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Art Deco Pulp cover or pin-up magazine cover
By Peter Driben
Located in Miami, FL
Pulp cover or pin-up magazine cover
signed lower left
foxing and toning throughout
oil and mixed
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media, Board
Amazing Stories, Book Cover
By Leo Morey
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Amazing Stories, Pulp Cover, August 1934
Exhibitions: Allentown Art Museum, At the Edge: Art of the
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Sexy Woman in a Swamp Storm - Pulp Magazine, Hispanic Artist, Mid Century
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael DeSoto's full command of academic painting.
DeSoto did pulp covers up until the industry's
Category
1950s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Rafael DeSotoSexy Woman in a Swamp Storm - Pulp Magazine, Hispanic Artist, Mid Century, 1950'S circa
H 13.75 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
It's Good! - Image of a Football Player for the cover of Top-Notch Magazine
By Victor Clyde Forsythe
Located in Fort Washington, PA
football cover images in this style. In the heyday of the pulps during the early 1930s there were seven
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Complete Detective Cover, Pulp Magazine
By Harry Lemon Parkhurst
Located in Miami, FL
process of committing an art heist.
The Complete Detective Cover, Pulp Magazine Illustration, February
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Return Of The Four, All Around Magazine Cover
By Newell Convers Wyeth
Located in Fort Washington, PA
(American, 1882-1945) The Return of the Four, All Around Magazine, pulp cover, December 1915 Oil on canvas
Category
1910s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Gods of Voodoo
By Harold McCauley
Located in Fort Washington, PA
pulp cover paintings by H.J. Ward, H.W. McCauley, Virgil Finlay, and other American illustrators
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sexy French Cabaret Dancers - Folies Bergere Pulp Paperback Book Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Campy and sexy illustration of two French chorus girls for the mid-century Avon paperback Les Girls.
Story of the Folies Bergere Unsigned and unframed.
George Ziel was a prolific il...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
H 14 in W 10 in D 1 in
"Tree in Winter" Delos Palmer Jr, Sketch of Tree 20th Century Impressionist Work
Located in New York, NY
to paint pulp covers for Dime Mystery, Clues, Frontier Stories, Action Stories, Western Trails, All
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Untitled (Couple with Seascape)
By Peter Stevens
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
freelance pulp covers to Popular Publication's magazine Argosy. It is remarkable that at that same time, his
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board
A ray of light in the forest - Solitary Man Surreal Landscape
By Hector Garrido
Located in Miami, FL
, horror and adventure book covers, including all the covers for the Baroness series of pulp novels, and
Category
1970s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
I don't want to go to Heaven - Contemporary Art
By The Connor Brothers
Located in London, GB
, such as pulp fiction book covers, overlaid with thought-provoking, humorous, or ironic text. By
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Giclée
Street Violinist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
illustrations for Street & Smith's western pulp magazines. In 1932 he began to sell freelance cover paintings to
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A ray of light in the forest - Surreal Man in Surreal Landscape
By Hector Garrido
Located in Miami, FL
, horror and adventure book covers, including all the covers for the Baroness series of pulp novels, and
Category
1970s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Year of the Tempest
By Raymond Johnson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original pulp paperback cover for The Year of the Tempest by Peter Matthiessen, published by Bantam
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
R.B. Kitaj Orgasm: drawing of woman in ecstasy with pale pink and clay red
By Ronald Brooks Kitaj
Located in New York, NY
inspired by film stills and pulp novel covers. In this sensual print, Kitaj chose colors related to the
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"It's a Trap" Oil on canvas 30x24 Western cowboy POP art Southwest painting
Located in Southampton, NY
contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Drop Your Guns" oil on canvas Cowboy Western POP art
Located in Southampton, NY
contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Shut Up and Kiss Me" Cowboy Western Pop art Oil on Canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
unique contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
"I Ain't Going Nowhere" Oil on Canvas Cowboy POP Art
Located in Southampton, NY
contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Black Sun at High Noon" oil on canvas 42x32 original Cowboy Pop art painting
Located in Southampton, NY
contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Midnight Showdown on the Hogbacks" oil, spray paint & enamel on canvas 46x38"
Located in Southampton, NY
contemporary Pop Art style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Business for the Undertaker" OLD WEST Cowboy oil on canvas 42x32"
Located in Southampton, NY
contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 42 in W 32 in D 2 in
"End of The Trail" #14 Acrylic, Spray paint & Silkscreen Cowgirl western POP art
Located in Southampton, NY
Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey the romance of the American West. His use of a POP
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"End of The Trail" #17 Acrylic, Spray paint & Silkscreen Cowgirl western POP art
Located in Southampton, NY
Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey the romance of the American West. His use of a POP
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"The Past is Not The Past" #14 Mixed Media Acrylic & Spray paint with Silkscreen
Located in Southampton, NY
classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey the romance of the American
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"The Past is Not The Past" #4 Mixed Media Acrylic & Spray paint with Silkscreen
Located in Southampton, NY
classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey the romance of the American
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
" PING " 32x62" large Pop Art Cowboy oil on canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
painted in his unique contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Guns, God and Country" 2022 Cowboy Contemporary Pop Oil on canvas 60x48
Located in Southampton, NY
painted in his unique contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage SIGNED Kitaj Poster, La Fabbrica, Milan (A Life 1975) woman in red dress
By Ronald Brooks Kitaj
Located in New York, NY
on his pastel work Femme de Peuple II, and a pulp novel’s salacious cover.
Known for his expressive
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
A Life (B) R.B. Kitaj Film noir night city scene of woman in red dress
By Ronald Brooks Kitaj
Located in New York, NY
Peuple II, and a pulp novel’s salacious cover.
Known for his expressive style and charged imagery
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"End of the Trail" Oil on canvas 46x38" Southwest Pop Street Art
Located in Southampton, NY
his unique contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel covers and
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 46 in W 38 in D 2 in
"Because The Past Is Not The Past" Oil on Canvas 62 x42 Pop ART
Located in Southampton, NY
West painted in his unique contemporary style. He references classic Hollywood Westerns, Pulp novel
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 62 in W 42 in D 2 in
A Rash Act: erotic drawing of nude blonde, redhead, and man with art deco motifs
By Ronald Brooks Kitaj
Located in New York, NY
female form, often producing edgy and sensual work inspired by film stills and pulp novel covers.
A
Category
1970s Realist Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
“She had taken an enormous fancy to the girl” illustration for Harper’s Monthly
By Gayle Porter Hoskins
Located in Fort Washington, PA
for his captivating outdoor and Western scenes, which graced the covers of numerous pulp magazines
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jarvis Cocker Paris 1996 - Signed Limited Edition Print
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
inkjet process.
Here’s some of the backstory: I already had a history with Pulp, having shot the covers
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Jarvis Cocker In Paris 1996 - signed Limited Edition print
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
. Here’s some of the backstory: I already had a history with Pulp, having shot the covers for ‘INTRO
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Study for Flowryder Pulp Cover, 1931
By Matthew Benedict
Located in New York, NY
Study for Flowryder Pulp Cover, 1931
2015
gouache and pencil on paper
39 1/4 x 27 1/2 in/100 x
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Pencil
Master Detective Pulp Cover Art
Located in Minneapolis, MN
in this classic action-packed pulp cover painting. This work is unsigned but was created by pulp
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ten Story Detective Pulp Cover
By John Hilkert
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This original painting by John Hilkert, which appeared as the cover of the Canadian edition of 10
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Broken Angel
By Mel Hunter
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A ghastly and macabre pulp cover painting by Mel Hunter for the January, 1958 edition of "Mercury
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Cartoon Humor Sled Ride
By Earle K. Bergey
Located in Minneapolis, MN
. Grapefruit Moon gallery recently purchased seven 1940s pulp cover paintings from an east coast collection
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Skating
By John Drew
Located in Minneapolis, MN
the Golden Age of Illustration, and a prominent pulp cover illustrator. This is a very art deco take
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Victorian Mourning Interior Scene
By C. Clyde Squires
Located in Minneapolis, MN
national magazines and also created covers for pulp westerns. He was a member of the society of
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Charcoal, Mixed Media
Paper sculpture by Gentenaar
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
became the objective. Thin bamboo sticks were used to build a frame, which was covered with pulp on the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Handmade Paper
The Butlers' Ball, Argosy pulp cover
By Paul C. Stahr
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Argosy Pulp Cover, June 28, 1930
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Butlers' Ball, Argosy Pulp Cover
By Paul C. Stahr
Located in Fort Washington, PA
" x 22.00"
Argosy Pulp Cover, June 28, 1930
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Lawman, Western Pulp Cover
By Edgar Franklin Wittmack
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The Lawman holding a gun. Western pulp cover, 1929.
Edgar Franklin Wittmack specialized in
Category
1920s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pulp Cover
By Tracy Stuckey
Located in Bozeman, MT
Tracy Stuckey received his BFA in painting from Florida State University and his MFA from the University of New Mexico. He has exhibited his work extensively throughout the United St...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Big Catch, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover
By Charles Dye
Located in Fort Washington, PA
. He later sold pulp covers to Popular's Adventure Magazine and Argosy. During WWII Charles Dye
Category
1950s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pulp Illustration
By H.W. Kiemle
Located in Fort Washington, PA
covers and interior story illustrations regularly appeared in such pulp magazines as Ace-High Magazine
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tax Forms Blues
By Charles Dye
Located in Fort Washington, PA
illustrations for the western pulp magazines published by Popular Publications. He later sold pulp covers to
Category
Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Noir Pulp Magazine, Dead Man in the Snow, Mid Century, Latin Art Hispanic Artist
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Miami, FL
conquistador, Hernando de Soto - In 1932 he began to sell freelance cover paintings to pulp magazines, such as
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
The Path to Plunder
By Sidney Harry Riesenberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
to Plunder, Western Story pulp magazine cover, March 17, 1928
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fulton Ryder After Dark
By Richard Prince
Located in Toronto, Ontario
covers of pulp fiction novels, macho cowboys in Marlboro ads, or supermodel selfies, Prince reflects and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Real Magazine Black Sox Sports Story Illustration
By Norman Saunders
Located in Fort Washington, PA
celebrated illustrator Norm Saunders' most notable creations are his many lurid painted covers for pulp and
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
1970's Brazilian Pop Culture Mixed Media Flag TV Cowboy Mixed Media Advertising
Located in Norfolk, GB
.
In Rio in the mid-1960s he became the main cover artists for pulp powerhouse Monterrey and forever
Category
1970s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Mixed Media
"End of The Trail" Cowgirl western POP art Unique Acrylic and Silkscreen
Located in Southampton, NY
Westerns, Pulp novel covers and Vintage Comics to convey the romance of the American West. His use of a POP
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
H 32 in W 24 in D 2 in
Untitled (Couple)
By Richard Prince
Located in Toronto, Ontario
media. Whether it's nurses from the covers of pulp fiction novels, macho Cowboys in Marlboro ads, or
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Working Proof...Joke
By Richard Prince
Located in Toronto, Ontario
covers of pulp fiction novels, macho cowboys in Marlboro ads, or supermodel selfies, Prince reflects and
Category
1980s Post-Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Pen, Permanent Marker
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Find a variety of pulp covers available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Pop Art or Art Deco examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. If you’re looking to add a pulp covers that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, brown, beige, orange and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Harold McCauley, Norman Saunders, Paul C. Stahr, Sam Cherry and Peter Driben are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large pulp covers can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 1 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.
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Pulp covers can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $10,890, while the lowest priced sells for $3,500 and the highest can go for as much as $33,000.