J. R. Burgess

'Three Jolly Cadets' Story Illustration

Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right

Story illustration for “The Land of Heart’s Desire” by Myra Kelly for McClure’s Magazine, published July 1904, illustrated page 244. The full caption reads: "Words ensued which were...

Illustration to accompany the article “Adventures in Growing Older: Being the Last of a Series of Adventures in Living” by Helen Ring Robinson for Life magazine, published 1915. Hele...

Illustration for third and final installment of "River Singer" by Pete Martin for The Saturday Evening Post, published August 30, 1947, page 26. The full caption reads: “Katie’s br...

Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...

The general is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in 1909. Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper. Hand signed on the right margin. Good conditions and aged w...

FRANK WATKINS (1863-1929) The Boat Builder Giant Pen and ink, unframed, in conservation mount only 20.5 by 29.5 cm., 8 by 11 ¾ in. (frame size 36.5 by 45 cm., 14 ½ by 17 ¾ in.) Frank Henry Watkins was born in Lambeth, London and was the son of a bank clerk. He worked as a children’s book and comic illustrator in the early 20th century, drawing for many children’s stories including Dolly Twoshoes (1901); The Wonder and Dolly Daydream (1902); Illustrated Chips and Dick and Daisy (1919-1921) and also for Merry Moments. He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael (1909); The Sun’s Babies by Edith Howes (1910); The King Who Never Died: Tales of King Arthur by Dorothy Senior (1910) and Fairy Rings...

Violence-corruption-clericalism is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in 1908. Watercolor, tempera, ink and pencil on paper. Hand signed on the left margin....