Skip to main content

Sports Illustrated Cover

to
5
108
36
28
18
7
7
4
2
2
2
1
101
34
2
1
3
2
7
27
11
18
8
49
39
39
21
18
32
13
12
10
9
21
48
37
17
22
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
80
42
23
71
37
32
21
14
12
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
28
12
Sort By
‘Ali vs. Patterson I, 1965’ Photographic Print, Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
be thumped in his attempt to regain his title in this Sports Illustrated cover shoot. Even though
Category

1960s Figurative Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Raymond Pettibon, Illustrated Punk Flyer
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
American “high” and “low” culture, from the deviations of marginal youth to art history, literature, sports
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Cycling. Two men Sports Racing on Bicycles
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
on the cover of Time magazine, TV Guide, and Sports Illustrated. He also illustrated advertisements
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor

Sports Portrait of Athletic Partially Nude Boy with Rapid Brushstrokes
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
, Peak illustrated 45 covers of Time Magazine and many covers for Sports Illustrated, TV Guide. He is
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Masonite, Mixed Media

Raymond Pettibon illustrated Punk Flyers 1982/1984 (Pettibon Black Flag)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1982/1984: A set of 2 rare Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Ali with Arms Raised, Color Photography, Fine Art Print, Sports Photography
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Over 160 of his pictures have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and over 40 of his
Category

20th Century Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Which One? Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
and advertisements depicted subjects ranging from sports to war to politics. This 1908 Post cover
Category

Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saudi Arabia King Faisal Time Magazine Cover - Man of The Year Study
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
. Additionally, Peak illustrated 45 covers of Time Magazine and many covers for Sports Illustrated, TV Guide. He
Category

1970s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Pastel

Liquid Light Study #1068 - pink body covered in violett colour running down
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
as well as the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US News and World Report, GQ Italia, to name a few.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Muhammad Ali Knocks out Liston, Color Photography, Fine Art Print
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
teenager. Over 160 of his pictures have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and over 40 of his
Category

20th Century Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Art Deco Style Portrait of beautiful woman Painting
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Enter the Dragon. Additionally, Peak illustrated 45 covers of Time Magazine and many covers for
Category

1960s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard, Masonite, Mixed Media

Movie Poster Illustration for "American Pop"
By Wilson McLean
Located in Miami, FL
American Illustration with his work gracing the covers... Sports Illustrated, Time, The Saturday Evening
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Celestial Metamorphosis -Nude Sci-Fi Woman becomes a flower in outer space
By Wilson McLean
Located in Miami, FL
his work gracing the covers... Sports Illustrated, Time, The Saturday Evening Post, Look, Playboy
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Clay Walking to Corner vs Jones, Black & White Photography, Fine Art Print
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
teenager. Over 160 of his pictures have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and over 40 of his
Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Army vs. Navy Fans
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Crockett, a sports cartoonist for the Washington Evening Star. He illustrated Army-Navy covers for over
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Aerial view, Muhammad Ali victorious over Cleveland Williams, Color Photography
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pictures have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and over 40 of his photographs have graced the
Category

20th Century Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Oil Painting by Well Known Cartoonist and Illustrator Upper East Side, Manhattan
By Sandy Huffaker
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibition for the Society of Illustrators. SELECT MAGAZINE COVERS Time Magazine (6), Sports Illustrated
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beautiful Blond Hair and Blue Eyed Woman - Mid Century Illustration
By Coby Whitmore
Located in Miami, FL
Housekeeping, and Esquire, The Saturday Evening Post and Sports Illustrated - Whitmore was inducted into the
Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fiberboard, Gouache, Graphite

Shawnee Free Jones for Wolford - model underwater, fine art photography, 2015
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
running series in Vanity Fair, along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US News and World Report
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

“Girl with Balloons, Paris”
By André François
Located in Southampton, NY
illustrated nearly 50 covers for the New Yorker, as well as several for Punch, Sports Illustrated, Life, Vogue
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Chicago Nights
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
famous Blackhawks and a Sports Illustrated Swimwear cover girl. What could possibly go wrong? We threw a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chicago Nights
Chicago Nights
H 52 in W 87 in D 2 in
Chicago Nights
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
famous Blackhawks and a Sports Illustrated Swimwear cover girl. What could possibly go wrong? We threw a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chicago Nights
Chicago Nights
H 67 in W 116 in D 2 in
Christmas Scene, Maxwell Coffee Advertisement
By Walter Martin Baumhofer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, "Home for Christmas..." (1945) For years, Walter Martin Baumhofer painted cover designs for the Pulps
Category

1940s Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Golfer Swinging, Vintage 7 Up Ad "Get Real Action" in Green and Yellow - Golf
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
, Camelot and Enter the Dragon. Additionally, Peak illustrated 45 covers of Time Magazine and many covers
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Muhammad Ali looking in the mirror while training at 5th Street Gym. Miami Beach
By Neil Leifer
Located in Santa Monica, CA
photographs had appeared on over 200 Sports Illustrated, Time, and People covers—at that point, the most ever
Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Aerial view of Muhammad Ali victorious after round 3 knockout
By Neil Leifer
Located in Santa Monica, CA
photographs had appeared on over 200 Sports Illustrated, Time, and People covers—at that point, the most ever
Category

1960s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Motorsport Car Racing with Checkered Flag at Finish Line of a Race Track
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
illustrated 45 covers of Time Magazine and many covers for Sports Illustrated, TV Guide. He is best known
Category

1960s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media, Illustration Board, Pencil

Alfa Romeo Auto Show
Located in Long Island City, NY
Monterey Auction posters. Simon designed and illustrated the cover of the Indianapolis 500 program and
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag punk flyer (Raymond Pettibon Punk)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag flyer New York City 1981: Rare early 1980s Punk flyer
Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Offset

Movie Poster Illustration for "American Pop"
By Wilson McLean
Located in Miami, FL
American Illustration with his work gracing the covers... Sports Illustrated, Time, The Saturday Evening
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Construction Workers Painted the Style of Vuillard Post-Impression Les Nabis
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Magazine and many covers for Sports Illustrated, TV Guide. He is best known for his many movie posters
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Gouache

Turkey. Brains. Suburbia Family. Shopping Center and Sigmund Freud Illustration
By Wilson McLean
Located in Miami, FL
American artist Wilson McLean . He has done many covers for Time Magazine, Look, Sports Illustrated and
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Mary Vincent and the Convict, Good Housekeeping Illustration - Mid Century
By Al Parker
Located in Miami, FL
assignments for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, McCall's, The Saturday Evening Post, Sports Illustrated
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Gouache, Pencil

Stillman House Lycee Francais NYC Watercolor On Paper" By Nicholas Solovioff
By Nicholas Solovioff
Located in Bristol, CT
, Sports Illustrated, Horizon, Reader's Digest and the Smithsonian Institution. He also illustrated
Category

20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Paul Newman/Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite, 1978
By Al Satterwhite
Located in Dallas, TX
knew Paul from previous Sports Illustrated assignments so several hours into the race I made my way
Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surrender to Love
By Raymond Pease
Located in Fort Washington, PA
egg tempera. He illustrated magazines such as Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, Argosy, Adventure and the
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Surrender to Love
Surrender to Love
H 23.5 in W 15.75 in
Motel Mistress
By Raymond Pease
Located in Fort Washington, PA
including oil, watercolor, and egg tempera. He illustrated magazines such as Outdoor Life, Sports Afield
Category

1950s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

LLS # 1028
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US News and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

LLS # 1028
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 18 in
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag punk flyer (Raymond Pettibon Punk)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag flyer published on the occasion of: Black Flag at the
Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Offset

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag punk flyer (Raymond Pettibon Punk)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag flyer published on the occasion of: Black Flag on Broadway
Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Offset

‘Clay vs. Liston I, 1964’ Color Photographic Print, Dye Sublimation on Aluminum.
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
great as I am,” he later declared. This photograph appeared on the March 9, 1964 cover of Sports
Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

‘Ali vs. Liston II, 1965’, Color Photographic Print, Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
potential cover for the Sports Illustrated issue on the upcoming Ali-Liston rematch. Exclusive edition of
Category

1960s Figurative Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Amaryllis "Red Lion" #65
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
, Sports Illustrated, US News and World Report, GQ Italia to name a few. Schatz's imagery is turned to for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Amaryllis "Red Lion" #65
Amaryllis "Red Lion" #65
Free Shipping
H 30 in W 52.3 in
Astrology Fantasy - "A Love by the Stars" - Sci-Fi Alignment of the Planets
Located in Miami, FL
, Life, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, New York magazine, Redbook, The Lamp, Look, Vista, the
Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Glamorous Redhead Iconic Mid-Century Illustration
By Al Parker
Located in Miami, FL
, McCall's, The Saturday Evening Post, Sports Illustrated, Town and Country and Vogue. Signed lower right
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Trumpet Tree #37
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Trumpet Tree #37
Free Shipping
H 29.93 in W 61.03 in
Flaming Parrot Tulip III
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Flaming Parrot Tulip III
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 24 in
Flaming Parrot Tulip I
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Flaming Parrot Tulip I
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 24 in
Flaming Parrot Tulip IV
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Flaming Parrot Tulip IV
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 24 in
Flaming Parrot Tulip 2
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Flaming Parrot Tulip 2
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 24 in
Underwater Study # 2617
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Underwater Study # 2617
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 29.7 in
Underwater Study # 3094
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study # 3094
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 29.7 in
LLS #1132
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Materials

Archival Pigment

LLS #1132
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 24 in
LLS #1087
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

LLS #1087
Free Shipping
H 66 in W 24 in
David Beckham
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Beckham
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 23 in
LLS #1054
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

LLS #1054
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 32 in
LLS #1040
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

LLS #1040
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 30.8 in
Cattleya 'J.A.Carbone' #37
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Materials

Archival Pigment

Cattleya 'J.A.Carbone' #37
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 24 in
Poppy Anemone (Anemone coronaria) #9
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Materials

Archival Pigment

Hens & Chicks #57
By Howard Schatz
Located in Vienna, AT
world, including a running series in Vanity Fair along with the covers of TIME, Sports Illustrated, US
Materials

Archival Pigment

Hens & Chicks #57
Free Shipping
H 24 in W 24 in
  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Sports Illustrated Cover", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Sports Illustrated Cover For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact sports illustrated cover you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a Pop Art version. You’re likely to find the perfect sports illustrated cover among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right sports illustrated cover is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gray, brown and purple. Finding an appealing sports illustrated cover — no matter the origin — is easy, but Lynn Goldsmith, Howard Schatz, Richard Merkin, Neil Leifer and Bob Peak each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in pigment print, archival pigment print and paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large sports illustrated cover can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 5.5 high and 7 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Sports Illustrated Cover?

The price for a sports illustrated cover in our collection starts at $300 and tops out at $320,000 with the average selling for $2,550.