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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.

Category

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.

Category

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.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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

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

By Grazyna Rigall

Located in Salzburg, AT

Original Illustration for published children's book "Stupid Funio"" - "Glupi Funio" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is already framed - in a wooden frame behind glass Gra...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Bird Feeds Snake, " Whimsical Children's Book Illustration by Blanchard, 1960s
"Bird Feeds Snake, " Whimsical Children's Book Illustration by Blanchard, 1960s

"Bird Feeds Snake, " Whimsical Children's Book Illustration by Blanchard, 1960s

By Robert Blanchard

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Entirely charming and whimsical, this original painting by Robert Blanchard depicts a fantastical scene: bird and snake as best friends, the tall, fuzzy bird feeding a berry to the g...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

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...

Category

Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

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

In the 1880s he collaborated with Newcastle artist, Henry Hetherington Emmerson, on illustrations for the children’s books Afternoon Tea (1880) and The May Blossom (1881).

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books
Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books

Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books

By Art Seiden

Located in Miami, FL

The present work is unframed and unsigned But his distincive style and best and longest association would have to be in the realm of children's book illustration, where he cut his t...

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil, Illustration Board

Pair of Kate Greenaway original watercolour artworks 'Under the Window', 1879
Pair of Kate Greenaway original watercolour artworks 'Under the Window', 1879

Pair of Kate Greenaway original watercolour artworks 'Under the Window', 1879

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

A landmark in children's book illustration, Under the Window was both written and illustrated by Greenaway, featuring delicate, nostalgic scenes of children dressed in period-inspire...

Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

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...

Category

1950s Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Gathering Wintercress Flowers
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Gathering Wintercress Flowers

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Gathering Wintercress Flowers

Located in Corsham, GB

This pretty scene in an unusual style has an appearance of a children's book illustration. The kneeling child and her basket have been cut out and stuck over the background paper by ...

Category

19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Kittery Point Remembered
Kittery Point Remembered

Kittery Point Remembered

By Erick Ingraham

Located in Milford, NH

Ingraham was born in Philadelphia, PA and became a well-established Monadnock region artist in New Hampshire, not only for his children's book illustrations, but for his detailed lan...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Golden Afternoon, Mount Monadnock, NH
Golden Afternoon, Mount Monadnock, NH

Golden Afternoon, Mount Monadnock, NH

By Erick Ingraham

Located in Milford, NH

Ingraham was born in Philadelphia, PA and became a well-established Monadnock region artist in New Hampshire, not only for his children's book illustrations, but for his detailed lan...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Eternal Reflection (Teal) Mirror Tondo Amir Fallah
Eternal Reflection (Teal) Mirror Tondo Amir Fallah

Eternal Reflection (Teal) Mirror Tondo Amir Fallah

Located in Draper, UT

References to a wealth of influences – from Persian miniatures to children’s book illustrations – mingle with flowers from diverse ecosystems.

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Plexiglass

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

Konstens Göteborg, Nedslag i Fyra Sekel, Scandinavian Artists, 19/20th C 1st Ed
Konstens Göteborg, Nedslag i Fyra Sekel, Scandinavian Artists, 19/20th C 1st Ed

Konstens Göteborg, Nedslag i Fyra Sekel, Scandinavian Artists, 19/20th C 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

There is also a large collection of contemporary Nordic art, as well as fine examples of Dutch and Flemish painting from the 17th century, Swedish 18th century painting, Romantic and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Books

Materials

Paper

"First Bloom From the Ashes" Flower and Fire Imagery by Graham Franciose
"First Bloom From the Ashes" Flower and Fire Imagery by Graham Franciose

"First Bloom From the Ashes" Flower and Fire Imagery by Graham Franciose

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The illustrative and narrative nature of his work stems from his original interest in children’s book illustration at the University of Hartford (2001-2005).

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wax, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Paper

Glacier Lil and Nevada Bumblebee
Glacier Lil and Nevada Bumblebee

Glacier Lil and Nevada Bumblebee

By Abbey Kuhe

Located in Bozeman, MT

"Visually and conceptually my work is inspired and informed by myriad resources, from the intersections of social and climate justice to the golden age of children’s book illustratio...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

Modernist execution with flat color and silhouetted shapes. Joe Kaufman, writer, illustrator. Recipient Art Directors Club medal, 1948, New York Academy of Sciences Children's Scienc...

Category

1960s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Gouache

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 ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Smart Girl
Smart Girl

Smart Girl

Located in Zofingen, AG

Created in a naive art style, the painting embraces simple line work, cartoon-like charm, and children's book illustration influences. The fluorescent pink background and white outli...

Category

2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Soft Morning Ritual
Soft Morning Ritual

Soft Morning Ritual

Located in Zofingen, AG

Rendered in soft pastel colors against a purple background, this artwork brings warmth, playfulness, and a nostalgic children’s book illustration style to your space.

Category

2010s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Purple Living Room Dream
Purple Living Room Dream

Purple Living Room Dream

Located in Zofingen, AG

Created using oil pastels, gouache, and acrylic textures, this hand-drawn interior artwork captures a children's book illustration style with soft edges, brush strokes, and a playful...

Category

2010s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

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...

Category

1950s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Sarah Katherine Smith, Original Book Illustration
Sarah Katherine Smith, Original Book Illustration

Sarah Katherine Smith, Original Book Illustration

Located in Savannah, GA

She is best known for her illustration, printmaking, etching and sculpture, many appearing in magazines and children’s books. * An original book illustration in pen and gouache.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Tatyana Mavrina Art Album - Soviet Russian Graphic Art & Painting - 1981
Tatyana Mavrina Art Album - Soviet Russian Graphic Art & Painting - 1981

Tatyana Mavrina Art Album - Soviet Russian Graphic Art & Painting - 1981

Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ

She was a laureate of the USSR State Prize (1975) and the Hans Christian Andersen Prize (1976) for her contribution to children's book illustration (the only Soviet artist to receive...

Category

1980s Russian Retro

Mid-Century French Watercolour Portrait of Blonde Girl With Green Bow and Dress
Mid-Century French Watercolour Portrait of Blonde Girl With Green Bow and Dress

Mid-Century French Watercolour Portrait of Blonde Girl With Green Bow and Dress

By Anne Marie Migette Perard

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Perard’s use of loose brushstrokes and minimal detail gives the composition a fairytale-like quality, somewhere between traditional portraiture and children’s book illustration. The ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pastel

Woman and bear Colorful
Woman and bear Colorful

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

Artichoke in a Colorful Vase
Artichoke in a Colorful Vase

Artichoke in a Colorful Vase

Located in Zofingen, AG

The composition is inspired by the bold color choices and flat forms of Henri Matisse, combined with the warmth and simplicity of a children’s book illustration style. Hand-drawn wi...

Category

2010s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Busy High Street Scene with Figures Cars and Yellow Townhouses Watercolour
Busy High Street Scene with Figures Cars and Yellow Townhouses Watercolour

Busy High Street Scene with Figures Cars and Yellow Townhouses Watercolour

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Tony Herbert, known for his career in children's book illustration and his extensive exhibitions across East Anglia and the south of England, remained committed to capturing the spir...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Honoring Henry Agard Wallace", Art Deco Bronze by Chambellan for B'nai B'rith
"Honoring Henry Agard Wallace", Art Deco Bronze by Chambellan for B'nai B'rith

"Honoring Henry Agard Wallace", Art Deco Bronze by Chambellan for B'nai B'rith

By René Paul Chambellan

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He was also a superb medalist, and is well known today for creating the Newbery medal (for excellence in children's literature) and the Caldecott medal (for excellence in children's ...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rings v, Clear & Dark Aubergine / Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström
Rings v, Clear & Dark Aubergine / Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström

Rings v, Clear & Dark Aubergine / Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström

By Ann Wåhlström

Located in London, GB

Her inspiration comes from nature, ancient architecture and children’s book illustration, she cites Moomin creator Tove Jansson as a huge influence.

Category

2010s Swedish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Threads iii, a White, Clear & Dark Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström
Threads iii, a White, Clear & Dark Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström

Threads iii, a White, Clear & Dark Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström

By Ann Wåhlström

Located in London, GB

Her inspiration comes from nature, ancient architecture and children’s book illustration, she cites Moomin creator Tove Jansson as a huge influence.

Category

2010s Swedish Organic Modern Bottles

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Rings iv, a Black / Aubergine & Clear Sculptural Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström
Rings iv, a Black / Aubergine & Clear Sculptural Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström

Rings iv, a Black / Aubergine & Clear Sculptural Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström

By Ann Wåhlström

Located in London, GB

Her inspiration comes from nature, ancient architecture and children’s book illustration, she cites Moomin creator Tove Jansson as a huge influence.

Category

2010s Swedish Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Original Sketch for "Tempest, " Sepia Pencil on Paper
Original Sketch for "Tempest, " Sepia Pencil on Paper

Original Sketch for "Tempest, " Sepia Pencil on Paper

By Karin Krohne Kaufman

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Her serious interest in art began at the age of four, when she found herself drawing whenever she had the chance. Children’s book illustrations were a particular interest to Kaufman.

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Color Pencil

"Changing Woman (Picking Pears), " Mixed Media, Signed
"Changing Woman (Picking Pears), " Mixed Media, Signed

"Changing Woman (Picking Pears), " Mixed Media, Signed

By Karin Krohne Kaufman

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Her serious interest in art began at the age of four, when she found herself drawing whenever she had the chance. Children’s book illustrations were a particular interest to Kaufman.

Category

2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Inside My Soul, Oil on Canvas Portrait, Signed, Contemporary, 2000s
Inside My Soul, Oil on Canvas Portrait, Signed, Contemporary, 2000s

Inside My Soul, Oil on Canvas Portrait, Signed, Contemporary, 2000s

By Karin Krohne Kaufman

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Her serious interest in art began at the age of four, when she found herself drawing whenever she had the chance. Children’s book illustrations were a particular interest to Kaufman.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cake Topper

Cake Topper

By Elise Remender

Located in New York, NY

After graduating from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA with a degree in children’s book illustration and animation, Elise returned to Phoenix to continue practicing...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Enchanted Evening

Enchanted Evening

By Elise Remender

Located in New York, NY

After graduating from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA with a degree in children’s book illustration and animation, Elise returned to Phoenix to continue practicing...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Children Book Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of children book illustrations available for sale. Finding the ideal Art Deco examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add children book illustrations that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Frank Watkins, Cynthia Newmark and Lucille Murphy are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in ink, woodcut print and paint.

How Much are Children Book Illustrations?

Children book illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $421, while the lowest priced sells for $121 and the highest can go for as much as $2,500.
Questions About Children Book Illustrations
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The illustrator for the Madeline books was Ludwig Bemelmans. He also authored the series. The first book was published in 1939, and five more followed. Find a range of Ludwig Bemelmans art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    The most famous book that Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated is arguably Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. However, the American artist also produced illustrations for numerous other books. Among them were A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, The Seven Ages of Childhood by Carolyn Wells, The Rhymes of Real Children by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and An Old-Fashioned Girl, also by Louisa May Alcott. Explore a range of Jessie Willcox Smith art on 1stDibs.