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Motor Magazine Cover, October 1931
Motor Magazine Cover, October 1931

Motor Magazine Cover, October 1931

By Robert Robinson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Framed Size 36.00" x 27.00" Motor magazine Cover, October 1931

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cover Illustration for ''Motor'' Magazine
Cover Illustration for ''Motor'' Magazine

Cover Illustration for ''Motor'' Magazine

By Robert Robinson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover Illustration for ''Motor'' Magazine, February 1931 Depicting a Duryea Automobile Driving by a Blacksmith Shop

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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Motor Magazine Cover Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1930, Framed
Motor Magazine Cover Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1930, Framed

Motor Magazine Cover Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1930, Framed

By Robert Robinson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1930 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 21.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right MOTOR Magazine, The Automotive Business Paper September, 1930 Magazine Included A rare...

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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Motor Magazine Cover, September 1932
Motor Magazine Cover, September 1932

Motor Magazine Cover, September 1932

By Robert Robinson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signature: Signed Middle Left Contact for exact size measurements.

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Motor Magazine Cover - April 1932
Motor Magazine Cover - April 1932

Motor Magazine Cover - April 1932

By Robert Robinson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Striding Drum Major, Magazine Cover
Striding Drum Major, Magazine Cover

Striding Drum Major, Magazine Cover

By Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Additionally, he would be a longstanding cover contributor to bothThe Popular Science Monthly and Nation's Business, as well as the trade publications Motor Magazine and Cities Servi...

Category

1920s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration
Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration

Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration

By Clinton Pettee

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1913 Medium: Gouache on Paper Dimensions: 19.75" x 14.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration Painting By Tarzan Artist Clint...

Category

1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Boats in Harbor: 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting
Boats in Harbor: 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting

Boats in Harbor: 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting

By Hjalmar Amundsen

Located in New York, NY

Living in Greenwich Village, he was one of the founders of the Washington Square Art Show in New York, where he sold many of his works, and he painted covers for Motor Boating Magazi...

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)
Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)

Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)

Located in Soquel, CA

Hughes moved to Los Angeles, California from Cleveland in 1960 and lived there for nine years, working as art director of "Motor Trend" magazine before moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

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Ken Ottinger Border Captive Bronze Sculpture Signed Native American Female Art

Ken Ottinger Border Captive Bronze Sculpture Signed Native American Female Art

Located in Bloomington, MN

After graduation he became a very accomplished free-lance artist, winning awards for his commercial work with Universal Studios and Motor Trend Magazine. While he continues to paint...

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1980s Other Art Style Nude Sculptures

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Boats at Dock
Boats at Dock

C. Hjalmar Amundsen Boats at Dock, 1948

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H 31 in W 45 in

Boats at Dock

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Navy for two covers of Motor Boating magazine. Paintings used for these illustrations were signed Hjalmar Amundsen, while the byline inside the publication credited C.

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Motor Magazine Cover
Motor Magazine Cover

Motor Magazine Cover

By Howard Chandler Christy

Located in Fort Washington, PA

May 1923 Motor Magazine Cover Signed lower left.

Category

1920s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Lawman, Western Pulp Cover
The Lawman, Western Pulp Cover

The Lawman, Western Pulp Cover

By Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Located in Fort Washington, PA

For many years, he regularly painted the covers for The Popular Science Monthly, picturing the latest in technological advances, often working from blue prints of conceptual models. ...

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1920s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cliffside Catwalk" black and white collage of a woman walking with umbrella
"Cliffside Catwalk" black and white collage of a woman walking with umbrella

"Cliffside Catwalk" black and white collage of a woman walking with umbrella

By Derek Gores

Located in Edgartown, MA

Considered part of the Pop Surrealism or New Contemporary Movement, Gores exhibits globally, with a client and collector list including Prada, Playboy, Rinascente, Madonna, EA Sports...

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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Magazine Paper

"Earthly Stranger" collage of a woman in turquoise and pinks
"Earthly Stranger" collage of a woman in turquoise and pinks

"Earthly Stranger" collage of a woman in turquoise and pinks

By Derek Gores

Located in Edgartown, MA

Considered part of the Pop Surrealism or New Contemporary Movement, Gores exhibits globally, with a client and collector list including Prada, Playboy, Rinascente, Madonna, EA Sports...

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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Magazine Paper

"Art Theory #4" black and white collage of woman holding a martini glass

"Art Theory #4" black and white collage of woman holding a martini glass

By Derek Gores

Located in Edgartown, MA

Considered part of the Pop Surrealism or New Contemporary Movement, Gores exhibits globally, with a client and collector list including Prada, Playboy, Rinascente, Madonna, EA Sports...

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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Magazine Paper

Into the Golden West - Large Oil Painting Spanish Galleon at Sea
Into the Golden West - Large Oil Painting Spanish Galleon at Sea

Into the Golden West - Large Oil Painting Spanish Galleon at Sea

By Roland Davies

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

His first freelance work was for motor-related magazines such as Autocar and Motor Cycle, which was in accord with Roland’s own keen interest in speed.

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Stephania Fever" Collage of Woman with Red Lips
"Stephania Fever" Collage of Woman with Red Lips

"Stephania Fever" Collage of Woman with Red Lips

By Derek Gores

Located in Edgartown, MA

Considered part of the Pop Surrealism or New Contemporary Movement, Gores exhibits globally, with a client and collector list including Prada, Playboy, Rinascente, Madonna, EA Sports...

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"Mountain Valley with Waterfall", Bill Hughes, 44x71 in., Oil on Canvas, Realism
"Mountain Valley with Waterfall", Bill Hughes, 44x71 in., Oil on Canvas, Realism

"Mountain Valley with Waterfall", Bill Hughes, 44x71 in., Oil on Canvas, Realism

Located in Dallas, TX

Hughes moved to Los Angeles, California from Cleveland in 1960 and lived there for nine years, working as art director of "Motor Trend" magazine before moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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1990s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“At the Wharf, Cape Cod”
“At the Wharf, Cape Cod”

“At the Wharf, Cape Cod”

By C. Hjalmar Amundsen

Located in Southampton, NY

Living in Greenwich Village, he was one of the founders of the Washington Square Art Show in New York, where he sold many of his works, and he painted covers for Motor Boating Magazi...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Dockside Gloucester”
“Dockside Gloucester”

“Dockside Gloucester”

By C. Hjalmar Amundsen

Located in Southampton, NY

Living in Greenwich Village, he was one of the founders of the Washington Square Art Show in New York, where he sold many of his works, and he painted covers for Motor Boating Magazi...

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Captain, Elks Magazine Cover, 1927
Sea Captain, Elks Magazine Cover, 1927

Sea Captain, Elks Magazine Cover, 1927

By Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Located in Fort Washington, PA

For many years, he regularly painted the covers for The Popular Science Monthly, picturing the latest in technological advances, often working from blue prints of conceptual models. ...

Category

1920s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Britishers Enlist Today WWI propaganda poster Guy Lipscomb 1917 lithograph

Britishers Enlist Today WWI propaganda poster Guy Lipscomb 1917 lithograph

By Guy Lipscomb

Located in Paonia, CO

Guy Lipscombe ((1881-1952), headed the art department of the British weekly car magazine The Motor creating over 40 covers. He also covered the First World War as an artist.

Category

1910s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

New York World's Fair.
New York World's Fair.

New York World's Fair.

By Charles Ernest Pont

Located in Plano, TX

In the midst of the Great Depression, Charles Pont turned to the fine arts as a full-time career, working chiefly as a book and magazine illustrator. Pursuing a nautical interest inh...

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1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Peck Slip. (East River, New York).
Peck Slip. (East River, New York).

Peck Slip. (East River, New York).

By Charles Ernest Pont

Located in Plano, TX

In the midst of the Great Depression, Charles Pont turned to the fine arts as a full-time career, working chiefly as a book and magazine illustrator. Pursuing a nautical interest inh...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

“The Old Bay Boat, Greenport, Long Island”
“The Old Bay Boat, Greenport, Long Island”

“The Old Bay Boat, Greenport, Long Island”

By C. Hjalmar Amundsen

Located in Southampton, NY

Living in Greenwich Village, he was one of the founders of the Washington Square Art Show in New York, where he sold many of his works, and he painted covers for Motor Boating Magazi...

Category

1950s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Runaboot
Runaboot

C. Hjalmar AmundsenRunaboot, c.1950

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H 18 in W 21.75 in D 1 in

Runaboot

By C. Hjalmar Amundsen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Living in Greenwich Village, he was one of the founders of the Washington Square Art Show in New York, where he sold many of his works, and he painted covers for Motor Boating Magazi...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

“Oyster Dredge, Peconic Bay,  Long Island”
“Oyster Dredge, Peconic Bay,  Long Island”

“Oyster Dredge, Peconic Bay, Long Island”

By C. Hjalmar Amundsen

Located in Southampton, NY

Living in Greenwich Village, he was one of the founders of the Washington Square Art Show in New York, where he sold many of his works, and he painted covers for Motor Boating Magazi...

Category

1950s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Jean de Paleologue (1855-1942) Portrait of a monk, 1891, original signed drawing
Jean de Paleologue (1855-1942) Portrait of a monk, 1891, original signed drawing

Jean de Paleologue (1855-1942) Portrait of a monk, 1891, original signed drawing

By Pal (Jean de Paléologue)

Located in Paris, FR

He worked for periodicals such as The Strand Magazine, Motor (published by Hearst), the Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal and the New York Herald Tribune.

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1890s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

“Gloucester Harbor”
“Gloucester Harbor”

“Gloucester Harbor”

By C. Hjalmar Amundsen

Located in Southampton, NY

Navy for two covers of Motor Boating magazine. Paintings used for these illustrations were signed Hjalmar Amundsen, while the byline inside the publication credited C.

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1940s Academic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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