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Pulp Magazine Marine Combat Scene Shoot Out in Blue Noir
Located in Miami, FL
What makes this work important?
It's not that it's a commissioned artwork for a men's 60s pulp
Category
1960s American Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Illustration Board, Gouache
H 18.6 in W 20.2 in D 1 in
The Complete Detective Cover, Pulp Magazine
By Harry Lemon Parkhurst
Located in Miami, FL
process of committing an art heist.
The Complete Detective Cover, Pulp Magazine Illustration, February
Category
1930s American Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil
Love in the Midst, Magazine Illustration
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Love in the Midst, Magazine Story Illustration
Ladies Home Journal, June 1959
Tom Lovell had
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Board
Sexy French Cabaret Dancers - Folies Bergere Pulp Paperback Book Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Campy and sexy illustration of two French chorus girls for the mid-century Avon paperback Les Girls
Category
1950s Impressionist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
H 14 in W 10 in D 1 in
Rajah of Sarawak - Mid-Century Mens Magazine - Pulp Adventure Magazine
By Mort Künstler
Located in Miami, FL
Male illustration Illustration - Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB (29 April 1803[1] – 11
Category
1950s Photorealist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Gouache
Sexy Woman in a Swamp Storm - Pulp Magazine, Hispanic Artist, Mid Century
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Miami, FL
drama in the swamp. Woman in the Swamp is a masterfully executed example of Pulp Art and showcases
Category
1950s Academic Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Board, Oil
H 13.75 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
Film Noir. Pulp Mystery That police officer knows you. Saturday Evening Post
By Paul Rabut
Located in Miami, FL
Film noir crime drama painted in a single frame. In narrative art, telling a story in a single
Category
1950s American Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Mixed Media
Lorence Bjorklund "Trail Bros", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
was best known for his western pulp illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931 he moved to
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olsen
Located in Redding, CT
Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olsen. A beautiful Grace Kelly like female holds her
Category
1950s North American Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Wood, Paint
Lorence Bjorklund "Fight Back or Die", original ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931 he moved to Brooklyn to study commercial art at the Pratt
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Secret Project
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
illustrations for the Pulp magazines.
He illustrated his first major manuscript for The Country Gentleman in
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Board
Schlitz Beer Advertisement
By John Philip Falter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Plattsmouth and reared in Falls City, Nebraska. He studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, the Art Students
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Keith Haring, Untitled, 1987 (Pyramid With UFOs )(Framed)
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
quality paper made in Germany from acid and chlorine free wood pulp. The paper is manufactured on a
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Lithograph
Street Violinist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
illustrations for Street & Smith's western pulp magazines. In 1932 he began to sell freelance cover paintings to
Category
1970s American Impressionist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Surreal Road, Monument Valley, Sci-fi Photography, Science Fiction
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The history of Sci-fi art and illustration has had a rich and storied past. Generation of
Category
1970s Surrealist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Well Meaning Kidnapper
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
got his first freelance illustration assignments from the pulp fiction world, doing inside magazine
Category
1950s Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Board, Oil
Three Men Questioning Boy
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
illustration assignments from the pulp fiction world, doing inside magazine illustrations for Street & Smith
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Charcoal
Formal Affair
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
western, and nature to family affairs. His first illustrations were created for pulp magazines when he
Category
1940s Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Soldier and Hunter
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
many illustrators of the time, he got his first freelance illustration assignments from the pulp
Category
1940s Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Board, Oil
Untitled (Couple with Seascape)
By Peter Stevens
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
illustration, just as his portrait commissions were growing more successful. He was represented by Portraits
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Board
Man Leading Horse
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
pulp fiction world, doing inside magazine illustrations for Street & Smith Publications in New York. In
Category
1940s Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Gouache
The Watchers, Dakota Indians
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
compositions required of pulp magazine illustrations. His paintings often have more stable (even static
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Board, Oil
Three Oval Glows
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The history of Sci-fi art and illustration has had a rich and storied past. Generation of
Category
1970s Surrealist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Keith Haring, Untitled, 1987
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
from acid and chlorine free wood pulp. The paper is manufactured on a Fourdrinier Machine, a process
Category
1970s Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Lithograph
1969 Monoprint by H. Lawrence Hoffman, Signed
Located in Larchmont, NY
Professor of Art at C.W. Post University (1967–1976).
Hoffman began his career doing drawings for the pulp
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Monoprint
H 27.5 in W 23.25 in D 0.75 in
Keith Haring, Untitled, 1987
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
from acid and chlorine free wood pulp. The paper is manufactured on a Fourdrinier Machine, a process
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Lithograph
Keith Haring, Untitled (Baby) (Framed)
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
in Germany from acid and chlorine free wood pulp. The paper is manufactured on a Fourdrinier Machine
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Lithograph
Work and Play
By Gordon Grant
Located in Missouri, MO
, beaches and marines, and was an illustrator, whose work included pulp fiction* for Popular Detective
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Lithograph
Signed Herman H.b. Vestal (1916-2007) Watercolor Painting Nautical Seascape
Located in West Chester, PA
story illustrations began to appear in pulp magazines produced by Fiction House Publications, such as
Category
1960s American Other Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Paper, Paint, Wood
H 30.3 in W 39.25 in D 1.25 in
"At the Old Stone Wall" Original Oil by Emmett Watson
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
calendar print. Framed. Watson sold most of his freelance pulp covers to the (1893- 1955) Frank A. Munsey
Category
1940s American Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Paint
Rare American Western Sculpture “Desert Rat” (1928) by J. Clinton Shepherd
Located in Shippensburg, PA
shifted his work to pulp magazine covers, and he created illustrations for Popular Publications and Blue
Category
20th Century American Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Bronze
H 16.38 in W 14.38 in D 6.63 in
Ten Story Detective Pulp Cover
By John Hilkert
Located in Minneapolis, MN
-Story Detective Magazine in January 1943, provides an intriguing window into little known moment in pulp
Category
1940s American Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern Girl Pin Up
By Cardwell Higgins
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This original pastel on illustration board by the prolific cover artist and pin-up illustrator
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Illustration Board, Pastel
Nude Contemplation
By Harry T. Fisk
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Illustration pulp artist Harry Fisk. Artwork bears the original Salmagundi Club Curator's Exhibit label which
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
The Broken Angel
By Mel Hunter
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A ghastly and macabre pulp cover painting by Mel Hunter for the January, 1958 edition of "Mercury
Category
1950s American Realist Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Left Bank of Desire
By Verne Tossey
Located in Minneapolis, MN
culture pulp novel tells the story of dissolute ex-pats who become enamored of bohemian culture and vice
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
The Rabbis
By Samuel George Cahan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fiction, Story Illustration, Portraiture, Black & White Line Art, Charcoal Sketches, Color, Crayon, Dry
Category
20th Century Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil
Pulp Illustration
By H.W. Kiemle
Located in Fort Washington, PA
covers and interior story illustrations regularly appeared in such pulp magazines as Ace-High Magazine
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pulp Illustration
By Howard Hastings
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 32.25" x 24.25"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Noir Pulp Magazine, Dead Man in the Snow, Mid Century, Latin Art Hispanic Artist
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Miami, FL
statement. This Noir Illustration was done on assignment for Dime Detective cover, when "There's a Will
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Gouache, Board
Real Magazine Black Sox Sports Story Illustration
By Norman Saunders
Located in Fort Washington, PA
celebrated illustrator Norm Saunders' most notable creations are his many lurid painted covers for pulp and
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Lorence Bjorklund "Smokey Serenade", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
western pulp illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931 he moved to Brooklyn to study commercial
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Lorence Bjorklund "Firebrand's Brothill Bounty", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
Lorence Bjorklund "Don Hurricane", original ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Lorence Bjorklund "The Whistlin' Kids ... Trail", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
pulp illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931 he moved to Brooklyn to study commercial art
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
Lorence Bjorklund "Sonny Tabor's Silver Handcuffs", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
West".
Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations. After
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
Lorence Bjorklund "Shawn of the Gun Pack", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931 he moved
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
Lorence Bjorklund "Gun Shots of Skeleton Canyon", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
"Wild West".
Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations. After
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
H 14.25 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Lorence Bjorklund "The Sheriff of Powder Rock", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
the "Wild West".
Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
H 13.25 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Lorence Bjorklund "A Gun Lawyer for CJ", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
the "Wild West".
Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Lorence Bjorklund "Gold Robbers of Cutthroat Gulch", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
pulp illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931 he moved to Brooklyn to study commercial art
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
Poor Little Chorus Girl Shifting For Herself
By Carl Reed
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
studies at Pratt he opened a commercial art studio in NYC. He produced illustrations for the men's fashion
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil
Big Catch, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover
By Charles Dye
Located in Fort Washington, PA
assignments were interior story illustrations for the western pulp magazines published by Popular Publications
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Board
The Explorer oil on canvas by Ed DeLavy
Located in Paonia, CO
Brooklyn and the Art Students League in NYC. He became known for his black and white illustrations for a
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil
Traffic Jam Saturday Evening Post cover, April 28, 1956
By Earl Mayan
Located in New Orleans, LA
at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, joining the field of pulp illustration after his graduation in
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Oil, Board
Amazing Stories "Wonders of the Ancient World: Building the Great Pyramid"
By James B. Settles
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cover Preliminary Illustration Original Art (Ziff-Davis, 1946). Famous magazine back cover painting by
Category
1940s Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Board
Black Magic Holiday, Cover for Imaginative Tales, January 1955
By Harold McCauley
Located in Fort Washington, PA
painting, used as the cover for the January 1955 pulp digest, Imaginative Tales #3, shows a Vaudeville era
Category
1950s Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lorence Bjorklund "Trail of the horse", original ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
illustrations. After finishing high school in 1931 he moved to Brooklyn to study commercial art at the Pratt
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
Lorence Bjorklund "Death Throws a Wide Loop", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
West".
Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations. After
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
Lorence Bjorklund "Secret of Cedar Brook", original ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
the "Wild West".
Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund was best known for his western pulp illustrations
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Pulp Art Illustration
Materials
Ink
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Vintage Pulp Art Illustration For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact vintage pulp art illustration you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Art Deco, Pop Art and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a vintage pulp art 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 pulp art illustration is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, beige, brown and orange. There have been many interesting vintage pulp art illustration examples over the years, but those made by Lorence Bjorklund, Harold McCauley, Amos Sewell, Harry Barton and Rafael DeSoto are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, board and oil paint.
How Much is a Vintage Pulp Art Illustration?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a vintage pulp art illustration in our inventory may begin at $145 and can go as high as $199,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,000.