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Soldier, Life Magazine Cover
Soldier, Life Magazine Cover

Soldier, Life Magazine Cover

By Paul C. Stahr

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover illustration for Life magazine

Category

1910s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Life Magazine Story Illustration
Life Magazine Story Illustration

Life Magazine Story Illustration

By Orson Byron Lowell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Pen and Ink on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Story Illustration- Life Magazine ca

Category

1910s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Ink, Board, Pen

Life Magazine Story Illustration
Life Magazine Story Illustration

Life Magazine Story Illustration

By Orson Lowell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

: 22.00" x 20.00" Story Illustration- Life Magazine ca. 1915 Seated Man in dressing gown pulling on

Category

1910s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Ink, Board, Pen

Bag and Baggage, LIFE Magazine cover
Bag and Baggage, LIFE Magazine cover

Bag and Baggage, LIFE Magazine cover

By Clarence Coles Phillips

Located in Fort Washington, PA

LIFE Magazine cover, December 15, 1921 "Coles Phillips embodies innovative American periodical and

Category

1920s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Gouache

Hoot Mon, LIFE Magazine Cover
Hoot Mon, LIFE Magazine Cover

Hoot Mon, LIFE Magazine Cover

By Clarence Coles Phillips

Located in Fort Washington, PA

", Framed 36.00" x 18.00" Hoot Mon, Life Magazine Cover, October 20, 1910 Woman wearing a black and tan

Category

1910s Other Art Style Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

Christmas Cover Design for Life Magazine
Christmas Cover Design for Life Magazine

Christmas Cover Design for Life Magazine

By Maxfield Parrish

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The present work was published as the cover of the December 2nd, 1899 issue of Life magazine. Life

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Gold Leaf

More Attractive, Life Magazine Interior Illustration
More Attractive, Life Magazine Interior Illustration

More Attractive, Life Magazine Interior Illustration

By Harrison Fisher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

/ Fisher / 1901 “More Attractive.” Interior illustration for Life magazine, published February 1902, page

Category

Early 1900s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Gouache, Board, Pencil

Satyr and Pan, Life Magazine Cover
Satyr and Pan, Life Magazine Cover

Satyr and Pan, Life Magazine Cover

By B. Cory Kilvert

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Satyr and Pan Life Magazine Cover, April 26, 1923 Benjamin Sayre Cory Kilvert was the son of

Category

1920s Other Art Style Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Oil, Board

Mending the Shirt, Boys Life Magazine Cover
Mending the Shirt, Boys Life Magazine Cover

Mending the Shirt, Boys Life Magazine Cover

By Harold Anderson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Boys' Life, The Boy Scouts' Magazine Cover, February 1922 Harold Anderson studied at the Fenway

Category

1920s Other Art Style Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover
Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover

Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover

By Clarence Coles Phillips

Located in Fort Washington, PA

, he decided to launch his art career. His first effort was sold to the old Life magazine as a double

Category

1910s Other Art Style Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Watercolor

Story Illustration
Story Illustration

Story Illustration

By Orson Lowell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Invisible. By 1907, he was employed at Life magazine, at that time a humor publication competing with Judge

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Gouache, Board

Arts & Crafts Rare Pair of Edwin Lutyens Armchairs
Arts & Crafts Rare Pair of Edwin Lutyens Armchairs

Arts & Crafts Rare Pair of Edwin Lutyens Armchairs

By Edwin Lutyens

Located in Petworth, GB

chair was designed in 1902 for Edward Hudson, the Editor of Country Life magazine and was made in High

Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Rush, Oak

Mr. Pipp
Mr. Pipp

Mr. Pipp

By Charles Dana Gibson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

it was published in LIFE magazine on March 1, 1929. The Mr. Pipp series of Gibson drawings had been

Category

1920s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Pen

Golf Painting by Charles Ambrose of Arthur Balfour, Former Prime Minister
Golf Painting by Charles Ambrose of Arthur Balfour, Former Prime Minister

Golf Painting by Charles Ambrose of Arthur Balfour, Former Prime Minister

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Prime Minister and the leader of a Conservative Party. Taken from The Country Life Magazine Archives

Category

1910s British Sporting Art Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paint

Set of Four Regency Mahogany and Ebony Armorial Hall Chairs
Set of Four Regency Mahogany and Ebony Armorial Hall Chairs

Set of Four Regency Mahogany and Ebony Armorial Hall Chairs

By Marsh and Tatham

Located in Palm Beach, FL

1938 "Country Life" magazine photo. Marsh and Tatham were leading Mayfair cabinet-makers and

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Mahogany, Ebony

Early 20th Century J.M. Flagg Watercolor Painting
Early 20th Century J.M. Flagg Watercolor Painting

Early 20th Century J.M. Flagg Watercolor Painting

By James Montgomery Flagg

Located in Dekalb, IL

. However, his art career began all the way at age 14 when he became a contributing artist for Life magazine

Category

Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paint, Paper

Sumptuous Large Original William Foster Still Life Painting of a Banquet Table
Sumptuous Large Original William Foster Still Life Painting of a Banquet Table

Sumptuous Large Original William Foster Still Life Painting of a Banquet Table

By William Frederick Foster

Located in Tustin, CA

illustration, a depiction of high society, to Life magazine, and the style was very similar to Wenzell. From

Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Masonite

An Important 18th Century George Iii Satinwood and Sabicu Writing Cabinet
An Important 18th Century George Iii Satinwood and Sabicu Writing Cabinet

An Important 18th Century George Iii Satinwood and Sabicu Writing Cabinet

Located in Benington, Herts

Country Life magazine in 1986 and in the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair catalogue in 1987. A private

Category

1780s English George III Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Satinwood

Country Gentleman, Magazine Cover
Country Gentleman, Magazine Cover

Country Gentleman, Magazine Cover

By Joseph Francis Kernan

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Country Gentleman, Magazine Cover, June 21, 1924 Joseph Francis Kernan was a sportsman all

Category

1920s Other Art Style Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Artist Model’s”
"Artist Model’s”

"Artist Model’s”

By Julio de Diego

Located in Southampton, NY

1942, but continued to exhibit his work at major institutions. A 1946 Life magazine article described

Category

1870s American Modern Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Circus Rider, Acrobat
Circus Rider, Acrobat

Circus Rider, Acrobat

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in New York, NY

Simkhovitch was a celebrated artist in New York City from the 1920's through the 1940's. Life

Category

1920s American Realist Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Mother Knows Best, Liberty Magazine Cover
Mother Knows Best, Liberty Magazine Cover

Mother Knows Best, Liberty Magazine Cover

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

throughout her life. (Liberty magazine, May 12, 1928, p. 58) “For the Love o’ Lil: The Picture Story of an

Category

1920s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Nudes in a Garden
Three Nudes in a Garden

Three Nudes in a Garden

By Aaron Bohrod

Located in Fairlawn, OH

United States Army Corps of Engineers' Army War Art Unit, then in Europe for Life magazine. In 1948, he

Category

1920s American Modern Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Graphite

"Sow the Seeds of Victory!" Vintage National War Garden Commission Poster
"Sow the Seeds of Victory!" Vintage National War Garden Commission Poster

"Sow the Seeds of Victory!" Vintage National War Garden Commission Poster

By James Montgomery Flagg

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

) was a prodigious illustrator, working as a contributing artist to Life magazine at the surprisingly

Category

1910s American Romantic Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paper

Circus Wagons
Circus Wagons

Circus Wagons

By Millard Sheets

Located in Los Angeles, CA

artist for Life magazine. Later, he was on the Board of Trustees for the California Institute of Arts and

Category

1920s American Realist Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Watercolor

Robe Grise
Robe Grise

Robe Grise

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

creation of theatrical sets and created some covers for Country Life magazine . Accornero gets awards and

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Stencil

Coquette
Coquette

Coquette

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Accornero worked on the creation of theatrical sets and created some covers for Country Life magazine

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Stencil

Au Japon
Au Japon

Au Japon

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

covers for Country Life magazine . Accornero gets awards and prizes, but the great economic crisis of the

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Screen

En Espagne
En Espagne

En Espagne

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Accornero worked on the creation of theatrical sets and created some covers for Country Life magazine

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Screen

New Year’s Eve and Adam
New Year’s Eve and Adam

New Year’s Eve and Adam

By John Sloan

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

artists. After his death, Life Magazine asserted that no living man had a greater influence in the

Category

1910s Ashcan School Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Etching

A Dark Futurist
A Dark Futurist

A Dark Futurist

By Maxfield Parrish

Located in Fort Washington, PA

. / No. 68. When Maxfield Parrish painted the comical A Dark Futurist in 1923 for Life magazine, he had

Category

1920s Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paper, Oil, Panel

Epic of America by Jt Adams First Edition Re-Print
Epic of America by Jt Adams First Edition Re-Print

Epic of America by Jt Adams First Edition Re-Print

Located in Dallas, TX

international bestseller, and was included in Life Magazine’s list of the 100 outstanding books of 1924-1944. He

Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Life Magazines

Materials

Paper

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Antique Life Magazines For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of antique life magazines for sale on 1stDibs. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique life magazines that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, blue, brown and gold. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Orson Byron Lowell, Harrison Fisher, Maxfield Parrish, Clarence Coles Phillips and Paul C. Stahr produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, paper and board — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Antique Life Magazines?

The average selling price for antique life magazines we offer is $10,750, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $250,000 for the highest priced.