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"Adventures in Literature" Figurative 1930's Illustration art
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful original figure painting for a 1930's illustration by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century Antonio Petruccelli (1907
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Just Married", 1930s Original Painted Figurative Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative 1930's illustration of a just married couple in a classic car by Charles Kinghan
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Acrylic

Biblical Story illustration Art for Religious Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Miriam Story Hurford was a prolific and major American female illustrator in the 1930s to the
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Gouache

Original Painting. Colliers Magazine Cover Published 1933 Wedding Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Colliers Magazine Cover Published 1933 Wedding Illustration Antonio
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Fortune Magazine Cover Published 1941 Illustration Precisionist American Scene
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Fortune Magazine Cover Published 1941 Illustration Precisionist American Scene Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
(1907 - 1994) Vanity Fair Illustration proposal, c 1930’s 18 X 13 3/4 inches (sight) Framed 26 3/4 X 22
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Vogue Magazine Illustration Turn of the Century - Woman Illustrator
By Helen Dryden
Located in Miami, FL
Early in the artist's career most likely for Vogue Magazine. Signed lower left. Helen Dryden (1882
Category

1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Graphite, Gouache, India Ink

Japan Issue Fortune Magazine Cover Proposal Japanese Mid-Century Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Japan Issue Fortune Magazine Cover Proposal Japanese Mid-Century Illustration Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Charlie Chaffinch - Original 1930s illustration by Steven Spurrier
By Steven Spurrier
Located in London, GB
art and became a freelance magazine illustrator contributing to such magazines as The Graphic
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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA Ernest Hamlin
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Golden Age of Illustration Beautiful Smiling Woman, Female Illustrator
By Zoë Mozert
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning portrait with a killer smile by Golden Age of Illustration female Illustrator Zoë Mozert
Category

1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Call to the Dance - 1930s British Theatrical illustration by Robert Sherriffs
By Robert Stewart Sherriffs
Located in London, GB
magazine’s film and theatre caricaturist from 1930 onwards. He also contributed weekly drawings to the Radio
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Wanderer - Vintage Advertising on Paper - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Wanderer is a beautiful original black and white illustration on ivory colored paper, applied on
Category

1930s Art Deco More Art

Materials

Illustration Board

Arriving at Church in Winter - Figurative Realistic Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative illustration of people arriving at a church by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Gouache

Whimsical Illustration Skiing Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
drawing illustrations and cartoons for The New Yorker in 1930, producing more than 2,600 drawings and 117
Category

1930s Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
, 1895-1984). This grayscale painting was created as an original illustration for a short story, circa
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Whimsical Illustration Hiking Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
illustrations and cartoons for The New Yorker in 1930, producing more than 2,600 drawings and 117 covers for the
Category

1930s Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Fishing Illustration Cartoon 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
illustrations and cartoons for The New Yorker in 1930, producing more than 2,600 drawings and 117 covers for the
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
illustrations and cartoons for The New Yorker in 1930, producing more than 2,600 drawings and 117 covers for the
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache Original figurative illustration of
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard

Smokestack at the Refinery - Realistic Industrial Illustration in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Industrial illustration of a smokestack by Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). A large
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard, Watercolor

Pulp Magazine Marine Combat Scene Shoot Out in Blue Noir
Located in Miami, FL
adventure magazine depicting the instant a soldier is shot. The big point of the painting is how
Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Gouache

William Fisher Classic American Illustration on Canvas
Located in Larchmont, NY
in a thickly painted, darkly outlined modernist style that had a distinct 1930's style about them
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tuned Out" Liberty Magazine Cover, 1925
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Out. Cover illustration for Liberty Magazine, June 6, 1925, ,featuring a father tuning out the sharp
Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude - Original Watercolor on Paper - 1930s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
stamps, illustrations for books and magazines, theater sets (for Dullin), medals, paintings and even
Category

1930s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Liberty Magazine Cover, June 28, 1930
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Liberty Magazine Cover, June 28, 1930 Young girl on tire swing Charles Leslie Thrasher
Category

1930s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Painting Published Fortune Mag Cover 1935 Jewels Jewelry Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
cover illustration contests. In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers
Category

1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

French Art Deco Original Gouache Illustration Drawing by Raymonde Hacker
Located in Atlanta, GA
stylish designs. The illustration was created for a fashion show program or a magazine advertisement. The
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

Portrait of a Boy - Original Drawing - 1930s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
. He also produced postage stamps, illustrations for books and magazines, theater sets (for Dullin
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Roi Pausole - Original Etching by Marcel Vertès - 1930s
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
, in 1930s. In good conditions. Image Dimensions: 26.5 x 20 cm This artwork represents a figure of a
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Original Painting Life Mag Published 1955 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility
Category

1950s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do
Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Cadets Football New Yorker Mag Cover Proposal American Scene Modern Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Golden Age of Illustration Romance Story, Man Woman Relationship - Green Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
magazine illustration. His work appeared in Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post, as well as many
Category

1960s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil, Graphite

"Bird" Bradley Walker Tomlin, American Modernist, Animal, Dove Illustration LGBT
Located in New York, NY
New York City from where he became a successful illustrator of magazine covers for Conde Nast
Category

1920s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
in children's magazines. An entire generation of children grew up with her book illustrations
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Original vintage gouache painting on poster board by Emma Heinzelmann (Hungarian, born 1930
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Nude of Woman - Original Watercolor by Jean Delpech - 1930s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
success in Italy. He also produced postage stamps, illustrations for books and magazines, theater sets
Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Parisian Fashion Model - Mid-Century - Female Artist Vogue Magazine ?
By Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom
Located in Miami, FL
graduating, worked in fashion illustration. Artistic career She created illustrations for Vogue magazine
Category

1940s Feminist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Official Palettes - Original Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989) around the 1930s. Black China Ink (fountain pen and felt-tip
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Berline Taglebatt - Original China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - Early 1930s
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
and one of the leading Italian caricaturists and cartoonists. "The donkey" weekly magazine published
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

1930s Vintage Oil Painting Girl, Puppy Dog, American Illustrator Lawrence Wilbur
By Lawrence Wilbur
Located in Surfside, FL
, New Jersey. Lawrence Wilbur is known for Illustrator, magazine cover, portrait paintings. Lawrence
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Venice, Maria della Salute' — 1930s Impressionism
By Anton Schutz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
of illustrations for the magazine section, traveling as far west as San Francisco. Schutz then
Category

1930s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

'The Steps' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
-time contributor to the progressive magazine The Nation, his illustrations appearing between 1930 and
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Aquarium' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
artist, producing illustrations for books and newspapers. In his newspaper and magazine work, Eichenberg
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Trois photographies de mode pour le Daily Telegraph Magazine 1968. Avec Dali.
Located in PARIS, FR
ailleurs de nombreux articles, illustrations et publicités pour des magazines d’art et de mode, à l’instar
Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Large Richard Merkin Painting Harlem Jazz Club, New Yorker Magazine Cover Artist
By Richard Merkin
Located in Surfside, FL
headlined in the early 1930s at Harlem's Ubangi Club, where she was backed up by a chorus line of drag
Category

1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Bricklayers House Beautiful Cover Proposal American Scene Modern 1930s Workers
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original 1930s Painting Fortune Cover Proposal. Industrial Modern American Scene
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful cover illustration contests. In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Searching the Car - Desaturated Colors Muted Warm Yellows and Grey
By Harry Beckhoff
Located in Miami, FL
This Harry Beckhoff illustration is masterfully rendered and intricately designed in line and wash
Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
intent. After all, the genesis of this work was an editorial illustration for Life Magazine to showcase
Category

1910s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Surfside, FL
-1930s with a series of paintings and prints on the subject funded by a 1936 Guggenheim grant. It was
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
By James McCracken
Located in New York, NY
magazines and illustrations for children's books, newspapers and railroad posters.
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Surprised Woman with Cactus 1920s Female Illustrator
By Susan Flint
Located in Miami, FL
. Most likely an interior illustration for a newsstand magazine. Signed lower right Susan. unframed
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Drying Nets - Mont Saint Pierre
By John Ford Clymer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
an antique 1930s signed oil on canvas painting by the important American artist and illustrator John
Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Female Bather (Nude Women)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
illustrations for popular magazines and books until 1930 when she transitioned from illustrator to professional
Category

1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Find the exact 1930s magazine illustration you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Modern style, while we also have 2 Modern versions to choose from as well. Adding a 1930s magazine illustration to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, black, gray, brown and more. A 1930s magazine illustration from Seymour Alling Ball, Ernest Hamlin Baker, Ralph Coleman, Edouard Garcia Benito and Maginel Wright Enright Barney — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, canvas and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large 1930s magazine illustration can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 10 high and 13.5 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a 1930s Magazine Illustration?

The average selling price for a 1930s magazine illustration we offer is $7,500, while they’re typically $3,500 on the low end and $29,000 for the highest priced.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
    What brides wore in the 1930s varied. Some wore long flowing dresses made of satin or silk. Long sleeves were popular and designs often featured only minimal embellishments like appliqués and beading. Because many people faced difficult financial situations due to the Great Depression, brides also sometimes simply wore their best dresses on their wedding days. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage wedding dresses.