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TropicalHawaiian School. Teacher and children, Illustration Art General Ele
Located in Miami, FL
Original Illustration Art for General Electric Calendar, Tags on verso Deftly rendered in a post
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1960s Post-Impressionist Retro Children Illustrations

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Gouache

Ponies and Puppies Trotty And Trix Coloring Book, Cover Art
Located in Miami, FL
Children's illustration of Ponies and Puppies Signed lower left Children’s Books Published by The
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1950s Modern Retro Children Illustrations

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Gouache

Bonnie B. Paint Book Cover
By Elizabeth Voss
Located in Miami, FL
Children's Art and Children's Illustration Published by Merrill Company Publishers, Cover Art, Work is
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1950s Impressionist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Gouache

Mother Goose - Screenprint by Maurice Sendak
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Long Island City, NY
A traditional children's illustration-style print of Mother Goose, sitting on a stack of books and
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1990s Folk Art Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Screen

Vintage Exhibition Poster "Illustrations for Children" - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster "Illustrations for Children" (Illustrazioni per Bambini" is an offset print realized
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1970s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

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Offset

Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books
By Art Seiden
Located in Miami, FL
illustration field he did corporate and advertising work for some of the largest companies in America: Phillip
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1950s American Modern Retro Children Illustrations

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Watercolor, Pencil

Resue the Children, Family in Horror Magazine Illustration
By Arthur Sarnoff
Located in Miami, FL
Academy of Design. During his career Sarnoff provided illustrations for McCall's, American Weekly
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1950s Modern Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Gouache

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 Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

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 Retro Children Illustrations

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Gouache

Black Wolves Attack Two People Tied Up, Children's Books Illustration
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
Alice and Martin Provensen were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books
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1960s Outsider Art Retro Children Illustrations

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Board, Gouache

"Bird Feeds Snake, " Whimsical Children's Book Illustration by Blanchard, 1960s
By Robert Blanchard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
snake, all at high noon under a high sun. This illustration may never have been published, but the
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paint

Duck in Farm with Horse, Goat and Chickens. Children's book illustration
Located in Miami, FL
children's books. Martin Provensen created the first Tony the Tiger image for the Frosted Flakes iconic ad
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1960s Outsider Art Retro Children Illustrations

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Board, Gouache

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 Retro Children Illustrations

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 Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Original Illustration for Moby Dick
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Left Original illustration for Moby Dick: 'To chase that White Whale over all sides of the earth, is
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Mid-20th Century Retro Children Illustrations

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Canvas, Oil

Spectators Overflow, Collier's Magazine Illustration
By Henry Clarence Pitz
Located in Fort Washington, PA
C. Calhoun (right center, in court), Collier's Weekly November 25, magazine story illustration, 1955
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1950s Other Art Style Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Sarah Katherine Smith, Original Book Illustration
Located in Savannah, GA
appearing in magazines and children’s books. * An original book illustration in pen and gouache. “Twice
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Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Retro Children Illustrations

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Paint, Paper

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Mr February'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by
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1990s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

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Wood, Canvas, Color Pencil

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'December Bride'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by
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1990s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

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Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Minute Maid'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by
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1980s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

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Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil, Mixed Media

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Pilgrim's Progress'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by
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1990s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

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Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Glass Menagerie'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by
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1990s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil

Perfect Service (La Bonne Table illustration)
By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
illustration appearing on page 414 in La Bonne Table, (Simon and Schuster), 1964. Unframed. Conservation work
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Mid-20th Century Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Ink

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'She Nailed It!'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by
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1990s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

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Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil

"Transition, Series 1, No. 4" - Watercolor Figurative Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
, including the illustration of several children's books. Some of her pieces are held in the Portland Art
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1980s American Modern Retro Children Illustrations

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Profile of a Lady'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by
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1990s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil

"Sunday Dinner for a Soldier", Illustration, Lithograph, Signed
By Robert Andrew Parker
Located in Detroit, MI
. Parker has produced set designs for operas and films, as well as illustrations for over 40 children
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1970s Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

"Sleigh Ride, Winter, " Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration
By Fletcher Martin
Located in New York, NY
was born in 1904 in Palisade, Colorado, one of seven children of newspaperman Clinton Martin and his
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1950s American Realist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Original Vintage Poster International Childrens Day International Kindertag Dove
Located in London, GB
an illustration of three children from different nations feeding three white doves representing peace
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1950s German Retro Children Illustrations

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Paper

Children's Book Cover - Mid-Century Blond Girl - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
. Merrill Publishers of their famous children's books hired Barbara Briggs Bradley to do various work for
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1950s Academic Retro Children Illustrations

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Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil

Father and children in front of TV - Mid-Century
By John Philip Falter
Located in Miami, FL
. This Golden Age of illustration artist depicts fathers and children watching cartoons during the golden
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1950s Academic Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ann Miller in Follies Broadway Musical Contemporary Drawing Illustration Eloise
Located in New York, NY
illustrations include Good Housekeeping and the children's magazine, Cricket. In addition to creating children
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1990s Performance Retro Children Illustrations

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Paper, Mixed Media

Keith Haring 1987 illustration art (vintage Keith Haring Yale University)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
programs and public spaces for children, and to raise awareness about AIDS. Haring died on February 16
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1980s Pop Art Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Offset, Paper

"Die Sängerin, " Dorothea Stefula, illustration, acrylic, figurative, ca 1950-60
By Dorothea Stefula
Located in Wiscasset, ME
. Stefula illustrated numerous children's books, designed postage stamps, painted frescos on public
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1950s Modern Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Acrylic

Original Vintage Information Poster New Tax System Kyoto Japan Illustration Art
Located in London, GB
Kyoto prefecture featuring colourful cartoon style illustrations including a happy farmer and school
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1950s Japanese Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Horses, Chicken, Ducks, Rooster and Pigs - Children's Book -Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Cover illustration for mid-century children's book publisher Merril Publishers. Signed lower
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1950s Feminist Retro Children Illustrations

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Gouache

Lullaby Henry Moore portrait black white drawing woman Auden poetry illustration
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
and fevers burn away Individual beauty from / Thoughtful children, and the grave / Proves the child
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Late 20th Century Retro Children Illustrations

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Lithograph

Original Vintage Soviet Advertising Poster Circus For Children Bear USSR Cyrk
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet advertising poster - Circus for Children - featuring a fun illustration of
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1980s Russian Retro Children Illustrations

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Paper

Discovering the Mystery: Vintage Children's Book from USSR, circa 1990, 1J148
Located in Bordeaux, FR
softcover book is a delightful addition to any collection of children's literature. Within its pages
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1990s Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper

"Genesis-Angel of Paradise" Illustration for "The Bible" for Verve, Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Genesis-Angel of Paradise" Illustration for "The Bible" for Verve" is an original color lithograph
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1950s Modern Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage Pictorial Travel Poster Children's Map Of London Fairytales Art
Located in London, GB
Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children and Middlesex Hospital with fun colourful nursery rhyme illustrations
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1950s British Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper

"The Glorious Flight - Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot" - Children's Book
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
Illustration Board; 14.5" x 13.75"; Signed Lower Right; Unframed. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alice
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1980s American Modern Retro Children Illustrations

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Board, Gouache

Children at the Beach, Pastel Coastal Figurative Landscape on Electric Blue
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant figurative pastel coastal landscape of two children playing at the beach by Southern
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Retro Children Illustrations

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Paper, Pastel

Original Oil Painting LIONS in a Modernist Illustration Mod Naive Graphic Style
Located in Surfside, FL
33.5x27, sight size 28x22 Lionel Kalish born 1931 New York, NY A painter and childrens book
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1960s Pop Art Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Oil

Ants Marched into Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home - Children's Book
Located in Miami, FL
Marched into the Woods that Surrounded their Underground Home, Two Bad Ants, interior book illustration
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1980s Contemporary Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Ink

African Children Suffer Famine and Despair in Hot Colors - Africa is Bleeding
By Victor Olson
Located in Miami, FL
An intense and powerful study of five undernourished and perhaps starving African children partly
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1970s Realist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Graphite, Watercolor

The Tree Cutters - Children Playing on a Fallen Tree - Saturday Evening Post?
By Joe Bowler
Located in Miami, FL
This golden age of illustration work was most likely done for an interior story illustration for
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1960s Post-Impressionist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Gesso, Casein, Wood Panel

Original Vintage Poster I Will Be A Champion Children Youth Sport School Olympic
Located in London, GB
illustration of a smiling boy with the Olympic rings logo on his cap and the letters ???? on his blue shirt
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1980s Ukrainian Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper

"Summer games"Games, children, fairy tales, summer, fun Guache cm. 29 x 10, 1960
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
illustration studio. Soon after graduation she found her passion and craft: Illustrations for childrens’ books
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1960s Impressionist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Gouache

"Masha's fairy tales" watercolor cm. 17 x 22 1970
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
Children, illustrations, tales Marina Evgenevna USPENSKAYA (Moscow, 1925 – 2007) Marina Evgenevna
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1970s Realist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

(Hudson River Landscape) Untitled, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original acrylic painting on illustration board, circa 1985. Size: 12.5 x 10 inches. Provenance
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1980s Photorealist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

ZaSu Pitts in "Cordelia" &" Eva Le Gallienne" (2)
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Unsigned Caricatures by George Wachsteter
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1960s Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Environmental Prognostication Coil Narrative "Homo Sapiens R.I.P."
Located in Miami, FL
Kunstgewerbeschule, now the University of Applied Arts, Vienna.[5] He also wrote and illustrated children's books and
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1960s American Realist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board

Hungry Wolves Hunt a Women Up a Tree at Night - Gay Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
of children's literature who often collaborated with her lifelong companion, Amy Ella Blanchard
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1980s American Realist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Apocalypse, Catastrophic Destruction of the World, Surrealism - Life Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Apocalypse in 1962? At the height of the Cold War, Life Magazine commissions an illustration that
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1960s Surrealist Retro Children Illustrations

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Mixed Media, Illustration Board, Board, Gouache

"Santa Catalina Island Harbor" Seascape at Sunset in Oil on Artist's Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
, particularly Indians and children, Gary Schildt (American, 1938-2021) was born in Helena, Montana, in 1938. As
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Nella Notte Buia / dans la nuit noire
By Bruno Munari
Located in Wilton, CT
Children’s book by Italian graphic designer and Futurist, Bruno Munari. Fun book features pochoir
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1950s Futurist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Other Medium

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 1945 Vintage Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Illustrations by John Tennel Children's Classics Garden City
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Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, First US Edition in DJ
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
boards, stamped with a blue and yellow deer illustration on the front, and the original illustrated dust
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper

" Little pilots" Gouache and ink cm. 24 x 18 1982
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
Children, Playing,,illustrations, children's room,Toys, airplane Marina Evgenevna USPENSKAYA
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1980s Realist Retro Children Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

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Retro Children Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of retro children illustrations for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Modern, Contemporary or Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 2 Modern, 1 Contemporary and 1 Post-Impressionist examples available. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add retro children illustrations that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, brown, gray, beige and more. Arthur Sarnoff and Steven Stroud took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, watercolor and gouache.

How Much are Retro Children Illustrations?

Retro children illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $40 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.