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The Book of Ah!
The Book of Ah!

The Book of Ah!

By Julio de Diego

Located in Fairlawn, OH

His talents continued to expand as he moved into book illustration. His work in jewelry making was also incorporated into the 1946 Modern Handmade Jewelry exhibition at the Museum of...

Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Woodcut

French Modern Art by Fernand Léger - Untitled
French Modern Art by Fernand Léger - Untitled

French Modern Art by Fernand Léger - Untitled

By Fernand Léger

Located in Paris, IDF

He dabbled in painterly abstraction and with a mechanical aesthetic, exhibited with the Cubists and Purists, and experimented with media as diverse as painting, drawing, works on pap...

Category

1940s Cubist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Many Rivers to Cross, Paperback Book Cover Illustration

Many Rivers to Cross, Paperback Book Cover Illustration

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover illustration for the book Many Rivers to Cross by Steve Frazee (Fawcett Gold Medal #935, October 1959) - (#S1371, December 1963)

Category

1950s Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Board

Midcentury Original "Anne De Francony Galerie" Portrait Poster by Roland Oublot
Midcentury Original "Anne De Francony Galerie" Portrait Poster by Roland Oublot

Midcentury Original "Anne De Francony Galerie" Portrait Poster by Roland Oublot

Located in Miami, FL

He also produced engravings, murals, stage sets and book illustrations. He committed suicide in Paris on July 17, 1981.

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Fortune Teller
Fortune Teller

Fortune Teller

By Willy Pogany

Located in Fort Washington, PA

His influences were the Oriental artists and illuminated books, and much of his career was devoted to book illustration. Among his many successes were The Rubaiyat, The Kasidah,...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

What the Mouth Will
What the Mouth Will

What the Mouth Will

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Time to Dance II
Time to Dance II

Time to Dance II

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

The Sleep
The Sleep

The Sleep

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

The Dough Soup
The Dough Soup

The Dough Soup

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

The Daybed
The Daybed

The Daybed

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Heartbeat
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Man with Melon
Man with Melon

Man with Melon

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Enslaved Life II
Enslaved Life II

Enslaved Life II

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Enslaved Life
Enslaved Life

Enslaved Life

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

"David's Harp" Etching on Handmade Paper, Surrealist, Signed, 1973 Arik Brauer
"David's Harp" Etching on Handmade Paper, Surrealist, Signed, 1973 Arik Brauer

"David's Harp" Etching on Handmade Paper, Surrealist, Signed, 1973 Arik Brauer

By Arik Brauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Working between Vienna and Paris, Brauer built a practice that moved fluidly across painting, book illustration, and printmaking—media presented together in major museum surveys of h...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Orologi Da Polso Book, 771 Illustrations, 401 Pages, 1988
Orologi Da Polso Book, 771 Illustrations, 401 Pages, 1988

Orologi Da Polso Book, 771 Illustrations, 401 Pages, 1988

By Priula & Verlucca, H. Kahlert, R. Muhe, G.L. Brunner

Located in Sacile, PN

Orologi Da Polso book Priula e Verlucchi edition 1988 771 illustrations, 401 pages.

Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth

By Willy Pogany

Located in Fort Washington, PA

His influences were the Oriental artists and illuminated books, and much of his career was devoted to book illustration. Among his many successes were The Rubaiyat, The Kasidah,...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Board, Mixed Media

"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book
"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book

"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book This drawing was published in the 1976 edition of William Saroyan's SONS COME AND GO MOTHERS HANG IN FOR...

Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Ink, Board

The boy  1/17. 1983. Paper, lithography, 39x51 cm
The boy  1/17. 1983. Paper, lithography, 39x51 cm

The boy 1/17. 1983. Paper, lithography, 39x51 cm

Located in Riga, LV

She mostly works in the color lithography technique, making landscapes and still lifes, as well as psychologically heightened portraits with a complex associative subtext. She made b...

Category

1980s Post-Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Barovier e Toso Book 184 Illustrations from 1866-1972
Barovier e Toso Book 184 Illustrations from 1866-1972

Barovier e Toso Book 184 Illustrations from 1866-1972

By Marina Barovier

Located in Sacile, PN

Barovier e Toso book by Marina Barovier 1993. 212 pages with 184 colored illustractions from 1866-1972.

Category

1990s Italian Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

“Seated Female Nude”
“Seated Female Nude”

“Seated Female Nude”

Located in Southampton, NY

He studied in New York and worked on children's book illustrations and prints under the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

In Saaremaa. Paper, gouache, 37 x 51. 5 cm
In Saaremaa. Paper, gouache, 37 x 51. 5 cm

In Saaremaa. Paper, gouache, 37 x 51. 5 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Ideologist. 1968, gouache on paper, 86x61 cm
Ideologist. 1968, gouache on paper, 86x61 cm

Ideologist. 1968, gouache on paper, 86x61 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Red sun. 1969, gouache on paper, 59x70 cm
Red sun. 1969, gouache on paper, 59x70 cm

Red sun. 1969, gouache on paper, 59x70 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Still life. 1972, paper, gouache, 44x40 cm
Still life. 1972, paper, gouache, 44x40 cm

Still life. 1972, paper, gouache, 44x40 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Red abstraction. 1964-66, paper, gouache, 86x 61 cm
Red abstraction. 1964-66, paper, gouache, 86x 61 cm

Red abstraction. 1964-66, paper, gouache, 86x 61 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstraction. 1966, paper, gouache, 44 x 32 cm
Abstraction. 1966, paper, gouache, 44 x 32 cm

Abstraction. 1966, paper, gouache, 44 x 32 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mushrooms and mountains. 1968, paper, gouache, 83, 5 x 59, 5 cm
Mushrooms and mountains. 1968, paper, gouache, 83, 5 x 59, 5 cm

Mushrooms and mountains. 1968, paper, gouache, 83, 5 x 59, 5 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstraction 5. 1965, paper, gouache, 83, 5 x 59, 5 cm
Abstraction 5. 1965, paper, gouache, 83, 5 x 59, 5 cm

Abstraction 5. 1965, paper, gouache, 83, 5 x 59, 5 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, 1958. Unframed.

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, 1958. Unframed.

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Ex-Libris Aloys Vertongen - Woodcut by Antoon Vermeylen - 1990s

Ex-Libris Aloys Vertongen - Woodcut by Antoon Vermeylen - 1990s

By Antoon Vermeylen

Located in Roma, IT

He was involved in the Higher Institute for Printing of the Plantin Society and he was a teacher at the Municipal Academy of Plastic Art in Merksem and the Technicum in Antwerp.Verme...

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Woodcut

Allagato
Allagato

Allagato

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mostly known for portraits, figure paintings, and nudes, he also did landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes, book illustrations, and fresques in churches in Italy.

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Offset

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

"Lysistrata, " Set of 61 Extraordinary Art Deco Prints for 1945 Edition by L'hoir
"Lysistrata, " Set of 61 Extraordinary Art Deco Prints for 1945 Edition by L'hoir

"Lysistrata, " Set of 61 Extraordinary Art Deco Prints for 1945 Edition by L'hoir

Located in Philadelphia, PA

L'Hoir was famed for his book illustrations during the Art Deco period; he also designed a poster for Moulin Rouge in the 1920s.

Category

1940s French Art Deco Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper

Much Ado About Nothing, Cover for The American Weekly
Much Ado About Nothing, Cover for The American Weekly

Much Ado About Nothing, Cover for The American Weekly

By Willy Pogany

Located in Fort Washington, PA

His influences were the Oriental artists and illuminated books, and much of his career was devoted to book illustration. Among his many successes were The Rubaiyat, The Kasidah, The...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Winter's Tale, Cover for The American Weekly
The Winter's Tale, Cover for The American Weekly

The Winter's Tale, Cover for The American Weekly

By Willy Pogany

Located in Fort Washington, PA

His influences were the Oriental artists and illuminated books, and much of his career was devoted to book illustration. Among his many successes were The Rubaiyat, The Kasidah, The...

Category

1940s Other Art Style Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

In memory of Louis Washkansky. 1960s, paper, gouache, 86x61 cm
In memory of Louis Washkansky. 1960s, paper, gouache, 86x61 cm

In memory of Louis Washkansky. 1960s, paper, gouache, 86x61 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstraction 1. 1964, paper, gouache, 83 x 59, 5 cm
Abstraction 1. 1964, paper, gouache, 83 x 59, 5 cm

Abstraction 1. 1964, paper, gouache, 83 x 59, 5 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract with vase. 1965, paper, gouache, 79 x 59, 5 cm
Abstract with vase. 1965, paper, gouache, 79 x 59, 5 cm

Abstract with vase. 1965, paper, gouache, 79 x 59, 5 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Landscape. 1966, paper, gouache, 49. 5 x 45. 5 cm
Landscape. 1966, paper, gouache, 49. 5 x 45. 5 cm

Landscape. 1966, paper, gouache, 49. 5 x 45. 5 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstraction 3. 1972, paper, gouache, 55x35 cm
Abstraction 3. 1972, paper, gouache, 55x35 cm

Abstraction 3. 1972, paper, gouache, 55x35 cm

By Gunars Klava

Located in Riga, LV

Klavas great experience schedule and book illustrations to some extent also affected the manner of painting, creating his own signature handwriting and style.

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Vintage Poster Inter-Art-Gallery Exhibition - 1987

Vintage Poster Inter-Art-Gallery Exhibition - 1987

Located in Roma, IT

An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stai...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Offset

Untitled by Antoni Clavé, Black, Blue, Yellow, Abstract

Untitled by Antoni Clavé, Black, Blue, Yellow, Abstract

By Antoni Clavé

Located in Köln, DE

In 1954 Clavé decided to give up stage design and book illustration and from then on to devote himself exclusively to painting.

Category

1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Servando V" by Antoni Clavé, Black, Blue, Abstract

"Servando V" by Antoni Clavé, Black, Blue, Abstract

By Antoni Clavé

Located in Köln, DE

In 1954 Clavé decided to give up stage design and book illustration and from then on to devote himself exclusively to painting.

Category

1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Ciel" by Antoni Clavé, Blue, Sky, Abstract Print

"Ciel" by Antoni Clavé, Blue, Sky, Abstract Print

By Antoni Clavé

Located in Köln, DE

In 1954 Clavé decided to give up stage design and book illustration and from then on to devote himself exclusively to painting.

Category

1970s Abstract Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Etching

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

Increasingly, he devoted his time to exploring other forms of artistic expression, including drawing, book illustration and collage. Though frail, his power as an artist was undimini...

Category

20th Century Vintage Book Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

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Vintage Book Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of vintage book illustrations for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Art Deco, Modern and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage book illustrations available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, beige, gray, black and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Paul Wonner, "Gaspano ""Gus"" Ricca", Albert Al Hirschfeld, Calvin Anderson and Antoni Clavé are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, board and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Vintage Book Illustrations?

Vintage book illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,273, while the lowest priced sells for $24 and the highest can go for as much as $79,000.