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UNTITLED (MOTHER NURSING BABY)
By Leo Politi
Located in Portland, ME
work may be an original book illustration.
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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Original watercolour Victorian children's book illustration by Sowerby
By John George Sowerby 1
Located in London, GB
reproduced in Sowerby and Crane’s 1881 children’s book, At Home, where is accompanied by the following verse
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1880s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book This drawing was
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1970s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Wanted - Original Children Book Illustration Painting For "Frog in Africa"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "Frog in Africa" - "Żaba w Afryce" Grazyna
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

Ciruelo Cabral the Book of the Dragon Illustration Original Art
Located in New York, NY
Ciruelo Cabral The Book of the Dragon Illustration Original Art This is an original work done by
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21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Paintings

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Paper

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
unique drawing style that resembles children’s book illustrations. Working in psychedelic pop colors of
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
. She has a very unique drawing style that resembles children’s book illustrations. Working in
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Lettres d'Espagne - Artist Book with Original Illustrations by Clavé - 1944
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 300 copies, 116 pp, including 27 original color lithographs by Antoni Clavé, including
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1940s More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Scheherazade Arabian Nights - Gustaf Tenggren Attrib.
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Miami, FL
board Original book illustration for Golden Tales of the Arabian Nights, page 16 "marked by the printer
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1950s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Tales of the Arabian Nights with Flying Carpet - Random House Gustaf Tenggren
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Miami, FL
1957 Gouache on illustration board - Unframed Not signed 9 x 7.25 live - 10.5 x 9.5 board Original
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1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Original 1920s British Pen and ink Children's book Illustration by Frank Watkins
By Frank Watkins
Located in London, GB
also for Merry Moments. He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael
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1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Children Asleep Under A Tree - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère
Located in Roma, IT
illustration of a book for children, unidentified, written by the French author Claude Farrère. The print was
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Original Vintage Illustration Boy with Horse Oil Painting Americana
By Ariane Beigneux
Located in Surfside, FL
painted on Whatman illustration board. some drawing in the margins. Ariane Beigneux was born to French
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

"Animals" - Paul Rand Children's Book Illustration Modern Design Poster
By Paul Rand
Located in Boston, MA
A delightful silkscreen poster by Paul Rand, based on an illustration created for his 1970 "Listen
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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Three Children Book Illustration - Female Illustrator - Turn of the Century
Located in Miami, FL
itself. So is the case of "Three Children" by English Childen's book illustrator Amy Millicent Sowerby
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Men's Adventure Magazine Illustration
By Samson Pollen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
greats. Pollen recently passed away in December of 2018 and this never-before-seen original illustration
Category

1960s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

"Bird Feeds Snake," Whimsical Children's Book Illustration by Blanchard, 1960s
By Robert Blanchard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artist Robert Blanchard was widely known for his book illustrations for many publishers, including
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Illustration to Salomé - Rare Book Engraved by A. V. Beardsley - 1907
By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Located in Roma, IT
Illustration to Salomé is an original Rare Book illustrated by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (Brighton
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Illustrations to Punch and Judy - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1828
By George Cruikshank
Located in Roma, IT
Illustrations to Punch and Judy is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Cruikshank
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1820s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Kim Jung Gi - Illustration Original Comic Art, 2014
Located in New York, NY
Kim Jung Gi - Illustration Original Art, 2014 Size is approximately framed : 11 inches by 19
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2010s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paint

W.H.D. Koerner "Silent Paths" Original Illustration
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in San Francisco, CA
been used for some kind of illustration in a book or magazine. Art measures 14 inches wide by 11 high
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1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Lorence Bjorklund "Don Hurricane", original ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
Great Western Illustrators by Jeff Dykes. The artwork is an original illustration used in the pulp
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1940s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Original illustration for Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous short story 'White nights'
Located in Antwerp, BE
design for the illustration of the book: "Les nuits blanches de Saint-Petersbourg" by F. Dostïevsky
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Illustration Treasure Island
By John Philip Falter
Located in Miami, FL
Original Preliminary Book Illustration Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, MacMillan, 1963
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Mission Impossible Original TV Guide Drawing Illustration Caricature Mid Century
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Mission Impossible" Original TV Guide Drawing Illustration Caricature Mid Century NYC with Greg
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1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Jean Cocteau - White Book - Original Handcolored Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau White Book - Autobiography about Cocteau's discovery of his homosexuality. The book
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1930s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - White Book - Original Handcolored Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau White Book - Autobiography about Cocteau's discovery of his homosexuality. The book
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Graythings Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
By Richard Newton
Located in Montreal, QC
Graythings mixed media painting and original book cover. Original mixed media airbrush, acrylic
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Doll Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
By Richard Newton
Located in Montreal, QC
The Doll-mixed media painting and original book cover Original mixed media airbrush, acrylic and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Rare Large Original British Illustration Art Watercolor Painting "Horse Races"
By Sue Macartney Snape
Located in Surfside, FL
observations of British life. The subtle removal of a small bound drawing book from her bag or pocket would be
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lorence Bjorklund "Fight Back or Die", original ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
original illustration used in the pulp magazine's editing/publishing process with the artists initials on
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1940s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore. Published
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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Art Critics and Tourists, Original Watercolor Illustration for The New Yorker
By Eldon Dedini
Located in Soquel, CA
Art Critics and Tourists, Original Watercolor Illustration for The New Yorker An original
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ultimate Sports Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
By Richard Newton
Located in Montreal, QC
Ultimate Sports Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover. This Original Art is painted on
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Torment Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
By Richard Newton
Located in Montreal, QC
, including original book cover. Artist: Richard Newton. This Illustration was created for Kensington
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

The Reckoning Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
Located in Montreal, QC
The Reckoning Mixed Media painting and Original Book cover This scary cover art was created for a
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21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Les Fleurs du Mal de Baudelaire - Original Illustrations by A. Domin - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Book in perfect conditions, with spine restored and illustrations by André Domin. Edition of 485
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1920s Art Deco More Art

Materials

Paper, Stencil

Whimsical Illustration Skiing Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Village today. This original illustration is on Whatman Illustration board. the board measures 14 X 22
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1930s Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration Hiking Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
. This original illustration is on Whatman Illustration board. the board measures 14 X 22 inches. label
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1930s Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

1962 Release of the Book, "Fail-Safe"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
1/2" x 22" illustration board. Includes original clipping. 13" x 16 3/4" image. Unevenly toned
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1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Mr Punch - How to Grow Tobacco - Original ink 20th Century British illustration
By Joshua Charles Armitage
Located in London, GB
and producing numerous book illustrations and cover designs. He was born in Hoylake, Cheshire and
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Whimsical Fishing Illustration Cartoon 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
original illustration is on Whatman Illustration board. the board measures 14 X 22 inches. label from
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
. This original illustration is on Whatman Illustration board. the board measures 14 X 22 inches. label
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Air Mexicain - Original Artist Book By Rufino Tamayo - 1952
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 274 copies copies including 4 original colour lithographs by Rufino Tamayo. Copy on
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1950s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Man w Gun "Sleuth" Original Ink Drawing Theater Film Caricature Illustration Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, providing editors with illustrations prior to an opening. From 1940 to 1956, his theatrical illustrations
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20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, India Ink

The Forever Children Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
By Richard Newton
Located in Montreal, QC
The Forever Children Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover Original mixed media airbrush
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Night’s Immortal Touch Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
By Richard Newton
Located in Montreal, QC
Night’s Immortal Touch Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover Original mixed media airbrush
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

"French Riviera," Watercolor Illustration Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original architectural illustration by Laerta Premto is made with watercolor and ink on paper
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2010s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Trillion for Defense Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
By Richard Newton
Located in Montreal, QC
book cover. This original art is painted on heavyweight illustration board using a mixed media
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Elisabeth Frink Original Prints, Catalogue Raisonne by Caroline Wiseman, Book
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1st edition book in beautiful condition. Numerous colour illustrations. Hardcover
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

"Craigivar Castle," Watercolor Illustration Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original illustration by Laerta Premto is made with watercolor and ink on paper. It captures a
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2010s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

19th Century British Original Pen and Ink Sporting Illustration by A C Corbould
Located in London, GB
produced The Corbould Sporting Alphabet, a book of hunting pictures.
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Late 19th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"Epigrammes - Les Chansons de Bilitis" Original Engraving Book Plate Barbier
Located in Boston, MA
illustration. This is a vintage print and is guaranteed to be original. It is not a reproduction. We are a
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1910s Art Deco Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

A Red Book Cover Girl With Flowers
By William Haskell Coffin
Located in Minneapolis, MN
magazine explored topics both refined and exciting, a balance captured beautifully in this original artwork
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1920s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Original Vintage Comic Book Superhero Poster Featuring Batman The Caped Crusader
By Carmine Infantino
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Batman poster for The Caped Crusader featuring a colourful illustration of the
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Vintage 1960s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage London Transport Poster by Henrion Visitor's London Guide Book
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for a London tour guide - Visitor's London - by the
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Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

The Journals of Susanna Moodie 57/100 - original, illustrated book of poems
Located in Bloomfield, ON
contains 28 hand printed pages. This wasn’t just an illustration – it was an amplification of the original
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1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper

Vogue The Jewellery Hard Cover Book in Original Cardboard Case 21st c
Located in University City, MO
Vogue The Jewellery hard cover reference book in the original cardboard case The 296 page hard
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21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Books

Original Vintage Film Poster The Jungle Book Walt Disney Mowgli Animated Movie
Located in London, GB
Original vintage film poster for Walt Disney's classic animated family movie The Jungle Book based
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Vintage 1960s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Real Life in London - Original Rare Book Illustrated by T. Rowlandson - 1820s
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Roma, IT
Real Life in London is an original couple of books written by William Combe (25 March 1742 – 19
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1820s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an original book illustration in our inventory may begin at $81 and can go as high as $14,000, while the average can fetch as much as $271.