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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 fundamentally different.

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Decoupaged HM Customs Butlers Wharf Wooden Box with Pulp Pin-Up Collages
Decoupaged HM Customs Butlers Wharf Wooden Box with Pulp Pin-Up Collages

Decoupaged HM Customs Butlers Wharf Wooden Box with Pulp Pin-Up Collages

Located in Nottingham, GB

Each side panel features intricate decoupage composed of mid-twentieth-century pulp illustration cut-outs, adventure novel covers, and retro pin-up graphics.

Category

Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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

Ryan and Mariner, was an American illustrator and author noted for action and adventure illustrations.[1] McDermott worked as an in-between and effects animator for Walt Disney Studi...

Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

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

Elegant sophisticated impasto on board. Well known pulp fiction illustration artist. Victor Olson (1925-2007) Redding CT.

Category

Vintage 1950s North American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

'Pulp Fiction' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994
'Pulp Fiction' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994

'Pulp Fiction' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994

Located in Devon, GB

The Stark graphic impact of Bernard Bittler's retro pulp-magazine style illustration against the blood red title make this epic French Grande one of the most desirable posters for th...

Category

1990s French Post-Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

I Understand The Difference Btw Right & Wrong, I Prefer Wrong
I Understand The Difference Btw Right & Wrong, I Prefer Wrong

I Understand The Difference Btw Right & Wrong, I Prefer Wrong

By The Connor Brothers

Located in Dubai, Dubai

Much of their art is a commentary on modern culture, psychology, and human behavior, making use of old pulp fiction-style illustrations paired with ironic or thought-provoking phrases.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Pigment

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

Much of their art is a commentary on modern culture, psychology, and human behavior, making use of old pulp fiction-style illustrations paired with ironic or thought-provoking phrases.

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

Much of their art is a commentary on modern culture, psychology, and human behavior, making use of old pulp fiction-style illustrations paired with ironic or thought-provoking phrases.

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

Located in Redding, CT

In 1935 he began to sell pen and ink story illustrations as well as painted covers to NYC publishers of pulp magazines.

Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

Secret Project
Secret Project

Secret Project

By Amos Sewell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

At the same time, he began to draw black and white dry-brush illustrations for the Pulp magazines. He illustrated his first major manuscript for The Country Gentleman in 1937; next ...

Category

1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

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Lorence Bjorklund "Trail Bros", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Trail Bros", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Trail Bros", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

"Trail Bros" by Swedish American pulp artist Lorence Bjorklund (1913 - 1978) is an ink drawing on illustration board representing a western scene somewhere in the "Wild West".

Category

1950s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Lorence Bjorklund "Fight Back or Die", original ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Fight Back or Die", original ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Fight Back or Die", original ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

During those years he began to support himself as an illustrator in the western pulp magazine industry by drawing pen and ink interior story illustrations.

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1940s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

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 artist was prolific during the Golden Age of Illustration, and a prominent pulp cover illustrator.

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

A dark and mystical exhibited fine art oil painting by the prolific and frequent Golden Age of Illustration pulp artist Harry Fisk. Artwork bears the original Salmagundi Club Curator...

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Pulp Illustration

Pulp Illustration

By H.W. Kiemle

Located in Fort Washington, PA

His last published pen & ink drawing for an interior story illustration appeared in 1956. Very few pulp artists were also credited as published authors.

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

Born in 1916, he learned his trade at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, joining the field of pulp illustration after his graduation in 1936. When America joined the Second World War, ...

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

Best known for his "Spicy Girl" Portraits and pulp covers. Listing 4 illustrations, so please check out my other Higgins Illustrations.

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

Much of his output was in ink, and these images reveal an excellent sense of design and the bold, dynamic compositions required of pulp magazine illustrations. His paintings often ha...

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

Amos Sewell (1901-1983) "Prairie Schooner" original saturday evening post illustration, circa 1950s A fine Cowboy Pulp illustration for Saturday Evening Post in the 1950s.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

'Pulp Fiction' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994
'Pulp Fiction' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994

'Pulp Fiction' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994

Located in Devon, GB

The Stark graphic impact of Bernard Bittler's retro pulp-magazine style illustration against the blood red title make this epic French Grande one of the most desirable posters for th...

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Materials

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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

He also painted cover illustrations for pulp magazines, such as Frontier Stories, Short Stories, and West.

Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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ASHCAN School Antique Impressionist NYC Orchestra SYMPHONY Violin Painting

ASHCAN School Antique Impressionist NYC Orchestra SYMPHONY Violin Painting

By John Howitt

Located in New York, NY

He would return, at the beginning of World War II, to magazines such as Colliers and Liberty, and to his landscape painting, but, ironically, it is his illustrations of the pulps for...

Category

1920s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings

Materials

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Vintage Oil Painting "A Day At the Museum" by Bertram Glover
Vintage Oil Painting "A Day At the Museum" by Bertram Glover

Vintage Oil Painting "A Day At the Museum" by Bertram Glover

Located in Buffalo, NY

During the 1920s he created illustrations for pulp novelettes and later painted portraits of various people as well as landscapes and city scenes In 1941 he was the recipient of fou...

Category

1960s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Board

Oil Painting "Railroad Man's Daughter" Dated 1941 by Bertram Glover
Oil Painting "Railroad Man's Daughter" Dated 1941 by Bertram Glover

Oil Painting "Railroad Man's Daughter" Dated 1941 by Bertram Glover

Located in Buffalo, NY

During the 1920s he created illustrations for pulp novelettes and later painted portraits of various people as well as landscapes and city scenes In 1941 he was the recipient of fou...

Category

1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Men of the Golden West" by John Wade Hampton, (Portfolio) 4 Lithographs
"Men of the Golden West" by John Wade Hampton, (Portfolio) 4 Lithographs

"Men of the Golden West" by John Wade Hampton, (Portfolio) 4 Lithographs

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Acting out his fantasy of becoming a cowboy, he used pretended he was roping cows by using his mother's clothesline. He began illustration pulp magazines with western themes while he...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

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Lorence Bjorklund "Don Hurricane", original ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Don Hurricane", original ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Don Hurricane", original ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

"don Hurricane" by Swedish American pulp artist Lorence Bjorklund (1913 - 1978) is an ink drawing on illustration board representing two fighting male figures somewhere in the "Wild ...

Category

1940s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Lorence Bjorklund "Firebrand's Brothill Bounty", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Firebrand's Brothill Bounty", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Firebrand's Brothill Bounty", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

"Firebrand's Brothill Bounty" by Swedish American pulp artist Lorence Bjorklund (1913 - 1978) is an ink drawing on illustration board representing a shoot-out somewhere in the "Wild ...

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Materials

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Death Makes A Mistake
Death Makes A Mistake

Harold McCauleyDeath Makes A Mistake, 1943

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Death Makes A Mistake

By Harold McCauley

Located in Minneapolis, MN

A copy of the pulp magazine this illustration appeared in is included in the sale.

Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

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Lorence Bjorklund "Smokey Serenade", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Smokey Serenade", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Smokey Serenade", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

During those years he began to support himself as an illustrator in the western pulp magazine industry by drawing pen and ink interior story illustrations.

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1950s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

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Lorence Bjorklund "Shawn of the Gun Pack", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Shawn of the Gun Pack", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Shawn of the Gun Pack", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

"Shawn of the Gun Pack" by Swedish American pulp artist Lorence Bjorklund (1913 - 1978) is an ink drawing on illustration board representing a shoot-out somewhere in the "Wild West".

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Materials

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Lorence Bjorklund "The Sheriff of Powder Rock", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "The Sheriff of Powder Rock", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "The Sheriff of Powder Rock", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

During those years he began to support himself as an illustrator in the western pulp magazine industry by drawing pen and ink interior story illustrations.

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1950s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Lorence Bjorklund "Sonny Tabor's Silver Handcuffs", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Sonny Tabor's Silver Handcuffs", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Sonny Tabor's Silver Handcuffs", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

During those years he began to support himself as an illustrator in the western pulp magazine industry by drawing pen and ink interior story illustrations.

Category

1940s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Lorence Bjorklund "Gold Robbers of Cutthroat Gulch", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "Gold Robbers of Cutthroat Gulch", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "Gold Robbers of Cutthroat Gulch", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

During those years he began to support himself as an illustrator in the western pulp magazine industry by drawing pen and ink interior story illustrations.

Category

1940s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

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Lorence Bjorklund "A Gun Lawyer for CJ", ink on illustration board
Lorence Bjorklund "A Gun Lawyer for CJ", ink on illustration board

Lorence Bjorklund "A Gun Lawyer for CJ", ink on illustration board

By Lorence Bjorklund

Located in Glenview, IL

During those years he began to support himself as an illustrator in the western pulp magazine industry by drawing pen and ink interior story illustrations.

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1950s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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 as-of-yet unidentified Ziff-Davis title.

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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 cover for the December, 1954 edition of Imagination Stories of Science And Fantasy.

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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

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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 bio. This is untouched in great original condition. It is currently unframed. It is s...

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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 Press, 1979 oil on board 10 x 15 inches Excellent condition The painting is done ...

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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 Adventures. Created as the cover for the July 1947 issue illustrating the interior...

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1940s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Illustration Board, Oil

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15 Story Detective Pulp Cover

15 Story Detective Pulp Cover

By Norman Saunders

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This striking and tense dramatic painting by Norman Saunders was created as cover art for the the October, 1950 issue of the pulp magazine 15 Story Detective; a Popular Publications ...

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1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

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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 and pin-up illustrator Cardwell Higgins of an oddly alluring modernist blonde showgirl.

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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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-yet unidentified pulp title, circa 1940s.

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How to Hypnotize
How to Hypnotize

How to Hypnotize

By Virgil Finlay

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This dazzling and otherworldly painting by Virgil Finlay appeared as the cover for the July, 1954 issue of Fate Magazine, a special issue solely focused on the powers of Hypnotism. A...

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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 Clarence Beck who signed much of his work C.C.

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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The Rider From Rio
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The Rider From Rio

By John Coughlin

Located in Minneapolis, MN

The work has been restored and cleaned and is handsomely framed in a rustic wood gallery frame - by all accounts just a fabulous example of the genre and a rare surviving Golden Age ...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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The Devil's Punchbowl
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The Devil's Punchbowl

By H.J. Ward

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Ward as "possibly the most sensationalist of all the pulp magazine illustrators," and in a three minute segment discussed the artist, the culture of spicy pulps, and the "red hot" il...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Marihuana

Bill FlemingMarihuana, 1941

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H 25.5 in W 19.25 in

Marihuana

By Bill Fleming

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Featured is the original 1941 lurid gouache painting by Bill Fleming which appeared as the cover for the early Dell Vest Pocket Paperback book Marihuana, written by Cornell Woolrich ...

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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paper

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By Project 213A

Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT

CERAMIC TISSUE BOX, designed in 2023. Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade natu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Brass Trolley with Cane, Majuli Bronze, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Brass Trolley with Cane, Majuli Bronze, Viya by Vikram Goyal

Brass Trolley with Cane, Majuli Bronze, Viya by Vikram Goyal

$2,880 / item

H 34.5 in W 16.5 in D 28 in

Brass Trolley with Cane, Majuli Bronze, Viya by Vikram Goyal

By Viya by Vikram Goyal

Located in Noida, DL

Brass Trolley with Cane, Majuli Bronze, Viya by Vikram Goyal Trolley in brass & cane. Handmade in India. Sinuous forms in a captivating rhythm of deftly woven cane evoke the dynami...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps

Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

FIN Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
FIN Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov

FIN Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov

By Kalin Asenov

Located in Savannah, GA

FIN _November Green Please note that this listing includes the table base, light bulbs and finial. It is wired for use in the US. If you would like a linen shade as shown in the imag...

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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps

Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps

Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF

Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...

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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Iconic Surrealism Hand and Foot Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg
Rare Iconic Surrealism Hand and Foot Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg

Rare Iconic Surrealism Hand and Foot Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in Atlanta, GA

An iconic hand-foot wood sculpture by celebrated Mexican American surrealist artist Pedro Friedeberg (1936-), circa 1960s. The tabletop model is of rare rendition in large size showc...

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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carl Johansson Ångermanland Landscape Oil on Panel 1938
Carl Johansson Ångermanland Landscape Oil on Panel 1938

Carl Johansson Ångermanland Landscape Oil on Panel 1938

By Carl Johansson

Located in Stockholm, SE

This landscape from 1938 depicts the countryside around Ramsele in Ångermanland, northern Sweden. A winding country road leads the viewer into the composition, passing open fields an...

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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The 'Matisse' Etagere
The 'Matisse' Etagere

The 'Matisse' Etagere

$2,660 / item

H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 16.54 in

The 'Matisse' Etagere

Located in London, GB

The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...

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2010s English Folk Art Side Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

HIFI Vinyl LP Storage Bench / Record Shelf Mid-Century Modern Walnut Pete Deeble
HIFI Vinyl LP Storage Bench / Record Shelf Mid-Century Modern Walnut Pete Deeble

HIFI Vinyl LP Storage Bench / Record Shelf Mid-Century Modern Walnut Pete Deeble

By Pete Deeble

Located in Long Beach, CA

This bench is the ideal solution to having records sitting all over your house and no place to sit. This is an original design, but with a strong influence of Mid Century Danish Mode...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Whiskey Wall Mounted Console
Whiskey Wall Mounted Console

Whiskey Wall Mounted Console

$9,800

H 13 in W 92 in D 13 in

Whiskey Wall Mounted Console

By George Nakashima, George Nelson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The hidden chamber for your rare bourbon collection. The base to an elegant living room. A centerpiece for those records you saved for that meditative time when you could look out in...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach
“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach

“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach

By Jane Peterson

Located in Yardley, PA

A wonderful example of Peterson’s views of the Florida Coast during her winter trips down south. Painted during Peterson’s mature period, this lively work underscores the energy of ...

Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration

Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration

Located in Miami, FL

Only Ballantine Ale Brews "Brewer's Gold," ad illustration appeared in the major magazines of the day. A magic moment is caught at a peak point of drama. It's the instant of friends ...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

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