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Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Located in Surfside, FL

Awards and recognitions Lot Prize (International Poster Biennale, Warsaw) (1972) Ministry of Culture Award (1977, 1979) Brno Graphic Biennale (Bronze Award) (1980) Worker's Award (19...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Located in Surfside, FL

Awards and recognitions Lot Prize (International Poster Biennale, Warsaw) (1972) Ministry of Culture Award (1977, 1979) Brno Graphic Biennale (Bronze Award) (1980) Worker's Award (19...

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Things in My House” Little Golden Book, Children's Book  CoverIllustration Art
Things in My House” Little Golden Book, Children's Book  CoverIllustration Art

Things in My House” Little Golden Book, Children's Book CoverIllustration Art

Located in Miami, FL

Joe Kaufman, writer, illustrator. Recipient Art Directors Club medal, 1948, New York Academy of Sciences Children's Science Book award, 1973, Gold award, Silver award Art Directors C...

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1960s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Gouache

Farm Animals Children's Book Original Illustration Little Golden Book
Farm Animals Children's Book Original Illustration Little Golden Book

Farm Animals Children's Book Original Illustration Little Golden Book

Located in Miami, FL

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...

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1950s Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Illustration Board, Gouache

Three Rosy Cheek Children - Children Book Illustration.  Female Illustrator
Three Rosy Cheek Children - Children Book Illustration.  Female Illustrator

Three Rosy Cheek Children - Children Book Illustration. Female Illustrator

Located in Miami, FL

Legendary female illustrator creates a graphic and tightly designed triple portrait of her signature subjects. Kids! Signed lower right. Unframed on heavy illustration board. Grace...

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1920s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Children's Coloring Book Cover Art - Merrill Company - Female Illustrator
Children's Coloring Book Cover Art - Merrill Company - Female Illustrator

Children's Coloring Book Cover Art - Merrill Company - Female Illustrator

By Elizabeth Voss

Located in Miami, FL

Children's Coloring Book Cover Art - Merrill Company - Female Illustrator Board 20 x 14.75, Publisher's Stamp lr recto, publication instruction recto verso Betty Anne Gartrell inscr...

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1950s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Book Sculpture for Children - Rare Book by Tommaso Cascella - 1980
Book Sculpture for Children - Rare Book by Tommaso Cascella - 1980

Book Sculpture for Children - Rare Book by Tommaso Cascella - 1980

By Tommaso Cascella

Located in Roma, IT

Book Sculpture for Children is an original rare book on trichromy realized by Tommaso Cascella. Good condition and bright colors. Editor Tricomia Illustrator's international artgal...

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1970s More Art

Materials

Paper

Children's Book Illustrator  -  Mother Goose, Children and Flowers
Children's Book Illustrator  -  Mother Goose, Children and Flowers

Children's Book Illustrator - Mother Goose, Children and Flowers

Located in Miami, FL

Margaret Evans was a children's book illustrator and artist. She became the first Art Director of Fisher-Price and designed push-pull toys for the opening line, based on characters f...

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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

The Art Book for Children
The Art Book for Children

The Art Book for Children

$30 / item

H 11.38 in W 9.25 in D 0.78 in

The Art Book for Children

Located in New York, NY

‘A perfect introduction to art for parents and children to enjoy together.’ – The Guardian A brand-new combined, revised, and expanded edition of the ground-breaking, iconic art boo...

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2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Can cute be profound? Cute Puppies Boat Trip Children's Book
Can cute be profound? Cute Puppies Boat Trip Children's Book

Can cute be profound? Cute Puppies Boat Trip Children's Book

Located in Miami, FL

In the present work, children's book artist Florence Sarah Winship has depicted innocence, cuteness, and endearing adorableness in her rounded, large-eyed subjects.

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1950s Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Pencil

Mother Goose Gems Book  - Three Dutch Children - Female Artist
Mother Goose Gems Book  - Three Dutch Children - Female Artist

Mother Goose Gems Book - Three Dutch Children - Female Artist

Located in Miami, FL

Sarah Noble Ives, artist (1864-1944). Original drawing of three Dutch children, with an ink inscription reading: “Full Page / 6 Buff / Three children sliding on the ice / upon a summ...

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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Three Children Book Illustration - Female Illustrator  - Turn of the Century
Three Children Book Illustration - Female Illustrator  - Turn of the Century

Three Children Book Illustration - Female Illustrator - Turn of the Century

Located in Miami, FL

At a certain size, painting a small painting with precise and meticulous detail becomes an art in itself. So is the case of "Three Children" by English Childen's book illustrator Am...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Children's Book Cover - Mid-Century Blond  Girl - Female Illustrator
Children's Book Cover - Mid-Century Blond  Girl - Female Illustrator

Children's Book Cover - Mid-Century Blond Girl - Female Illustrator

Located in Miami, FL

Pioneering Female Illustrator Barbara Briggs Bradley was an in-demand illustrator in the 1950s. Merrill Publishers of their famous children's books hired Barbara Briggs Bradley to d...

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1950s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil

Cloud Catcher - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "Burdock Field"

Cloud Catcher - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "Burdock Field"

Located in Salzburg, AT

Original Illustration for published children's book "Burdock Field" - "Lopianowe Pole" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is in a plain Ikea frame.

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil

The Wise Book Children's Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts
The Wise Book Children's Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts

The Wise Book Children's Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts

Located in Miami, FL

The work is unsigned. 1st Edition of the book comes with the order. From Wikipedia Amy Millicent Sowerby (1878–1967) was an English painter and illustrator, known for her illustr...

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Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

"The Glorious Flight - Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot" - Children's Book
"The Glorious Flight - Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot" - Children's Book

"The Glorious Flight - Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot" - Children's Book

By Alice and Martin Provensen

Located in Miami, FL

Books The Fuzzy Duckling, by Jane Werner Watson (Little Golden Book 1949) Katie the Kitten, by Kathryn & Byron Jackson The Little Fat Policeman, by Margaret Wise Brown a...

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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Fairy Tale Children's Book  Fantasy Illustration in Black and White
Fairy Tale Children's Book  Fantasy Illustration in Black and White

Fairy Tale Children's Book Fantasy Illustration in Black and White

Located in Miami, FL

Fantasy illustration for children's book - "Princess Signelill and her brother” from “Sagobok av Elsa Beskow” Ink on paper, High-end archival matted.

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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Original watercolour Victorian children's book illustration by Sowerby

Original watercolour Victorian children's book illustration by Sowerby

By John George Sowerby 1

Located in London, GB

JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Tailpiece for “A Rainy Day” Watercolour heightened with white, circular Unframed, in mount only Diameter 7 cm., 2 ¼ in. (mount size 25.5 by 20 cm.,...

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1880s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Farm house by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely
Farm house by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely

Farm house by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely

By Tibor Gergely

Located in Surfside, FL

As of 2001, Tootle was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English, and Scuffy the Tugboat was the eighth all-time bestseller.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

"Revenge" original lithograph by children's book author Sandra Calder Davidson
"Revenge" original lithograph by children's book author Sandra Calder Davidson

"Revenge" original lithograph by children's book author Sandra Calder Davidson

By Sandra Calder Davidson

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"Revenge" original colored lithograph by artist and chldren's book author Sandra Calder Davidson. Hand numbered 39/200 in front lower left corner. Hand signed Sandra Calder Davidson ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

ROBOT - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "Stupid Funio"

ROBOT - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "Stupid Funio"

Located in Salzburg, AT

She is a painter and illustrator, including several children's books. Katarzyna Ryrych's Lopianowe Pole, Burdock Field, illustrated by Rigall, received the IBBY Book of the Year 2017...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled (Parrot)" lithograph by children's book author Sandra Calder Davidson.
"Untitled (Parrot)" lithograph by children's book author Sandra Calder Davidson.

"Untitled (Parrot)" lithograph by children's book author Sandra Calder Davidson.

By Sandra Calder Davidson

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"Untitled (Parrot)" colored lithograph by children's book author and artist Sandra Calder Davidson. Artist's proof. Hand numbered AP XIV/XX in front lower left corner. Hand signed Sa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting
Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting

By Joanna Rusinek

Located in Warsaw, PL

Illustration for book by Michał Rusinek 'Belvedere for children' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker, illustrator of children's books, author of press illustrations, book covers and posters.

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting
Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting

By Joanna Rusinek

Located in Warsaw, PL

Illustration for book by Michał Rusinek 'Belvedere for children' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker, illustrator of children's books, author of press illustrations, book covers and posters.

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting
Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting

By Joanna Rusinek

Located in Warsaw, PL

Illustration for book by Michał Rusinek 'Belvedere for children' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker, illustrator of children's books, author of press illustrations, book covers and posters.

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Snake - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "The man as he is"

The Snake - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "The man as he is"

Located in Salzburg, AT

Original Illustration for published children's book "The man as he is"" - "Czlowiek jaki jest" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is in a plain Ikea frame.

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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil

Antique French Illustrated Children’s Music Book, Art Deco Style, c.1920 - 2C44
Antique French Illustrated Children’s Music Book, Art Deco Style, c.1920 - 2C44

Antique French Illustrated Children’s Music Book, Art Deco Style, c.1920 - 2C44

Located in Bordeaux, FR

Published in Paris by Adrien Spork Éditeur, this book dates to the early 20th century, circa 1915–1925, a period reflected in its refined graphic style blending late Art Nouveau with...

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Vintage 1920s Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

"SAM" lithograph by children's book author and artist Sandra Calder Davidson
"SAM" lithograph by children's book author and artist Sandra Calder Davidson

"SAM" lithograph by children's book author and artist Sandra Calder Davidson

By Sandra Calder Davidson

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"SAM" lithograph by artist and children's book author Sandra Calder Davidson. Hand numbered 2/100 in front lower left corner. Hand signed Sandra C. Davidson in front lower right corn...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Travellers - 1920s British Children's book illustration by Frank Watkins

The Travellers - 1920s British Children's book illustration by Frank Watkins

By Frank Watkins

Located in London, GB

FRANK WATKINS (1863-1929) The Travellers Signed Pen and ink, unframed, in conservation mount only 17.5 by 26 cm., 7 by 10 ¼ in. (frame size 33.5 by 41 cm., 13 ¼ by 16 in.) Frank...

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1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Fairy in the Pussy Willows with Baby and Spider Web Fantasy Children's  Book
Fairy in the Pussy Willows with Baby and Spider Web Fantasy Children's  Book

Fairy in the Pussy Willows with Baby and Spider Web Fantasy Children's Book

Located in Miami, FL

This work is presented more as a concept piece since it's condition is destresed. Signed lower right Illustrator Hazel Frazee was a Female Illustrator in the first quarter of the 20...

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1920s Art Nouveau Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor, Paper

Child and Mother Chicken Greet  Birth of  a Chick, Children's Book Illustration
Child and Mother Chicken Greet  Birth of  a Chick, Children's Book Illustration

Child and Mother Chicken Greet Birth of a Chick, Children's Book Illustration

By Alice and Martin Provensen

Located in Miami, FL

Books The Fuzzy Duckling, by Jane Werner Watson (Little Golden Book 1949) Katie the Kitten, by Kathryn & Byron Jackson The Little Fat Policeman, by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith ...

Category

1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Gouache, Ink

The Open Window - 19th Century British Children's Book illustration by Sowerby

The Open Window - 19th Century British Children's Book illustration by Sowerby

By John George Sowerby 1

Located in London, GB

JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Phoebe - The Open Window Watercolour heightened with white Unframed, in mount only 8 by 7 cm., 3 by 2 ¼ in. (mount size 25.5 by 20 cm., 10 by 8 in....

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Late 19th Century Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Children Asleep Under A Tree - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Children Asleep Under A Tree - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Located in Roma, IT

Children Asleep Under A Tree is a graceful hand-colored xylograph print, born presumably as an illustration of a book for children, unidentified, written by the French author Claude ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Children's Encyclopedia: History of Human Society -Vintage Book from USSR, 1J153
Children's Encyclopedia: History of Human Society -Vintage Book from USSR, 1J153

Children's Encyclopedia: History of Human Society -Vintage Book from USSR, 1J153

Located in Bordeaux, FR

Step into the captivating world of history with the exquisite vintage gem, "Children's Encyclopedia: History of Human Society."

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Vintage 1970s Books

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Paper

Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.
Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.

Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.

Located in Miami, FL

19th Century Street Art - British children's book author and illustrator Edith Farmiloe depicts a waif-like girl - Cockney Gutter Imp - who is disheveled.

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Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Antique French Illustrated Book “Aventures de Deux Écoliers”, 1925 - 2C45
Antique French Illustrated Book “Aventures de Deux Écoliers”, 1925 - 2C45

Antique French Illustrated Book “Aventures de Deux Écoliers”, 1925 - 2C45

Located in Bordeaux, FR

An elegant antique French illustrated book titled Aventures de Deux Écoliers, written by Paul Cerville and published in Paris by Librairie Gedalge in 1925. This edition features a s...

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Vintage 1920s Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Vintage Illustrated Book of Anglo-American Folk Songs — Full Piano 2C180
Vintage Illustrated Book of Anglo-American Folk Songs — Full Piano 2C180

Vintage Illustrated Book of Anglo-American Folk Songs — Full Piano 2C180

Located in Bordeaux, FR

✦ ABOUT THIS PIECE A beautiful and unusually ambitious large-format illustrated folk song anthology — a complete collection of Anglo-American traditional songs presented with full pi...

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20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Antique French Illustrated Book “Mon Ami L’Oiseau Bleu”, c.1900 - 2C43
Antique French Illustrated Book “Mon Ami L’Oiseau Bleu”, c.1900 - 2C43

Antique French Illustrated Book “Mon Ami L’Oiseau Bleu”, c.1900 - 2C43

Located in Bordeaux, FR

A beautifully illustrated antique French book titled Mon Ami L’Oiseau Bleu by Guy Chantepleure, published by Maison Alfred Mame et Fils in Tours. This charming volume dates to the la...

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Antique Early 1900s Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Vintage Cast Iron Book of Knowledge Mechanical Bank, Punch & Judy, 20th Century
Vintage Cast Iron Book of Knowledge Mechanical Bank, Punch & Judy, 20th Century

Vintage Cast Iron Book of Knowledge Mechanical Bank, Punch & Judy, 20th Century

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Hand-painted cast iron mechanical bank "Punch and Judy Bank." A vintage book of knowledge Punch & Judy mechanical bank offers polychrome cast construction with puppet stage and figu...

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Early 20th Century Taiwanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Vintage 1978 French Astronomy Book L'Univers by Ian Ridpath, Large Format 2C178
Vintage 1978 French Astronomy Book L'Univers by Ian Ridpath, Large Format 2C178

Vintage 1978 French Astronomy Book L'Univers by Ian Ridpath, Large Format 2C178

Located in Bordeaux, FR

✦ ABOUT THIS PIECE A spectacular large-format vintage astronomy book from 1978 — L'Univers by Ian Ridpath, one of Britain's most celebrated popular science writers, in its French edi...

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20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Rectangular travel photo frame with hinges, book-shaped, for 2 photos in silver
Rectangular travel photo frame with hinges, book-shaped, for 2 photos in silver

Rectangular travel photo frame with hinges, book-shaped, for 2 photos in silver

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular travel photo frame with hinges, book-shaped, for 2 photos in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché in Art Nouveau style. Measure...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Woman and bear Colorful
Woman and bear Colorful

Sasha RobinsonWoman and bear Colorful, 2025

$2,370

H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in

Woman and bear Colorful

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll Matisse-Inspired Bear & Woman Painting – Whimsical Colorful Landscape – Playful Pink Tones – Children's Book Illustration Style – Joyful Acrylic Art Acrylic on ...

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2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Ink on Paper (Recto-Verso) by Modern Artist Indra Dugar "In Stock"
Untitled, Ink on Paper (Recto-Verso) by Modern Artist Indra Dugar "In Stock"

Untitled, Ink on Paper (Recto-Verso) by Modern Artist Indra Dugar "In Stock"

By Indra Dugar

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

The artist tried his skills as a children’s book illustrator. As an art critic, Dugar wrote for Bengali journals Desh and Ananda Bazar Patrika.

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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

"The Wild Coast - Big Sur" Contemporary Seascape in Oil on Canvas
"The Wild Coast - Big Sur" Contemporary Seascape in Oil on Canvas

"The Wild Coast - Big Sur" Contemporary Seascape in Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

First Murphy House, Carmel; Big Sur Arts Center, Big Sur 2001 Floating Gardens, the Mobile Project 2001 Mixed media art installation for First Night Monterey, Monterey 2001 Museum o...

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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Indian Rural Scene, Travelers, Luggage, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Indian Rural Scene, Travelers, Luggage, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"

Indian Rural Scene, Travelers, Luggage, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"

By Indra Dugar

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

The artist tried his skills as a children’s book illustrator. As an art critic, Dugar wrote for Bengali journals Desh and Ananda Bazar Patrika.

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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Indian Women in their Habitat, Musician on Sitar, Ink, Master Artist "In Stock"
Indian Women in their Habitat, Musician on Sitar, Ink, Master Artist "In Stock"

Indian Women in their Habitat, Musician on Sitar, Ink, Master Artist "In Stock"

By Indra Dugar

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

The artist tried his skills as a children’s book illustrator. As an art critic, Dugar wrote for Bengali journals Desh and Ananda Bazar Patrika.

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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Rare work of Indian Women, River, Boat, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Rare work of Indian Women, River, Boat, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"

Rare work of Indian Women, River, Boat, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"

By Indra Dugar

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

The artist tried his skills as a children’s book illustrator. As an art critic, Dugar wrote for Bengali journals Desh and Ananda Bazar Patrika.

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

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Two children reading from a book

Bernard De HoogTwo children reading from a book

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H 15.75 in W 11.82 in

Two children reading from a book

By Bernard De Hoog

Located in Veendam, NL

Signature Lower right Information Unlike the previous centuries, the visual arts in the nineteenth century show a great variety in styles and movements in quick succession. ...

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20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Original Vintage Poster Army Of Book Lovers Children Reading Knowledge Education
Original Vintage Poster Army Of Book Lovers Children Reading Knowledge Education

Original Vintage Poster Army Of Book Lovers Children Reading Knowledge Education

Located in London, GB

Original vintage Soviet education poster - Reading is the best teaching! - featuring advice by the notable Russian author Maxim Gorky (Alexei Maximovich Peshkov; 1868-1936): Love a B...

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1980s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Located in Surfside, FL

Awards and recognitions Lot Prize (International Poster Biennale, Warsaw) (1972) Ministry of Culture Award (1977, 1979) Brno Graphic Biennale (Bronze Award) (1980) Worker's Award (19...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Located in Surfside, FL

Awards and recognitions Lot Prize (International Poster Biennale, Warsaw) (1972) Ministry of Culture Award (1977, 1979) Brno Graphic Biennale (Bronze Award) (1980) Worker's Award (19...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Farm house by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely
Farm house by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely

Farm house by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely

By Tibor Gergely

Located in Surfside, FL

As of 2001, Tootle was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English, and Scuffy the Tugboat was the eighth all-time bestseller.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

"The Golden Fleece" Sketch for a Children's Book Illustration by LY
"The Golden Fleece" Sketch for a Children's Book Illustration by LY

"The Golden Fleece" Sketch for a Children's Book Illustration by LY

By Lynn Curlee

Located in New York, NY

"The Golden Fleece". A preliminary sketch for a children's book illustration by Lynn Curlee, author illustrator of award winning books for older children. This is acrylic on stretch...

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1990s American Decorative Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Herakles and the Lion, Sketch for a Children's Book Illustration by Lynn Curlee
Herakles and the Lion, Sketch for a Children's Book Illustration by Lynn Curlee

Herakles and the Lion, Sketch for a Children's Book Illustration by Lynn Curlee

By Lynn Curlee

Located in New York, NY

Herakles and the Lion. Sketch for a children's book illustration by Lynn Curlee, author/illustrator of many award winning books for older children. Acrylic on stretched canvas. The ...

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1990s American Decorative Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ants Marched into Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home - Children's Book
Ants Marched into Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home - Children's Book

Ants Marched into Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home - Children's Book

Located in Miami, FL

From the famous illustrator who brought the world "The Polar Express" and "JUMANJI". They Marched into the Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home, Two Bad Ants, interior boo...

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1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Board

Small Antique Bedside Picture Stand, English, Brass Book Rest, Art Nouveau, 1920
Small Antique Bedside Picture Stand, English, Brass Book Rest, Art Nouveau, 1920

Small Antique Bedside Picture Stand, English, Brass Book Rest, Art Nouveau, 1920

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a small antique bedside picture stand. An English, brass novel rest in Art Nouveau taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. A delightful way to host a picture ...

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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Picture Frames

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Brass

Pair of Eric Carle Signed Limited Edition Holiday Prints
Pair of Eric Carle Signed Limited Edition Holiday Prints

Pair of Eric Carle Signed Limited Edition Holiday Prints

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The universally beloved author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", Carle (1929 - 2021) was anAmerican children's book author. His art is characterized by a collage method in which colo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art

Located in Surfside, FL

Awards and recognitions Lot Prize (International Poster Biennale, Warsaw) (1972) Ministry of Culture Award (1977, 1979) Brno Graphic Biennale (Bronze Award) (1980) Worker's Award (19...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Sailboats at Dock by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely
Sailboats at Dock by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely

Sailboats at Dock by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely

By Tibor Gergely

Located in Surfside, FL

As of 2001, Tootle was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English, and Scuffy the Tugboat was the eighth all-time bestseller.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Little Robbers - Original Children Book Illustration for "Deer"

Little Robbers - Original Children Book Illustration for "Deer"

Located in Salzburg, AT

Original Illustration "Zbirki" - "Little Robbers" for published children's book "Deer"" - "Jelen" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is in a plain Ikea frame.

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil

Tangles (Solid Bronze, Renowned Sculptor of Children, Comes with Hardcover Book)
Tangles (Solid Bronze, Renowned Sculptor of Children, Comes with Hardcover Book)

Tangles (Solid Bronze, Renowned Sculptor of Children, Comes with Hardcover Book)

By Desmond Fountain

Located in New Orleans, LA

A charming solid cast bronze sculpture of a girl combing tangles out of her hair, by internationally-renowned bronze sculptor Desmond Fountain. Signed on bottom. Fountain won his fir...

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Playing Children - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Playing Children - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Located in Roma, IT

Playing Children is a graceful hand-colored xylograph print, born presumably as an illustration of a book for children, unidentified, written by the French author Claude Farrère. The...

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Seeds - 1920s original children's book illustration by Frank Watkins

Seeds - 1920s original children's book illustration by Frank Watkins

By Frank Watkins

Located in London, GB

FRANK WATKINS (1863-1929) Seeds Inscribed: “In my little Garden Many Seeds I sow. But they never never Seem to want to grow! Pen and ink Unframed, in conservation mount only ...

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1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"
"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"

"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"

Located in Stockholm, SE

Evoking a world of wonder straight from Zacharias Topelius' beloved book series "Reading for Children", this artwork captures a young boy, possibly in the throes of a captivating tal...

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Children Picking Fruits - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Children Picking Fruits - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Located in Roma, IT

Children Picking Fruits is a graceful hand-colored xylograph print, born presumably as an illustration of a book for children, unidentified, written by the French author Claude Farrè...

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Comic Book Readers, West Village, NYC - Children outside bookstore, street scene

Comic Book Readers, West Village, NYC - Children outside bookstore, street scene

By Ruth Orkin

Located in Denton, TX

Comic Book Readers, West Village, NYC by Ruth Orkin is a black and white gelatin silver print of four children standing outside of a bookstore, flipping through their recent purchase...

Category

1940s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Children Playing with a Teeter  - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Children Playing with a Teeter - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère

Located in Roma, IT

Children playing with a teeter totter is a graceful hand-colored xylograph print, born presumably as an illustration of a book for children, unidentified, written by the French autho...

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Dunce, Dunce, Double D - Original pen and ink 1920s Children's Book Illustration

Dunce, Dunce, Double D - Original pen and ink 1920s Children's Book Illustration

By Frank Watkins

Located in London, GB

FRANK WATKINS (1863-1929) Dunce, Dunce, Double D Can you say your ABC? “A was an Archer who shot at a frog Say it at once, you naughty dog! B was a Butcher, C was his Cat. D was a ...

Category

1910s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Traveling, Mother and Child, Ink on Paper, by Indian Modern Artist "In Stock"
Traveling, Mother and Child, Ink on Paper, by Indian Modern Artist "In Stock"

Traveling, Mother and Child, Ink on Paper, by Indian Modern Artist "In Stock"

By Indra Dugar

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

The artist tried his skills as a children’s book illustrator. As an art critic, Dugar wrote for Bengali journals Desh and Ananda Bazar Patrika.

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Multicultural Education
WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Multicultural Education

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Multicultural Education

By Synthia Saint James

Located in Union City, NJ

Superb quality, hand crafted original print, LARGE horizontal format - Print size - 26.5 x 36 inches, unframed Edition size - 100 Year published - 1990 Synthia Saint James is a sel...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education
WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

By Synthia Saint James

Located in Union City, NJ

Superb quality, hand crafted original print, LARGE horizontal format - Print size - 26.5 x 36 inches, unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, pencil signed by Synthia Saint Jam...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education
WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

By Synthia Saint James

Located in Union City, NJ

Superb quality, hand crafted original print, LARGE horizontal format - Print size - 26.5 x 36 inches, unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, pencil signed by Synthia Saint Jam...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education
WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

By Synthia Saint James

Located in Union City, NJ

Superb quality, hand crafted original print, LARGE horizontal format - Print size - 26.5 x 36 inches, unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, pencil signed by Synthia Saint Jam...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education
WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

By Synthia Saint James

Located in Union City, NJ

Superb quality, hand crafted original print, LARGE horizontal format - Print size - 26.5 x 36 inches, unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, hand signed in pencil by Synthia S...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education
WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

WITH HONORS Signed Lithograph, Graduation Ceremony, Cap Gown Tassel, Education

By Synthia Saint James

Located in Union City, NJ

Superb quality, hand crafted original print, LARGE horizontal format - Print size - 26.5 x 36 inches, unframed, excellent condition, vivid colors, pencil signed by Synthia Saint Jam...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Leo Lionni Original No. 1 of 6 Sculpture the "Giraluna" from Parallel Botany
Leo Lionni Original No. 1 of 6 Sculpture the "Giraluna" from Parallel Botany

Leo Lionni Original No. 1 of 6 Sculpture the "Giraluna" from Parallel Botany

By Leo Lionni

Located in Middlesex, NJ

Make the first best-selling children's book illustrated with abstract art. Before that his work as design director for Olivetti Corporation of America and the art director of Fortune...

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

J. Otto Siebold Mural, Children's Book/ Graffiti Artist
J. Otto Siebold Mural, Children's Book/ Graffiti Artist

J. Otto Siebold Mural, Children's Book/ Graffiti Artist

Located in Treasure Island, CA

J. Otto Siebold, 2002, acrylic, spray paint, collage on Board, 4 x 8 feet.
Siebold is the illustrator of the celebrated children's books, Olive, Penguin Dreams, Space monkey, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Shield Shape Tramp Art Courting Mirror Illustrated in Book

Shield Shape Tramp Art Courting Mirror Illustrated in Book

Located in Manalapan, NJ

Lovely tramp art painted shield shaped courting mirror frame embellished with a heart. Fine all original four color painted surface. The maker used different colored fine quality w...

Category

Early 20th Century Picture Frames

Whimsical Children's Book Illustration
Whimsical Children's Book Illustration

Whimsical Children's Book Illustration

By Lucille Murphy

Located in Minneapolis, MN

An old woman is roused from bed by a mystical spray of light and contingent of frolicking sprites in this art deco era children's book illustration by Lucille Murphy (signed and date...

Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Illustration for Children's Book by Cynthia Newmark, c. 1940s
Illustration for Children's Book by Cynthia Newmark, c. 1940s

Illustration for Children's Book by Cynthia Newmark, c. 1940s

By Cynthia Newmark

Located in Hallowell, ME

By New England painter Cynthia Newmark, Illustration for a children's book depicts daily life scene, girls hanging laundry. Circa 1940s. Watercolor on paper, approx. 18" x 12" image ...

Category

1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1926 Edition Winnie the Pooh Children's Book AA Milne, Illustrated by Shephard
1926 Edition Winnie the Pooh Children's Book AA Milne, Illustrated by Shephard

1926 Edition Winnie the Pooh Children's Book AA Milne, Illustrated by Shephard

By A.A. Milne

Located in Vineyard Haven, MA

The Classic children's book Winnie-the-Pooh in the first American edition, dated 1926. Highly collectible. E. P. Dutton & Company, [New York], 1926. Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Du...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Paper

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