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James Thurber

Christmas Lithograph Poster After James Thurber "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Located in Alamo, CA
James Thurber cartoon drawing of a man in a chair with his dog at his feet. The drawing was done in
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Mid-20th Century Minimalist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

New Yorker Magazine Cover Oil Painting New England Porch View Folk Art Americana
By Gretchen Dow Simpson
Located in Surfside, FL
, Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Roz Chast, Ed Koren, William Steig, James Thurber and many others. Simpson's
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Large Expressionist Outsider Art Brut Painting Two Figures Norris Embry
Located in Surfside, FL
. Another unexpected influence, the writer and illustrator James Thurber, can be seen particularly in
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1970s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Board

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Jonathan Winters Screenprint Canvas Painting Airplane Hollywood Hang Ups Pop Art
By Jonathan Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
decades. He named James Thurber's sophisticated absurdity as influential and said he idolized writers
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Untitled 1938 Abstraction by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
, Cy Twombly, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Tony Smith, and Louise Bourgeousn would go on to
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Casein, Panel

Fall Landscape Oil Painting by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
, and the College of Arts and Crafts in California. Among his students, Cy Twombly, James Rosenquist
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Untitled-019 gouache and pencil by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
students, Cy Twombly, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Tony Smith, and Louise Bourgeousn would go on
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Cardboard, Pencil

Nudes
Located in Missouri, MO
silk creations at a private Chicago gallery (probably Thurber, see below). The first museum
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20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Nudes
Nudes
H 14 in W 18 in

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Flying Squirrels: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "Severn River Flying Squirrel & Rocky Mountain Flying Squirrel", No. 29, Plate CXLIII, 143 from John James Aud...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Mutual Admiration" Flower Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting Monterey Artist
Located in Soquel, CA
"Mutual Admiration" Flower Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting Monterey Artist Mid-Century Modern painting of a little blonde girl in a white apron adoring her flowers by Monterey Artist...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

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The Catbird Seat (an aerial view of the majesty of the baseball diamond)
By Larry Welo
Located in New Orleans, LA
James Thurber titled "The Catbird Seat,"[2] which features a character, Mrs. Barrows, who likes to use
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

New Yorker magazine Cover Oil Painting New England Porch Scene
By Gretchen Dow Simpson
Located in Surfside, FL
Arno, Roz Chast, Ed Koren, William Steig, James Thurber and many others. Simpson's work is exhibited in
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Color

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Color

The Catbird Seat (an aerial view of the majesty of the baseball diamond)
By Larry Welo
Located in New Orleans, LA
James Thurber titled "The Catbird Seat,"[2] which features a character, Mrs. Barrows, who likes to use
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Color

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, Peter Arno, Roz Chast, Ed Koren, William Steig, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC Poster
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
Spiegelman, Francoise Mouly, Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Roz Chast, Ed Koren, William Steig, James Thurber
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Color

Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
, James Thurber and many others. This one is a fresh contemporary take on the Norman Rockwell classic
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Color

Jonathan Winters Screenprint on Canvas Painting Umbrellas Hollywood Star Pop Art
By Jonathan Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
decades. He named James Thurber's sophisticated absurdity as influential and said he idolized writers
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Screen, Canvas

Jonathan Winters Screenprint on Canvas Painting Birds Umbrella Hollywood Pop Art
By Jonathan Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
decades. He named James Thurber's sophisticated absurdity as influential and said he idolized writers
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Hand Signed Screenprint on Canvas Painting Ltd Ed. Hollywood "Hang Ups" Pop Art
By Jonathan Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
television with a career spanning more than six decades. He named James Thurber's sophisticated absurdity as
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Hand Signed Screenprint on Canvas Painting Ltd Ed. Hollywood "Hang Ups" Pop Art
By Jonathan Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
John Wayne, Cary Grant, Groucho Marx, James Cagney, and others) and improvisational comedy, Winters
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Still Life by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
Arts and Crafts in California. Among his students, Cy Twombly, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg
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1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Casein, Paper

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James Thurber For Sale on 1stDibs

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