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Whimsical Illustration Skiing Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being a Skiing scene, a boy and a girl on
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1930s Naturalistic Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration Hiking Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being cross country hiking signed "W. Steig
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1930s Naturalistic Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Fishing Illustration Cartoon 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one of a fisherman signed "W. Steig" Provenance
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1930s American Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being cross country Snow Shoes signed "W
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1930s American Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Magic Mirror, Piero Fornasetti, 1970s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Magic Mirror, Piero Fornasetti, 1970s: Piero Fornasetti's Magic Mirror from the 1970s is a
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1970s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Brass

Vintage Magic Mirror, Piero Fornasetti, 1970s
Magic Mirror, Piero Fornasetti, 1970s
H 64.57 in W 12.01 in D 1.58 in
Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Only Ballantine Ale Brews "Brewer's Gold," ad illustration appeared in the major magazines of the
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1950s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Board, Gouache

French Gouache Drawing Aviation Illustration Poster Project by C. Villars
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper
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1940s Post-War Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Ciruelo Cabral the Book of the Dragon Illustration Original Art
Located in New York, 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 Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper

Fantastic Village Scene Modern Irish Magic Realism Oil Painting
By Philip Castle
Located in Surfside, FL
ideally suited to illustration and she illustrated several books, including one, Cooking for Cats (1985
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20th Century Folk Art Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
By Dale Nichols
Located in New York, NY
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches
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1960s American Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic by Walter B. Gibson 1969 OOP
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic by Walter B. Gibson 1969 This is not one of the many
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Magazine Paper

1970 original exhibition poster by David Hockney The Boy Hidden in an Egg
By David Hockney
Located in PARIS, FR
poster served as a promotional piece for an exhibition featuring Hockney's illustrations of six tales
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1970s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

“Geraniums”
Located in Southampton, NY
published her illustrations.She has illustrated four children's books: Hoops! by Connie Turner, The Marble
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Bass Season by John Atherton
Located in New Orleans, LA
great American painter John Atherton. Atherton's cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post were
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Industrial Street)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Industrial Street), c. 1940s, watercolor on paper mounted on illustration board, estate stamp verso (signed
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1940s American Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Discovering the Mystery: Vintage Children's Book from USSR, circa 1990, 1J148
Located in Bordeaux, FR
vibrant illustrations and engaging narratives provide a wonderful opportunity for young minds to explore
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1990s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper

The Cavern 1950 painting by John Atherton
Located in Hudson, NY
, he managed to keep going by taking commissions for magazine illustrations, and over the years he
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1950s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Tempera, Masonite

Circa 1980 Original poster by Savignac - Festival du nouveau rire Trouville
Located in PARIS, FR
mediums, including posters, illustrations, and advertisements. Savignac's distinctive style, marked by
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1980s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Tales of the Arabian Nights with Flying Carpet - Random House Gustaf Tenggren
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Miami, FL
Nights saga features a monumental figural profile while small figures float above on a magic carpet
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1950s Art Deco Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Gouache

North Coast of Cornwall, West Penwith. Cornish Atlantic Coastal Landscape 1970s
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
for her illustrations and design whilst still at school. Rosemary’s family moved to Penzance during
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1951 original second edition movie poster "La Belle et la Bête" by Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
illustrations, his passion for painting shone through. His lifelong friend and renowned filmmaker, Jean Cocteau
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1950s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Jacques Liozu's 1951 illustrated map of South America
By Jacques Liozu
Located in PARIS, FR
represent the landscapes, cultures and riches of South America. The illustration of the map is a remarkable
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1950s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Gruau's 1980 original poster for "Lido Cocorico" - Cabaret - La Fête des Fêtes
By René Gruau
Located in PARIS, FR
, sweeping lines, and a refined color palette. His illustrations graced the pages of prestigious fashion
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1980s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Song of Pink Warrior - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Magics Text and Craft” and took her Ph.D. title in the Sapienza University of Rome in 2020. These series
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Yellow Song of Hope - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
illustrations of books. The Last book of her “ The Magic Scroll of Antalus” published in 2020 in Iran was among
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Girl with Foxes
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
This piece is of special interest because I like to think it is an illustration of his father's
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20th Century Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Etching

Night Fantasy - Original Tempera by Jean Raymond Delpech - 1960s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
artist, Jean Raymond Delpech (1988-1916). This artwork representing a magic world of water under a blue
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Tempera

After the Funeral by Paul Scott, an Illustrated Whittington Press Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
interpretation, but dispensing with demonstrable magic, has written an enchanting new version of one of the best
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Late 20th Century English Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Leather, Paper

El Ultimo viaje del buque fantasma, Plate III
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Fairlawn, OH
(1868), 12 illustration by Wilfredo Lam Edition: 99 (6/99) This one of an edition of 99 from the delixe
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

"Saint Michael's Mount", Cornwall England Island Landscape Monastery Castle
By David J. Saccheri
Located in Soquel, CA
1998 through 2002, he was employed at George Lucas’ Industrial Light + Magic, painting 3D textures on
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zoo Scene, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Portion Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 5 1958. The Post described, “Do
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1950s Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Gouache

Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo & Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.
By Daniel Douke
Located in New York, NY
, NC 1993 Airbrush in Painting and Illustration, Cypress College Fine Arts Gallery, Cypress, CA
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20th Century North American Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (Conference of the Birds)
By Beatriz Vidal
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
included designs for Unicef cards and record covers. Her illustrations also appeared in the magazines
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

El Ultimo viaje del buque fantasma, Plate I
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship (1868), 12 illustration by Wilfredo Lam This one of an edition of 99 from
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

El Ultimo viaje del buque fantasma, Plate IV
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ghost Ship (1868), 12 illustration by Wilfredo Lam Edition: 99 (6/99) This one of an edition of 99 from
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

13 Star, Betsy Ross Pattern Flag, Made by the Annin Company, ca 1955-1965
Located in York County, PA
illustrations of the pattern are practically as rare, across not only flags but other patriotic devices that
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Cotton

Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your Hair (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
unbelievable quality with his illustrations which traverse inky, dense areas of intense crosshatching and
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Early Israeli Batik on Silk Painting Jerusalem Landscape with Figure Bezalel
By Miriam Hadgadya
Located in Surfside, FL
front of the tent. Later, inside, Schatz presented magic lantern pictures to an audience of hundreds
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20th Century Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Silk, Paint

Catherina Dorothea Viehman (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
unbelievable quality with his illustrations which traverse inky, dense areas of intense crosshatching and
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

The Haunted Castle (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
unbelievable quality with his illustrations which traverse inky, dense areas of intense crosshatching and
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Etching

Rare Vintage Hermes Blue and Gold Silk Astronomy Scarf and Irish Linen Cushion P
By Hermès
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
of varying shades of blue crowned with illustrations in lavish antique gold. The mythological design
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Linen, Silk

Untitled 4
By Roger Chapelain Midy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, he worked for The gallant Indies Rameau in 1952, and Mozart's Magic Flute at the Paris Opera in 1954
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled 4
Untitled 4
H 20.5 in W 28.5 in D 0.01 in
Untitled 2
By Roger Chapelain Midy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, he worked for The gallant Indies Rameau in 1952, and Mozart's Magic Flute at the Paris Opera in 1954
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled 2
Untitled 2
H 20.5 in W 28.5 in D 0.01 in
Untitled 1
By Roger Chapelain Midy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, he worked for The gallant Indies Rameau in 1952, and Mozart's Magic Flute at the Paris Opera in 1954
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled 1
Untitled 1
H 20.5 in W 28.5 in D 0.01 in
Untitled 3
By Roger Chapelain Midy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, he worked for The gallant Indies Rameau in 1952, and Mozart's Magic Flute at the Paris Opera in 1954
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled 3
Untitled 3
H 20.5 in W 28.5 in D 0.01 in
El Ultimo viaje del buque fantasma, Plate X
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Fairlawn, OH
the Ghost Ship (1868), 12 illustration by Wilfredo Lam Edition: 99 (6/99) This one of an edition of 99
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Mountains, Large Pencil Signed Modernist Silkscreen Belgian Illustrator
By Jean Michel Folon
Located in Surfside, FL
subway of Brussels it carries out Magic City, painting of 165 m2. 1975 Undertakes the one second mural
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20th Century Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Screen

Train Silkscreen Hand Signed Belgian Modernist Folon
By Jean Michel Folon
Located in Surfside, FL
Marconi Studio. For a room of the new subway of Brussels it carries out Magic City, painting of 165 m2
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20th Century Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Screen

Original 1992 Barcelona Olympic Poster Designed by Jean-Michel Folon
By Jean-Michel Folon
Located in London, GB
different techniques, including watercolor, etching, silkscreen, illustrations, mosaics, and stained glass
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1990s Belgian Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper

Early Israeli Russian Artist Lithograph With Woman Bezalel
By Miriam Hadgadya
Located in Surfside, FL
, inside, Schatz presented magic lantern pictures to an audience of hundreds. Marousia was also charmed
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20th Century Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Leonel Maciel Whimsical Painting
By Leonel Maciel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Contemporary Mexican Painters at the Picasso Museum in Antibes, France. He participated in the Myth and Magic
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20th Century Mexican Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paint

Leonel Maciel Whimsical Painting
Leonel Maciel Whimsical Painting
H 54.5 in W 46 in D 3 in
Zero Horizontal (Zero I)
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
become the tapestry of his full creative expression. He recalls it as a childhood filled with magic and
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Paradise - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was published, with another 24
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Job - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
and Angels. Four years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Adam and Eve - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
and Angels. Four years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Cain and Abel - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
and Angels. Four years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Hagar in the Desert - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was published, with another 24
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1960s Modern Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Stories from the Arabian Nights with Illustrations
By Edmund Dulac
Located in Leeds, GB
-Brothers, The Story of the Princess of Deryabar, The Story of the Magic Horse, The Fisherman and the Genie
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1930s British Vintage Magic Illustration

Divine Neon Woman movie poster
By Richard Bernstein
Located in Westport, CT
Bernstein designed over 100 covers and illustrations for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine as well as album
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20th Century Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Offset

1930s "Female Nude 'From My Sketchbook #C'" Ink Drawing by Paul Cadmus
By Paul Cadmus
Located in Pasadena, CA
style often called magic realism. Cadmus was born on December 17, 1904, in a tenement on 103rd Street
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Magic Illustration

Materials

Paper

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Vintage Magic Illustration For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact vintage magic illustration you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Find Surrealist versions now, or shop for Surrealist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for a vintage magic illustration from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right vintage magic illustration is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown and orange. Finding an appealing vintage magic illustration — no matter the origin — is easy, but David Hockney, Marc Chagall, Jean Michel Folon, Roger Chapelain Midy and William Steig (b.1907) each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, lithograph and etching.

How Much is a Vintage Magic Illustration?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a vintage magic illustration in our inventory may begin at $65 and can go as high as $138,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.