Gilbert Riswald

Party Seen Through Beer Glass

1956

Advertisement for Schlitz beer, 1950. Published ad included. It’s part of their “I was curious” series that always features three panels. This one feat...

Beer Belongs advertisement. The illustrations of Douglas Crockwell were often simply signed “Douglass” to avoid confusion with the signature of Norman Rockwell, particularly since their work was being published on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post during the same period. Necessary too, because Crockwell also worked very realistically, and like Rockwell, was particularly good with children. Their backgrounds, however, were entirely different. Crockwell was born in Chicago, Ohio, and took his degree in Science at Washington University, followed by study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago and the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. He received his first commission for a cover for The Saturday Evening Post in 1933, and this was followed by many more, as well as work for other periodicals and a long list of national advertisers. During the ‘thirties, he also completed Post Office murals in Vermont, New York State and Mississippi, and began to work on experimental animated films. The films, and inventing a “pan-stereo” viewing...

Medium: Oil on Canvasboard Signature: Signed Lower Left This illustration was published as the paperback cover of High Priced Party Girl by Bart Frame, A C...

Signed Lower Left by Artist

“Thru a Glass Brightly” by artist Alec Montroy is a view of Times Square from a unique elevated perspective.

During the Golden Age of Hollywood no illustrator chronicled the great stars, pin-ups and good girls better than Jaro Fabry, Work is Framed i...

Artist: Lennart Jirlow Medium: Original Lithograph, Signed, Ed. of 310, 1981 Dimensions: 25.6 x 18.9 in, 65 x 48cm

Herbert Leupin's original advertising poster for Swiss Beer, dating back to 1953, stands as a quintessential representation of Swiss craftsmanship and culture. Crafted with meticulou...