
These super fun and incredibly worn F...
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19th Century French French Provincial Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Pine, Paint
H 95.5 in W 33.38 in D 1.13 in
21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects.
Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Center Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Travertine
H 13.78 in W 55.12 in D 35.44 in
Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical 4-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Opulent, large scale, Maitland Smith hand-painted room divider folding screen. The Greco-Roman themed folding screen features neoclassical architecture and sculpture as decadent as t...
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1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood
H 96 in W 136.75 in D 1.5 in
Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol.
Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Louis XVI Style Trumeau Panel with Trompe L'oeil Mirror Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...
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1830s French Louis XVI Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Some Los Angeles Apartments - Artist Book published in a limited edition of 3000
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha
Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1970
Softback monograph with stiff wraps
Second Edition Limited Edition of 3000 (the first edition in 1968 was 700)
Not Signed
7 × 5 1/2 inches...
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1970s Pop Art Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Lithograph, Offset, Mixed Media, Paper
'Sunlit Woodland Landscape', Large Hudson River Valley Oil, Luminism, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
19th century American school; unsigned and painted circa 1860.
Displayed in a substantial and period, carved wood and gilt-gesso frame Frame dimensions: 30 x 34.5 x 2.25 inches.
T...
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1860s Hudson River School Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
H 22.75 in W 27.75 in D 0.13 in
Large Antique French Trompe L'Oeil Painted Canvas Theater Backdrop, Circa 1920s
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally a scenic backdrop for a French theater during the 1920s, this large painted canvas can be considered a trompe-l’œil. A trompe-l’oeil (literally “deceive the eye”) is a sty...
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1920s French Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 118.125 in W 148 in D 0.25 in
'San Francisco Harbor', SFAA, MoMA, de Young Museum, San Francisco Woman Artist
By Marion Osborn Cunningham
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A panoramic view of the San Francisco docks showing a large destroyer berthed at right, with a view beyond towards Treasure Island and a luminous harvest moon hanging above the hills...
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1940s Modern Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Screen, Paper
'Market Scene', Sausalito, North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Cucaro" for Pascal Cucaro (American, 1915-2003), additionally signed, verso, and dated 1959.
An icon of the Beat years in San Francisco's North Beach, Pascal ...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Oil, Encaustic, Board
Hollywood Boulevard, Serigraph by Melanie Taylor Kent
Located in Pasadena, CA
Melanie Taylor Kent, "Hollywood Boulevard"
Screenprint serigraph signed and numbered 244/300
Dated 1982
Limited Artist Proof Edition Fine Art Serigraph Print on Paper Hand
Signed b...
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1980s Contemporary Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Screen
H 33.5 in W 41 in D 2 in
Pair of Italian Trompe-l'œil Paintings
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Italian Trompe-l'œil with this exquisite pair of paintings by the renowned artist Piero Antonelli, executed in 1961. Each canvas unfolds a...
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1960s Italian Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Linen, Paint
Luck or Fate, Oil Painting
By Jose H. Alvarenga
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"I got inspired to paint something related to the question, 'Is it luck or fate?'" says artist Jose H. Alvarenga. "As a representation of luck, I painted the ho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Oil
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954)
Lithograph
Signed in the plate
Vélin Paper
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9")
This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...
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1940s Modern Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Lithograph
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
'The Garden at Knudsminde Farm', Tsar Nicholas II, Queen Elizabeth II, Russian
By Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Olga' for Her Imperial Highness, Olga Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia and painted circa 1935. Additionally inscribed in Danish, verso, 'Malet af Storfyrsti...
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1930s Impressionist Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Oil, Board
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Vintage Luxury Cushions "Penguin Classics" Bespoke Silk Pillow Made in London
Located in London, GB
featuring the glorious illustrated designs and titles of the popular British Penguin Classic book covers
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1990s English Other Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Metal
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 7.88 in
Icarus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
featured on the book cover of the Penguin Classics edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel
Category
1980s Surrealist Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973
By Mick Rock 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faber Book of Pop and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion Writing.
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Late 20th Century Retro Penguin Book Covers
The Jazz Soloist
By Morton Dimondstein
Located in Wiscasett, ME
his woodcuts and design skills for book illustrations and jacket covers as well as a few campaigns for
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1950s Cubist Retro Penguin Book Covers
Materials
Oil
Watercolour Edwardian Knife Grinder by John Berry Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
Like.
He also illustrated many books and book covers for Corgi, Four Square, Panther, Penguin and
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1950s British Retro Penguin Book Covers
Vintage Large Watercolor by John Berry of Rumpelstiltskin, Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
book covers for Corgi, Four Square, Panther, Penguin and Readers Digest.
At the same time, Berry
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1960s British Retro Penguin Book Covers
H 29.93 in W 25.99 in D 0.79 in
"Roy Lichtenstein - John Coplans 1st edition 1973
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in London, GB
First UK edition, published by Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 1973.
An incredible cover for a
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1970s British Retro Penguin Book Covers
"The Solo" 1950s Jazz Scene Painting by Morton Dimondstein
By Morton Dimondstein
Located in Wiscasset, ME
book illustrations and jacket covers as well as a few campaigns for Hollywood films. He is also
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Penguin Book Covers
Vintage Seaside Watercolor by John Berry, Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
book covers for Corgi, Four Square, Panther, Penguin and Readers Digest.
At the same time, Berry
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1950s British Retro Penguin Book Covers
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