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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Artist: Peter Max
Artist: Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Toy Maker Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Upper Left
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman Seated, Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Woman Seated
Year: 1980
Medium: Lithograph with extensive Hand-painting, signed and dated in paint, dedicated to Carolyn
Size: 25 ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
Thanksgiving, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Panel
Signature: Signed Lower Right
The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Peeling Apples, Thanksgiving Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1925
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Middle Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925
Literature:
The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925, cover illustra...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Politician, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1916
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916, illustrated on the ...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stoking the Furnace, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1938
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, October 15, 1938, cover illustration. J. Cohn, Covers of The Saturday Evening Post, New Yo...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Candidate, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1917
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 18, 1920
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Leyendecker addressed the theme of American patriotism in several ways. His famous Fourth of July covers asserted the import of American independence through stock characters: George Washington, Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, colonial Freedom Fighters, and modern-day soldiers. In addition, his World War I and World War II covers depicted soldiers proudly defending their country. Leyendecker also profiled U.S. presidents and historical figures - George Washington, Robert E. Lee, William Howard Taft...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Story Teller, The Saturday Evening Post Cover Study, December 1, 1934
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Study for the Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 1, 1934
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study for 'Who, Me Work?' Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Center Left
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Who, Me Work?' January 23, 1926
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Real Happy New Year, Amoco Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Monogram Lower Left
Sight Size 20.00" x 45.00", Framed 26.00" x 51.00"
This piece was used for at least two separate Amoco advertisements. "A Real Happy New...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lucky Bag Girl
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Hand Painted Fine Print
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint
RISING SUN COLLAGE 2 (OVERPAINT)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic by the artist. A unique variation. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenti...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Kuppenheimer Good Clothes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00"
Signature: Unsigned
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, June 14, 1923, illustrated as Kuppenheimer Clothing Company advertisementLaurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. 91, illustrated in color p. 92
Notes: The Kuppenheimer Clothing Company used this painting as an advertisment for its men's clothing. The advertisement printed...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Policeman and School Children, SEP Cover, Oct. 3, 1931
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover Illustration: Saturday Evening Post, October 3, 1931
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LAND OF THE FREE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic by the artist. A unique variation. Artwork sheet size 24 x 18 in. Custom framed as pictured. ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, Easter Edition
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Mounted to Archival Board
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 17.625” x 14.375;" Framed 23.063” x 20.125"
Custom Gilt Framing: Thanhardt Burger (formerly Newcomb Mac...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
'Goin' South' Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
'Goin' South' Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yard Work, Saturday Evening Post Cover, Nov. 6, 1937
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover Illustration: Saturday Evening Post, November 6, 1937
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study for 'Trimming the Pie'
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Unsigned
Medium: Oil and Charcoal on Canvas
This piece is a preparatory study for J.C. Leyendecker’s final painting, Trimming the Pie (19...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
The Courtship, Success Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 22.00" x 15.50", Framed 31.00" x 24.00"
Success Magazine Cover, The Success Company, Ne...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sick Man, Saturday Evening Post Cover Study, 1917
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
March 10, 1917 Preliminary Study for The Saturday Evening Post Cover
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Soldiers' Charge, Carter's Monthly Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1898
Medium: Ink and Gouache on Paper Affixed to Board
Dimensions: 16.50" x 12.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Carter's Monthly, March 1898, cover illustration.
Decades lat...
Category
1890s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Board
Lady and Sailboat, Version II #1
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Lady and Sailboat version II #1
Year: circa 1995
Medium: Ink and Watercolor, signed u.l.
Size: 15 in. x 18 in. (38.1 cm x 45.72 c...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
PALM BEACH LADY VER. II #7
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
MONA LISA VER. II #23
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic and silkscreen painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Canvas size 13.5 x 16.5 in. Framed size approx 23 x 26 in. Artwork ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
Water Wings, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1922
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 24.00" x 19.00", Framed 32.50" x 27.00"
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, August 26, 1922.
Exhibitions:
JC Leyendecker...
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
PINK SKY
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offer...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Tipping The Porter, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 30.00" x 24.12", Framed 39.00" x 34.00"
Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 18, 1937
Exhibitions:
It's a Man's Worl...
Category
1960s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christmas Peek, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 31.00" x 24.25;" Framed 37.00" x 30.00"
Cover of the December 23rd, 1939 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
Literatu...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LIVING ROOM (WOMAN)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 14 x 18 in. Framed size approx 22.25 x 26.25 in. Ar...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Study for 'Flowers for the President'
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 23.50" x 27.25", Framed 29.50" x 33.00"
The present work is a study for Flowers for the President c...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SAGE (ABSTRACT)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
A Spread for Bread, Karo Corn Syrup Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 18.00" x 13.50", Framed 25.50" x 20.50"
This illustration was used as a Karo Corn Syrup advertisement.
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study for 'Happy Landing' Amoco Ad
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
During his over four decades as the preeminent illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, Joseph Christian Leyendecker's clever illustrations were eagerly anticipated by enthusiastic readership across the country, and none more so than his holiday designs. One of Leyendecker's most celebrated creations was his groundbreaking idea of the New Year's Baby. Originally portrayed as a fleshy sweet-faced child complete with tiny angel wings, the New Year's Baby gradually morphed into a worldly tot acutely aware of the social and political issues facing the nation at the time. In fact, Leyendecker's final Post cover illustration was the 1943 New Year's Baby.
Following the success of these Post covers, the artist was hired to create advertisements for the American Oil Company (AMOCO). Throughout the 1940s and through the final years of his life, Leyendecker produced ads incorporating his famed New Year's Baby into AMOCO advertisements, as in the present work, Happy Landing...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Easter, Saturday Evening Post Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 24.75" x 18.63", Framed 34.00" x 18.50"
Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 23, 1918
Exhibited: Christie's New York, I...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cream of Wheat Ad Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 25.25" x 27.50"
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
BLUE THINKER
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable off...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ASIA VER. III #6
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. A...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 10, 1934
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 22.70" x 19.70", Framed 29.00" x 22.00"
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 10, 1934
Leyendecker, Joseph Christian:One of the most successful commercial illustrators of his time, best known for his advertisements for the "Arrow Collar Man." He created 321 covers for the Saturday Evening Post.. American painter, illustrator, 1874-1951
Exhibitions:
JC Leyendecker...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ANGEL
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 40 x 30 inches.
Framed size approx 49 ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SAGE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 10 x 14 in. Framed size approx 19.25 x 23.5 in. Art...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Kuppenheimer Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A Kuppenheimer ad study and was published in Step By Step Graphics, January/February 1987 in the article “Learning From Masters of the Past” by Walt and Roger Reed
Medium: Oil on Ca...
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colossus Version 1 No. 1
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Colossus Version 1 No. 1
Year: 1971
Medium: Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas, signed and dated l.r.
Size: 36 in. x 26 in. (91.44 c...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Umbrella Man IV Ver. 2” Colorful Contemporary Figurative Abstract Pop Painting
By Peter Max
Located in Houston, TX
Bright, colorful abstract painting by German-American artist Peter Max. The work features a man holding an umbrella with a floating bowler hat. Signed in the front upper right corner...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Kuppenheimer Men's Clothing Advertisement study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Study of Kuppenheimer Men's Clothing Advertisement
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Sleuth By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
1874-1951 | American
The Sleuth
Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 2, 1906
Signed "JCLeyendecker" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
A debonair sleuth peers t...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring- Apollo and Animals
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, March 30, 1929
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ANGEL (YELLOW WINGS)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Canvas size 16 x 20 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled Original
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
Peter Max original acrylic on canvas from 1970.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Grammy, Pop Art painting by Peter Max 1991
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Grammy
Year: 1991
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed upper right, with Max studio verso
Size: 60 x 48 inches (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Frame: 63 x 51 inches
Max wa...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Neo Head, Large Peter Max painting 1994
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Neo Head
Year: 1994
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 72 x 60 inches (frame larger)
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
New Year's Baby Hitching to War
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
The Saturday Evening Post unpublished cover, 1943
The story behind the New Year's Baby Hitching to War is a fascinating one: The...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ARTIST SERIES 1992: UMBRELLA MAN VER. III #2
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. A...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Happy Landing, Amoco Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 20.75" x 40.00", Framed 30.75" x 50.00"
During his over four decades as the preeminent illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, Joseph Christian Leyendecker's clever illustrations were eagerly anticipated by enthusiastic readership across the country, and none more so than his holiday designs. One of Leyendecker's most celebrated creations was his groundbreaking idea of the New Year's Baby. Originally portrayed as a fleshy sweet-faced child complete with tiny angel wings, the New Year's Baby gradually morphed into a worldly tot acutely aware of the social and political issues facing the nation at the time. In fact, Leyendecker's final Post cover illustration was the 1943 New Year's Baby.
Following the success of these Post covers, the artist was hired to create advertisements for the American Oil Company (AMOCO). Throughout the 1940s and through the final years of his life, Leyendecker produced ads incorporating his famed New Year's Baby into AMOCO advertisements, as in the present work, Happy Landing...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Croix de Guerre, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1918
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00;" Framed 36.00" x 29.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 29, 1918
Exhibitions:
It's a Man's World,...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Which One? Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 28.00" x 24.00", Framed 30.00" x 27.00"
Cover of Saturday Evening Post Magazine, October 31, 1908.
Exhibitions:
It's a Man's World, Illustration Art by and for Men: November 14-17 2012, Illustration House NYC
The National Arts Club NYC Jan 6- 19 2013
Christie's New York, Illustrating America: Norman Rockwell and His Contemporaries, November 30, 2013- January, 2014
Joseph Christian Leyendecker was one of the most famous and prolific illustrators of his time and painted one less cover for The Saturday Evening Post than Norman Rockwell. He was the creator of the cherubic New Year’s Baby and the handsome Arrow Shirt Man who set the style for men’s fashion for decades.
In addition to his beautiful men, women and children, Leyendecker’s covers and advertisements depicted subjects ranging from sports to war to politics. This 1908 Post cover shows a young newsboy holding pictures of William Howard Taft...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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