Illustration Board Paintings

Foggy Coastal Seascape in Oil on Illustration Board Dramatic seascape with coastal cliffs by unknown artist "Kelly" (20th Century). The viewer stands at the edge of the ocean, atop ...

Mid Century Floral Still-Life in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Board Classic mid century floral still-life with impasto in warm, autumn colors by Frances Christensen American, ...

Vibrant painting of the Utah desert range by an unknown artist. Unsigned. Presented in a painted wood frame with linen fillet. Image size, 24"H x 30"L.

"Clatterer" (2023) by Allen Williams is an original oil painting on a sealed illustration board that depicts an eerie and disturbing portrait of a demon...

An original illustration by Cuban artist Andres Garcia Benitez which was used for the cover of the iconic Carteles magazine in November of 1938. ...

Oil paint on heavy illustration board by the Spanish artist, Cecilio Pla. Signed lower right. Titled and signed verso. “Tipos” means types; different type...

When a husband catches his wife with another man, it's no joke, except if it's a Gilbert Bundy mid-century cartoon for Esquire Magazine. Caption: "You'd better introduce us – I disl...

Impressionistic Still Life with Grapes and Apples, Original Signed Oil Painting Colorful still-life showing piles of fruit in a grove of trees by an unknown artist, signed H. Torsak...

Interior courtyard scene by Mary Scott (American, late 19th/early 20th C). Two large stone columns support an arch, framing the composition. Between the columns, some of the courtyard can be seen, including a tree and the edges of a grassy area. Across the courtyard, there is a small desk and chair...

Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Nature Morte A La Nappe Rouge” Still Life on a Red Tablecloth. An abstract grouping of items on a table in just deep red...

Fox amidst the Hay Bales on a Misty Morning in a Field in the English Countryside, by British Artist Andrew Hutchinson Art measures 22 x 10 inches F...

Stunning portrait with a killer smile by Golden Age of Illustration female Illustrator Zoë Mozert. Signed lower right. Framed under glass, silk matted and i...

View of the Towers of Chartres Cathedral in Acrylic on Artist's Board Colorful, idealistic representation of Chartres Cathedral and the surrounding area by Ben Venezky (American, 18...

Today's newly minted fine art stars are from the mid-century surrealism school and include Gertrude Abercrombie, Remedios Varo, and Leonora Carrington, who were mostly unknown five y...

This piece came from the collection of the Bezalel Art Gallery on the Lower East Side of New York City. Emmanuil Snitkovsky is an internationally known artist, sculpture and poet. Emmanuil Snitkovsky was born into a family of artists and scholars from the Odessa Art College in Russia. Immersed in the traditions of Russia art, he approaches form, line, space and color with relentless vision and impeccable technique. Two highly successful artists, the husband and wife team of Emmanuil and Janet Snitkovsky have exhibited a selection of eight large Judaic paintings at the Chabad Chassidic Art Institute (Chai Gallery) in Crown Heights. Three of those paintings are truly singular visions of Jewish Art that cause us to stop and reassess our preconceptions about the meaning and importance of their subjects. Emmanuil and Janet Snitkovsky were both born in the Ukraine in the 1930′s. Emmanuil was trained in Odessa in public monument art, and Janet majored in fashion at the Lvov Decorative Art Institute. After both narrowly survived the devastation of the Second World War in Stalin’s Russia, they began to collaborate on state sponsored art works in 1962. For ten years, they worked on grandiose public sculptural projects to commemorate the fallen Russian heroes of the Second World War in Moscow, Kiev, Tula and Kazan. They were exemplary Soviet Realists working for the Soviet regime. Eventually, this career became untenable for them, both as artists and as Jews, when they clashed with Soviet officialdom over a commission to commemorate the Babi-Yar massacre. The Soviets refused to acknowledge this massacre of 100,000 Jews and eventually suppressed the memorial. In 1978, Emmanuil and Janet arrived in New York and began to recreate their artistic lives. In the ensuing 25 years, they have been quite successful, exhibiting widely in the United States and Europe. They have nurtured a hybrid style of painting and sculpture called “Renaissance Revival” combining contemporary and classical subjects in a stylized realism that evokes both the American regionalist Thomas Hart Benton and the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli. The works are highly proficient, polished, and commercial productions in a quirky decorative style. They have continued to accept sculptural projects that have not shied away from kitschy realistic sculptures of Charlie Chaplin as “The Kid,” The Little Tramp” and Buster Keaton as “Cameramen.” In some ways, they have appropriated American culture just as they once accepted Soviet culture. Janet, a graduate of the Lvov College, was invited- by virtue of the high honors she achieved there- to matriculate at the Lvov University of Art. Such an opportunity is extremely rare for anyone, particularly for someone of Jewish descent. Their works of art are included in collections of the Japanese Imperial Family...

Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942 In the Hudson River School style by A (K) Mathieu (American, 19th-20th C). Harvest time at the Homestead with a hay wago...

Signed lower right, 'Josef M Arentz' (German-American, 1903-1969) and painted circa 1955. Displayed in a period, carved gilt-wood and painted frame. Fra...

An unsigned mid century modern American abstract painting

Beautiful California plein air painting of San Gabriel Mountains in autumn with iconic Sycamore tree in foreground. Circa 1960. Unsigned. Presented in vintage gilt-toned carved wood frame. Image size: 10"H x 14"W. The San Gabriel Mountains have inspired many famous plein air painters including Hanson Puthuff, Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, Maurice Braun...

Night Life in the City - Figurative Cityscape Mid 1960s cityscape by an unknown artist. Oil on artists board. Image, 16"H x 20"W

1996: Gianluca Peruzzi - Juventus Goalkeeper, Champion of the UEFA Champions League Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated '96 Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albiss...

Still Life with Cantaloupe and Chianti Bottle in Oil on Canvas Classically styled still life by Ben Dominguez (American, 20th Century). Several pieces of fruit sit on a table, surrounding a bottle of Chianti wine...

Mid Century South Lake Tahoe in Winter Landscape Original Oil Painting Snow-capped stone pillars with split-rail fence framing iconic South Lake Tahoe valley in winter. A crisp blue...

Santa has a quickie with Mom. Elmer Simms Campbell was the first African American Illustrator to work for major newsstand magazines. Published December, 1963 Signed in pencil lower...

Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900 Stream above Lake Bon Tempe with Mt. Tamalpais in the background. A warm spring day in Northern California and the Bay Area. Excell...

Original cover for Collier's magazine, published December 21, 1901 The image features a woman sitting on a bench next to a dog and holding a book. Artwork Dimensions: 20" x 14" Fra...

Anita Johnson Untitled (Monochrome Construct), c. 1960s Oil on illustration board Framed dimensions: 21 in. H × 16 in. W Presented in a contemporary black frame In this striking bla...

Basket Weaver with his Baskets for the Market 1950s figurative oil Expressive and detail portrait of a weaver and his baskets, heading to market by California impressionist nna Oley...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...

Monterey Customs House and Sailboats on the Bay by unknown California artist (American, 1930+-) Some age wear to paint. frame is contemporary with slight wear and included at no cost...

Motke Blum was born in Racacun, Romania in 1925. Early in his childhood, the Blum family moved to Bucharest where they settled in a house situated near a circus. The circus would be...

Mid Century Fields of Wheat Landscape - Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Board Idyllic landscape of a path winding through a field of wheat, punctua...

Simon’s automotive illustrations have been featured in Road & Track, Sports Car International, Automobile, Thoroughbred and Classic Cars, Classic and Sportscar, and Vintage Motorsport magazines. Favorite projects document automotive racing history, and he has designed over 60 original automotive racing posters for such clients as UNOCAL, Michelin, BF Goodrich, SVRA’s Bahama Vintage Grand Prix, and a series of Monterey Auction posters. Simon designed and illustrated the cover of the Indianapolis 500...

Contemporary Circular Figurative Abstract by NanC Meinhardt Evocative contemporary figurative abstract by NanC Meinhardt (American, 20th Century). Reminiscent of her bead...

Kathryn E. Cherry Rockport Harbor Signed lower right Oil on canvas board 10 1/2 x 12 inches Kathryn Cherry was an influential St. Louis painter, ceramicist, designer, and art educa...

Sex and violence take center stage in this mid-1960s men's magazine interior story illustration. This action-packed narrative of a G.I. close-up gun battle incorporates five peak m...

High Desert Scene at sunrise circa 1930s by Herbert A. Schmidt (American, 1885 - 1930) Schmidt was a well known architect and designer of many San Francisco buildings and was a pupil at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute (SF) in 1899-1901. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Architecture. President of the San Francisco Bohemian Club...

Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition Date: Approximately 1970 Medium: Gouache on cardboard with embossed stamp Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 49 cm approx. A stylized o...

Sierra Peak California Mountain and Stream 1930s 1930s painting of the California Sierras by Southern California artist Aaron Roberts (American, 19...

Artist: Mohammad Reza Sharify (alt. Sharifi) (Iranian 1970-) Title: Untitled Year: 1997 Medium: watercolor and gouache on artist’s board Size: 19 x 25 inches. Framed size: 30.25 x 36.25 inches Signature: Signed, dated lower right “M R Sharify 1997” by the artist. Artist’s stamp on reverse Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original frame This painting is by the Iranian artist Mohammad Reza Sharify (1970-). The painting depicts a fanciful, fantastic horse. Sharify has studied with a number of noted Iranian masters including Mahmoud Farshchian...

Serene landscape by notable billboard artist Art Pastusak (American, b. 1950). A small dock just out over glassy water, rendered in dark grey-green and bright cyan, where the sky is reflected. The shore is rendered in tones of yellow, tan, and green, with some water lapping up towards the viewer. Signed and dated "Art Pastusak 18" in the lower left corner. Titled "Solitude" on verso. No frame. Board size: 11"H x 14"W Art Pastusak (American, b. 1950) is an artist and billboard painter originally from Portland, OR. Pastusak began outdoor painting in 1977, focusing on billboards. He learned from Mario Rueda, Bernardo Sepulveda, and Tim Solliday. Pastusak has been commissioned by major brands like Apple, Nike, Red Bull, Subaru, and Spotify. In 1992, Pastusak stopped painting billboards to focus on larger scale public murals, mostly in Oregon and Los Angeles. He now focuses on smaller fine art...

Bob Peak may be the heir to Norman Rockwell in portraying the American Scene. Yet Peak's graphic representations depart from Rockwell's tight academic style. In the present work from...

Skillfully executed courtyard scene by H. von der Planitz (german, 19th-20th cent ). Several trees cast dramatic shadows on the dirt floor of a courtyard, next to a colonnade that fr...

Famed Disney artist Mary Blair was also an illustrator for assignments outside Disney. The present work appears to be for a Gelolo Mchugh children's book called Baby's House. There i...

For those over 60, it's likely that Alice and Martin Provensen influenced your childhood. We all read the classic Golden Books with Fuzzy Ki...

A complex story is portrayed in one picture. American Glamour Illustrator Jon Whitcomb interprets a Mid-Century Cosmopolitan story about a beautiful blond actress who, on set, appea...

An original mid century modern abstract expressionist painting by American artist Toma Yovanovich. Toma Yovanovich (1931-2016) Yovanovich was a painter/printmaker whose work i...

For those who appreciate good academic painting and drawing, study Pearl Frush. She gets it right. In the present work, Frush paints a perfect face. Not just anatomically, but also i...

Trees by the Pond at Sunset - Landscape in Acrylic on Artist's Board Signed "Bobbi Doyle Maher" in the lower left corner. Signed on verso. No frame. Panel size: 8"H x 10"W Bobbi ...

A British Children's Book Illustrator paints a charming picture of two happy boys painting a barn, surrounded by a gaggle of farm animals and a zebra. The present painting blends a s...

Margaret Michel (American, 20th Century) Signed: Michel (Lower, Right) " Ramono's Foods ", c. 1960s Gouache and Watercolor on Illustration Board 20" x 30" Housed in a 3/4" Frame...

Signed lower left: Seymour Ball Inscribed upper left: To Morris E Weiss with best wishes Seymour Ball" Matted not framed

George Hirsch - He gets his inspiration from the prototype of neo-classic painting for this groovy 1970s brothel. This is a complex figural work with m...

When fabled female illustrator Mary Blair was not creating fantasy images for Disney, she was doing freelance illustration work for commercial clients. We think that is one of those ...

Beauty and the Beast-like theme is realized in one side of this work by famed Childens Book illustrators Alice and Martin Provensen. Study for "The Pr...

“Graduation Day” is emblematic of mid-century American Illustration. But the real story of this storytelling work is that it embodies the lost art of portrait painting and graphic design. Alex Ross borrows on the classical tradition and flaunts his skills as a narrative painter. In “Graduation Day”, he paints a complex composition involving at least thirteen portraits. The subjects are beautifully rendered and lit. They are set against a dark grey background and jump off the surface at the viewer. The composition is complexly designed. The future graduate in the red jacket engaging with a girl photographer is a compositional device that leads the viewer's eye to the main subject - a father congratulating his son on graduating from medical school. Creating art that relies on facial expressions and body gestures is a talent absent in contemporary art. Why? It’s very hard to do and takes years and training and practice to get it right. Despite Alex Ross's folksy subject matter, this work is a high example of naturalism and representation by an important member of the Golden Age of American Illustration. Signed lower right Born in the town of Dunfermline, Scotland, Alexander Sharpe Ross (1908-1990) moved with his family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1911. After attending Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), Ross moved to New York and joined the Charles E. Cooper Studio, where he worked among such notable illustrators as Ward Brackett, Stevan Dohanos, J. Frederick Smith...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...

Above it all, two vigorous young men stand on a mountain top. They are depicted in profile, looking out into a sublime, verdant vista of tree-lined mountains punctuated by a winding...

This strobe-like dynamic composition with bright and bold colors reflects the energetic taste of the 7 Up brand. It lies somewhere between abstraction and figuration. Peaks' use of b...

"Canyon Ponies" Wild Horses Frolic in the Snowy Wilderness of New Mexico Expressive ad action painting by New Mexico artist Connie Gardner (American, 20th C.) was an accomplished Am...