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Sexy Blond Falls from Window - Noir Pulp Art
Sexy Blond Falls from Window - Noir Pulp Art

Sexy Blond Falls from Window - Noir Pulp Art

By Harry Barton

Located in Miami, FL

There is plenty of B-movie-like pulp illustration art out there to consider. This work, however, is

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Pulp Fiction Cover Illustration for Lady Chatterley's Daughter
Pulp Fiction Cover Illustration for Lady Chatterley's Daughter

Pulp Fiction Cover Illustration for Lady Chatterley's Daughter

By Raymond Johnson

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Raymond Johnson (1915-1997). Cover Illustration for Lady Chatterley's Daughter by Patricia Robins

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Pulp Magazine Marine Combat Scene Shoot Out in Blue Noir
Pulp Magazine Marine Combat Scene Shoot Out in Blue Noir

Pulp Magazine Marine Combat Scene Shoot Out in Blue Noir

Located in Miami, FL

What makes this work important? It's not that it's a commissioned artwork for a men's 60s pulp

Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

The Complete Detective Cover, Pulp Magazine
The Complete Detective Cover, Pulp Magazine

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

Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson
Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson

Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson

Located in Redding, CT

known pulp fiction illustration artist. Victor Olson (1925-2007) Redding CT. Mr. Olson was born in

Category

Vintage 1950s North American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

When God Made Man She Was Just Practising
When God Made Man She Was Just Practising

When God Made Man She Was Just Practising

By The Connor Brothers

Located in Dubai, Dubai

commentary on modern culture, psychology, and human behavior, making use of old pulp fiction-style

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Pigment

IIIII Will Always Love You By The Connor Brother
IIIII Will Always Love You By The Connor Brother

IIIII Will Always Love You By The Connor Brother

By The Connor Brothers

Located in Dubai, Dubai

culture, psychology, and human behavior, making use of old pulp fiction-style illustrations paired with

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Pigment

Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons
Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons

Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons

$1,800Sale Price|28% Off

H 24.5 in W 29 in D 0.75 in

Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons

Located in Redding, CT

-2007). During the 1940s his cover illustrations appeared on pulp magazines, such as The Shadow, Clues

Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

Secret Project
Secret Project

Amos SewellSecret Project, 1948

$3,600

H 17.25 in W 13.5 in

Secret Project

By Amos Sewell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

illustrations for the Pulp magazines. He illustrated his first major manuscript for The Country Gentleman in

Category

1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

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Pulp Fiction Paperback Cover Illustration of Alfred Hitchcock
Pulp Fiction Paperback Cover Illustration of Alfred Hitchcock

Pulp Fiction Paperback Cover Illustration of Alfred Hitchcock

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Unsigned Alfred Hitchcock's Murder on the Half Skull 1970 Oil, tempera on board 16 x 10 inches (Frame: 25 x 18 inches) excellent condition archivally framed Illustrated: Cover...

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Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Skating
Skating

John DrewSkating, 1920s

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H 47 in W 33 in D 3 in

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

Nude Contemplation
Nude Contemplation

Harry T. FiskNude Contemplation, c. 1950

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H 15.5 in W 19.5 in D 1 in

Nude Contemplation

By Harry T. Fisk

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Illustration pulp artist Harry Fisk. Artwork bears the original Salmagundi Club Curator's Exhibit label which

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Pulp Illustration

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

Pulp Illustration
Pulp Illustration

Howard HastingsPulp Illustration

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H 32.25 in W 24.25 in

Pulp Illustration

By Howard Hastings

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 32.25" x 24.25" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Traffic Jam Saturday Evening Post cover, April 28, 1956
Traffic Jam Saturday Evening Post cover, April 28, 1956

Traffic Jam Saturday Evening Post cover, April 28, 1956

By Earl Mayan

Located in New Orleans, LA

at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, joining the field of pulp illustration after his graduation in

Category

Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cardwell Higgins 1930's Pastel Illustration/ "Spicy Girls"
Cardwell Higgins 1930's Pastel Illustration/ "Spicy Girls"

Cardwell Higgins 1930's Pastel Illustration/ "Spicy Girls"

By Cardwell Higgins

Located in Philadelphia, PA

greats, Rockwell Kent, Vargas and many more! Best known for his "Spicy Girl" Portraits and pulp covers

Category

Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

The Watchers, Dakota Indians
The Watchers, Dakota Indians

Nick Eggenhofer The Watchers, Dakota Indians

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H 14.7 in W 19.7 in D 2 in

The Watchers, Dakota Indians

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

compositions required of pulp magazine illustrations. His paintings often have more stable (even static

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Amos Sewell "Prairie Schooner" Original Saturday Evening Post Painting
Amos Sewell "Prairie Schooner" Original Saturday Evening Post Painting

Amos Sewell "Prairie Schooner" Original Saturday Evening Post Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine Cowboy Pulp illustration for Saturday Evening Post in the 1950s. Original oil board

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

The Tracker
The Tracker

Remington SchuylerThe Tracker, 1926

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H 31 in W 27 in D 1 in

The Tracker

By Remington Schuyler

Located in Soquel, CA

Students League in New York and with Howard Pyle. Known for his "pulp illustrations," Remington Schuyler

Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Death Makes A Mistake
Death Makes A Mistake

Harold McCauleyDeath Makes A Mistake, 1943

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H 25.5 in W 21 in D 1 in

Death Makes A Mistake

By Harold McCauley

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Death Makes a Mistake is an eerie, dark, and foreboding interior pulp illustration by Harold

Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Illustration Board

The Baby Factory
The Baby Factory

Harold McCauleyThe Baby Factory, 1940s

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H 29.5 in W 24 in D 1 in

The Baby Factory

By Harold McCauley

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This dramatic, futuristic sci-fi interior pulp illustration was created by Harold McCauley for an

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Illustration Board

21st Century Girl Walking Pet
21st Century Girl Walking Pet

21st Century Girl Walking Pet

By Harold McCauley

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This spectacular otherworldly sci-fi pulp illustration painting by Harold McCauley was used as the

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Great Pulp Art Western Illustration by Pete Kuhlhoft
Great Pulp Art Western Illustration by Pete Kuhlhoft

Great Pulp Art Western Illustration by Pete Kuhlhoft

Located in New York, NY

This is a great Illustration by Pete Kuhlhoft ( 1903- 1972). The website Pulpartists.com has his

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Pulp Fiction Cover Illustration for Italian Social Realist Novel
Pulp Fiction Cover Illustration for Italian Social Realist Novel

Pulp Fiction Cover Illustration for Italian Social Realist Novel

Located in Treasure Island, CA

John E. Johnson Cover Illustration for Mastro Don Gesualdo by Giovanni Verga published by UC

Category

Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Materials

Board

Fantastic Adventures Pulp Cover
Fantastic Adventures Pulp Cover

Fantastic Adventures Pulp Cover

By Harold McCauley

Located in Minneapolis, MN

A pulp cover painting by Harold W. McCauley for the Ziff-Davis science fiction pulp title Fantastic

Category

1940s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

15 Story Detective Pulp Cover
15 Story Detective Pulp Cover

15 Story Detective Pulp Cover

By Norman Saunders

Located in Minneapolis, MN

October, 1950 issue of the pulp magazine 15 Story Detective; a Popular Publications title. The scene is a

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Modern Girl Spicy Pulp Magazine Cover
Modern Girl Spicy Pulp Magazine Cover

Modern Girl Spicy Pulp Magazine Cover

By Cardwell Higgins

Located in Minneapolis, MN

A signed original pastel on illustration board from the late 1930's by the prolific cover artist

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Encounter In A Sinister Place
Encounter In A Sinister Place

Encounter In A Sinister Place

By Harold McCauley

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Harold McCauley created this tense, action-packed, gritty, and dramatic illustration for an-as-of

Category

1940s Gothic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Illustration Board

How to Hypnotize
How to Hypnotize

How to Hypnotize

By Virgil Finlay

Located in Minneapolis, MN

pulp cover illustration from this long running title, this was for many years part of the storied

Category

1950s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Marmora
Marmora

C.C. BeckMarmora, 1930

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H 22.5 in W 18 in

Marmora

By C.C. Beck

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This science fiction pulp gouache painting on illustration board by noted comic artist Charles

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

The Rider From Rio
The Rider From Rio

The Rider From Rio

By John Coughlin

Located in Minneapolis, MN

surviving Golden Age of Illustration pulp cover painting. Sight Size 25" x 30" Framed 29" x 34"

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Devil's Punchbowl
The Devil's Punchbowl

The Devil's Punchbowl

By H.J. Ward

Located in Minneapolis, MN

segment discussed the artist, the culture of spicy pulps, and the "red hot" illustration market as a whole

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marihuana
Marihuana

Bill FlemingMarihuana, 1941

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H 25.5 in W 19.25 in

Marihuana

By Bill Fleming

Located in Minneapolis, MN

name of William Irish. An early and iconic pulp paperback cover. This original illustration is a

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

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Located in Denver, CO

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Film Noir. Pulp Mystery That police officer knows you. Saturday Evening Post
Film Noir. Pulp Mystery That police officer knows you. Saturday Evening Post

Film Noir. Pulp Mystery That police officer knows you. Saturday Evening Post

By Paul Rabut

Located in Miami, FL

Film noir crime drama painted in a single frame. In narrative art, telling a story in a single image is harder than doing it in episodes. "'That police officer knows you are here' J...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Rajah of Sarawak -  Mid-Century Mens Magazine - Pulp Adventure Magazine
Rajah of Sarawak -  Mid-Century Mens Magazine - Pulp Adventure Magazine

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By Mort Künstler

Located in Miami, FL

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Category

1950s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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Battle Scene At Sea World War II . Dead Soldiers and  Blood Red Sea

Battle Scene At Sea World War II . Dead Soldiers and Blood Red Sea

By Mort Künstler

Located in Miami, FL

The artist invents and then captures a moment of a peak drama with soldiers being shot and bombs exploding. It's beautifully rendered in Künstler signature style showcasing his deep ...

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1960s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

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Soldier Shooting Gun with Bikini Girls, Mid-Century Mens Magazine War

By Mort Künstler

Located in Miami, FL

The artist tells a whole action-packed story in one picture. A handsome young soldier shoots his pistol at a passing bomb-dropping airplane. The close call splashes water on him and ...

Category

1960s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Pencil

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How Much is a Pulp Illustration?

The average selling price for a pulp illustration we offer is $4,840, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $33,000 for the highest priced.