1910s Art

Fight Between Two Boys, Saturday Evening Post cover study, 1911

Signed Lower Right by Artist Book illustration: Smuggler’s Island, by Clarissa A. Kneeland; Publisher: (Houghton Mifflin Co.), 1928, opp. page126.

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, June 8, 1912

Als Sohn eines Lehrers wurde Willi Geiger 1878 in Landshut geboren. 1898–99 besuchte er die Münchner Kunstgewerbeschule, anschließend die Technische Hochschule, an der er sein Staats...

115 years after they were created, one can view these silhouettes differently than the artist’s intent. After all, the genesis of this work was an editorial illustration for Life Magazine to showcase elaborate women’s hats. They were done for a commercial assignment with a deadline, and picky editors were overseeing the final work. Today, they have a dual meaning. These charming silhouettes are abstractions as much as they are representations. Moreover, each one is a compact little gem stuffed with observational detail. Golden Age female illustrator Jesse Gillespie's mastery of technical skill, is apparent in minute details and composition. Young women, old women, pendants, necklaces, feathers, and laced vails all contribute to the works understated complexity. The identity of the subjects are revealed by small areas of exposed neck and chin. As the viewers eyes goes from left to right - all six silhouettes read as fashion hieroglyphs in a sentence with a visual rhythm and cadence. . Initialed JG lower right., Matted but not framed. Published: Life Magazine, March 17th, 1910. Provenance: Honey and Wax Bookstore ________________________________ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Gillespie Willing (March 28, 1888 – August 1, 1972) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of illustration. She was considered the foremost silhouette illustrator of her time, although she did traditional illustration as well. Willing illustrated for books and magazines including Life, The Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, Mother and Child, McClure's Magazine, Childhood Education, the Sunday Magazine, Association Men (the magazine of the YMCA), Farm and Fireside, Every Week, Children: The Magazine for Parents (which became Parents Magazine), and the American Magazine. She is perhaps most well known for her work for the Girl Scouts. Early life Willing was born in Brooklyn on March 28, 1888 to John Thomson Willing (August 4, 1860 – July 8, 1947)[1][2] and Charlotte Elizabeth Van Der Veer Willing (December 1, 1859 – March 4, 1930).[3] Thomson Willing was a noted illustrator and art editor. He was also well known for finding new artistic talent. Jessie Willing was the eldest of three children. Her brother Van Der Veer (November 30, 1889 – January 14, 1919), who died of pneumonia at the age of 29, was an advertising agent.[4] Her sister Elizabeth Hunnewell Willing (July 26, 1908 – August 15, 1991) was one of the first women to graduate from the Philadelphia Divinity School.[5][6] Elizabeth married the Rev. Orrin Judd, rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, on September 22, 1931, and was active in church work.[citation needed] The Willing family moved to the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1901 or 1902. Jessie Willing attended the Stevens School, from which she graduated in 1905. She then went on to attend the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts from 1906 to 1907.[7][8] Career Willing used her middle name Gillespie as her professional surname. She also often signed her illustrations J.G.[9] The story goes that the art editor of Life magazine was in Thomson Willing's office when he was the art editor of the Associated Sunday Magazine syndicate. Thomson Willing had some of Jessie's artwork on his desk, which the Life editor saw and admired. He asked for the artist's information so that he could give her freelance work. Thomson Willing did not want to be accused of nepotism so he persuaded Jessie to use Jessie Gillespie as her professional name, which she did.[10][11] In addition to her extensive illustration work, Willing was also the editor of Heirlooms and Masterpieces from 1922 to 1931 and the art editor of Jewelers' Circular-Keystone from 1933 to 1939.[12] She specialized in jewelry publicity and advertising. In 1966 she won the Gold medal of the Printing Week Graphic Arts Exhibit in Philadelphia for her Christmas catalog for J.E. Caldwell Co., Philadelphia. Willing was a member of the Plastic Club of Philadelphia,[13] the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the National Arts Club of New York.[14] She was an honorary life member of the National Arts Club[15] and served on its Board of Governors from 1941-1970. In 1963, she received the Gold Medal of the National Arts Club in recognition of 32 years of selfless devotion.[15] Additionally, she was the national director of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) from 1943 to 1946.[15] Previous to this she served as the Program Chairman of the AIGA and in that position she put together a travelling exhibit on the "history of narrative art from the first recorded picture story to the comic book of the twentieth century."[16][17] Illustrations in books With Tongue and Pen--Frederick Bair, et al. (MacMillan, 1940) Masoud the Bedouin--Alfred Post Carhart (Missionary Education Movement, 1915) The Path of the Gopatis--Zilpha Carruthers (National Dairy Council, 1926) The Schoolmaster and His Son: A Narrative of the Thirty Years War--Karl Heinrich Caspari (Lutheran Publication Society, 1917) On a Rainy Day--Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Sarah Scott Fisher (A.S. Barnes and Co., 1938) Book of Games for Home, School and Playground--William B. Forbush and Harry R Allen...

Signature: Signed Lower Right Medium: Oil on Canvas This illustration was a Saturday Evening Post cover, September 13, 1913.

James George Weiland American, 1872-1968 Young Girl Resting in a Bed of Flowers Oil on canvas 24 by 30 in. W/frame 30 by 36 in. Signed lower left...

Medium: Gouache and Watercolor on Board Sight Size 18.00" x 17.00", Framed 25.00" x 24.00" "Twas The Night Before Christmas" by Clemen...

Walt Lauderback like Dean Cornwell represents the pinnacle of the Golden Age of American Illustration. Based on the signature, this watercolor of a family with dog on boat appears ...

Signed Lower Left by Artist

Signed Lower Left by Artist Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, September 6, 1913

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to present this piece by Herbert Pullinger (1878 - 1961). Herbert Pullinger was born and raised in Philadelphia where he would spend his entire life....

Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Panel Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910

Medium: Pencil and Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right The Modern Priscilla Magazine Cover, June 1916.

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned The finished painting of this illustration was featured on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, ...

Original cover illustration for Top-Notch Magazine, published October 1, 1919. Featuring an action-packed early football image of a player kicking a ball, this exciting, fresh-to-the-market pulp cover painting is signed lower right by Clyde Forsythe, an American illustrator who created a number of iconic American WWI propaganda posters...

Signature: Signed Lower Right Medium: Oil on Canvas Cover for Life Magazine, January 1, 1914 Caption: "Which Bird?"

Medium: Charcoal Drawing Signature: Signed Lower Right Framed 40.00" x 32.00" Bad glare in photos taken. Piece is in perfect condition. Please let me know if you would like to see a...

Medium: Ink, Watercolor, Gouache on Paper laid to Paperboad Signature: Inscribed Collier's Cover Weekly/Sept. 1914/Belgian Automobile Troops/Fighting German Dragoons (on the reverse)...

Medium: Watercolor and Gouache with Graphite on Paper Mounted Signature: Signed Lower Right "I Should Worry." Cover illustration for Judge magazine, pu...

Medium: Pen and Ink on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Story Illustration- Life Magazine ca. 1915 Seated Man in dressing gown pulling on maid's apron

Date: 1919 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Dimensions: 20.75" x 22.00" Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned Sight Size 24.00" x 16.50;" Framed 31.75" x 24.75" "Universal Peace" by Hamilton Holt, August 1911. Cosmopolitan Magazine...

The portfolio consists of 10 linocuts, each printed on a separate sheet and stamp signed with the artist's signature stamp "Pougny". These original prints were created by Pougny hims...

Date: 1915 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 40.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Rip Van Winkle, Cream of Wheat advertisement, 1915 This p...

Medium: Charcoal on Board Signature: Signed "W.B. King" Lower Right The Negotiation. Likely a story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, circa 1915.

Illustration for “The First Works” by Basil King as part of the series “The Everlasting Doors” for Cosmopolitan, published July 1920, pages 38-39. In his series “The Everlasting Doors,” Basil King delves into his belief that humanity underestimates its own psychic powers. King expresses a profound desire to rediscover the “lost laws of the universe,” believing these ancient principles could lead to remarkable advancements, including “the abolishing of Death and other wonders.” Enhancing the published text was Frank Leyenecker’s dramatic illustration, which framed and decorated the pages. Leyendecker presumably later added the poetic lines, “Relax and lay your head on my shoulder. Give me your hand and I will lead you on. We cannot make mistakes because the light is too strong to allow of anyone missing the way,” to fill in the white space, transforming the painting into a more complete and visually resonant artwork. Signature: Signed Lower Right: F X Leyendecker...

Medium: Pencil and Wash on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right "To the Last Penny," by Edwin Lefevre and illustrated by Frederick R. Gruger for the Sa...

Date: 1918 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 31.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left From the Collection of James "Rip" Collins, former member of the Gashouse Gang.

A superb, richly-inked impression of this extremely scarce etching and drypoint. Second state (of 2). Edition of approximately only 10. Signed in pencil by Marin in lower right margi...

Date: 1907-1910 Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 22.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Stuart Travis did many early Vogue magazine covers. Signed with an address on ...

Illustration of a couple. "The farmer crossed the plowed strip to Saxon, and joined her on the rail." Ink, watercolor, and gouache on board. 991x749 mm; 39x29 1/2 inches. Signed in full, lower left. Illustration for the first appearance of Jack London's novel "The Valley of the Moon," Cosmopolitan Magazine...

Approximate Date: 1915 Medium: Pen and Ink on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 22.00" x 20.00" Story Illustration- Life Magazine ca. ...

Signed Lower Left Illustration for part eleven of "The Flying Fish" by Arthur Somers Roche, Collier's, August 19, 1918.

ARTUR MARKOWICZ 1872-1934 Podgórze (Poland) 1872-1934 Cracow (Polish) Title: Sketchbook I, 1915 Technique: A Sketchbooks with 154 Pencil and Colour Pencil Drawings on Paper with Stamp Size: 16.5 x 20.5 cm. / 6.5 x 8.1 in. Additional Information: This is an original sketchbook...

Date: 1917 Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Dimensions: 13.00" x 20.75" Signature: Signed

Signed Lower Left Likely an illustration for a Gerlach Barklow Yard Long Calendar, circa 1915

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right "A Successful Man," by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, from book Poems of Optimism (1919).

Signature: Initialed Lower Center "Writing for Print" by E. W. Howe and illustrated by Guernsey Moore for the Saturday Evening Post, December 6th, 1919.

This period lithograph of the S.S. IMPERATOR includes its original period frame with plaque. There are a few nicks on the tin but the condition is overall excellent. SS IMPERATOR was a German ocean liner built for the Hamburg America Line. At the time of her completion in June 1913, she was the largest passenger ship in the world by gross tonnage, surpassing the new White Star liner OLYMPIC. IMPERATOR was the first of three successively larger Hamburg American liners that included SS Vaterland (later the United States Liner LEVIATHAN) and SS Bismarck (purchased and renamed MAJESTIC for the White Star Line transatlantic passenger service). IMPERATOR ran a transatlantic route for 14 months, until the outbreak of World War I, after which she remained in port in Hamburg. After the war, she was briefly commissioned into the United States Navy as USS IMPERATOR and employed as a troop transport, returning American troops from Europe. Following her service with the U.S. Navy, IMPERATOR was handed over to Britain's Cunard Line as part of war reparations, due to the loss of the RMS LUSITANIA...

Medium: Ink and Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Contact for exact dimensions. Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies, New York, 1916, illustrated Edward D. Nudelman,...

Signature: Signed Lower Right Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post 3/25/1916.

Signed Lower Left "Mr. Bingle." Frontispiece illustration for "Mr. Bingle" by George Barr McCutcheon (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1915.)

Book illustration for Making Money by Owen Johnson published by Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, 1915. The full caption reads “Your promise. No one is to know what I do.” ...

JACQUES VILLON 1875-1963 (Gaston Duchamp) Damville 1875-1963 Paris (French) Title: The Small Mechanical Workshop Le petit atelier de mécanique, 1914 ...

Date: 1912 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 19.00" x 36.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left

Medium: Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Magazine Advertisement Young woman in blue and black lace dress holding and looking at flowers.

Story illustration for “A Lady in Distress” by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester for Hearst’s magazine, published July 1917, page 34. The full caption reads: “’Louise,’ c...

Date: 1919 Medium: Charcoal on Board Dimensions: 24.00" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story illustration, image of a young woman confiding in elderly religious man.

Date: 1919 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 35.50" x 23.00" Signature: Signed Story illustration: “Painless Extraction”, author: Octavus Roy Cohen, Saturday Evening Post, March...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1918 Signature: Unsigned Dimensions: 26.00" x 14.00" Fashion Illustration, Fall: 1918

Date: 1919 Medium: Charcoal on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 15.20" x 18.50" "The Vanishing Men," November 29, 1919.

Original Magazine Illustration for a magazine like Harper's, Vanity Fair, Life, Look, and Judge Shinn was an American realist painter and member of the Ashcan School. He also exhibited with the short-lived group known as "The Eight," Work is framed in an attractive gilt frame Morris Weiss collection...

Antar, artist: Georges Rochengrosse. Size: 26.26" x 34.25". Year: 1912. Archival linen backed in very good condition; ready to frame. This poster was printed by Maquet Gr. PARIS. Or...

JACQUES VILLON 1875-1963 (Gaston Duchamp) Damville 1875-1963 Paris (French) Title: Le Petit Équilibriste, 1914 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching with full m...

LASZLO BARO MEDNYANSZKY 1852-1919 Beckó, Slovakia 1852-1919 Vienna (Hungarian) Title: Rooftops, circa 1912 Technique: Original Hand Signed Pencil Drawing on Paper size: 2...

"La sentinelle de Thérèse" (The Sentinel of Therese), two soldiers discussing, bears a handwritten note at the bottom "if you feel like sneezing, you will go under the window of the ...

Oval Portrait by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952) Woodcut 15.1 x 11.3 cm (6 x 4¹/₂ inches) Initialled, inscribed and dated 1918 in the plate Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo and n...

La Proie by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 12.5 x 17.5 cm (4 ⅞ x 6 ⅞ inches) Signed and dated 1917 Trial proof no.35 Artist's Biography: Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and...

Laleham Road, Ashford by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Ink on paper 25.6 x 20 cm (10 ¹/₈ x 7 ⁷/₈ inches) Inscribed and dated lower right, Ashford 30 dec 1917 This work is accomp...