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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
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
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
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
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 Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
Mother Goose
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
Category
1990s Folk Art Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Screen
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
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
H 7.75 in. W 18 in. D 1 in.
Vintage Exhibition Poster "Illustrations for Children" - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poster "Illustrations for Children" (Illustrazioni per Bambini" is an offset print realized
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Offset
H 19.3 in. W 13.78 in. D 0.04 in.
Women's World Magazine Cover Illustration , Children Sledding
By Maginel Wright Enright Barney
Located in Miami, FL
Children Sledding, Women's World Magazine Cover, December 1939
Signed lower center image
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
Resue the Children, Family in Horror Magazine Illustration
By Arthur Sarnoff
Located in Miami, FL
Sarnoff provided illustrations for McCall's, American Weekly, Collier's, Woman's Home Companion, Redbook
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
"Animals" - Paul Rand Children's Book Illustration Modern Design Poster
By Paul Rand
Located in Boston, MA
A delightful silkscreen poster by Paul Rand, based on an illustration created for his 1970 "Listen
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Screen
"Persuasion" Illustration of Children, Gouache on Paper, Circa 1950s
By Clyde Follett Seavey
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century gouache on paper painting entitled "Persuasion" is by San Francisco artist Clyde Follett Seavey (1920-1991). Seavey studied at UC Berkeley and California Colleg...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, 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
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Childrens 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
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
Black Wolves Attack Two People Tied Up, Children's Books Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Alice and Martin Provensen were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books
Category
1960s Outsider Art Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Gouache, Board
"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
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paint
H 10 in. W 10 in. D .1 in.
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
Category
1960s Outsider Art Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Gouache, Board
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Woodcut
H 8.67 in. W 8.67 in. D 0.04 in.
them - Part I - Children of Silence
By Steven Stroud
Located in Minneapolis, MN
the children look away and cover their ears.
This illustration appears as a double page bookplate in
Category
1970s Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pen
Pulp Illustration
By H.W. Kiemle
Located in Fort Washington, PA
painter, who is out after Charles Livingston Bull's honors!" His illustrations soon appeared on the covers
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
American Weekly Cover Illustration
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
American Weekly cover illustration, 1949
Signed lower right.
William Andrew (Willy) Pogany was
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fairy Tale Story Illustration
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
much of his career was devoted to book illustration.
Among his many successes were The Rubaiyat
Category
20th Century Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Board, Mixed Media
Safely Gaurded - Calendar Illustration
By Adelaide Hiebel
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Calendar Illustration: Girl walking to school with puppy
Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company
Signed
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Pastel
Whimsical Illustration Skiing Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being a Skiing scene, a boy and a girl on
Category
1930s Naturalistic Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Whimsical Illustration Hiking Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being cross country hiking signed "W. Steig
Category
1930s Naturalistic Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Whimsical Fishing Illustration Cartoon 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one of a fisherman signed "W. Steig"
Provenance
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being cross country Snow Shoes signed "W
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, 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
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
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
Category
1950s Other Art Style Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen
Boy Playing Dress-Up, Story Illustration
By Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Boy Playing Dress-Up, story illustration
Signed lower right.
Smith, Jessie Willcox:Born in
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Board, Charcoal
Castles in the Air - Calendar Illustration
By Adelaide Hiebel
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Calendar Illustration: Boy laying under tree with dog
Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company
Signed
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Pastel
Perfect Service (La Bonne Table illustration)
By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Located in Hudson, NY
illustration appearing on page 414 in La Bonne Table, (Simon and Schuster), 1964. Unframed.
Conservation work
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Ink
Collection of 9 figurines of M.I. Hummel, Goebel West Germany
By Hummel, Goebel Company
Located in Delft, NL
figures in 1935. For this he used children's illustrations made by the nun sister Berta Hummel (1909
Category
20th Century German Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Ceramic
"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
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
H 23.5 in. W 31.25 in. D 1 in.
Mother and Children on a Snowy Day
By John Howitt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
calendar illustration for Koppers Coke.
Category
20th Century Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunday Dinner for a Soldier", Illustration, Lithograph, Signed
By Robert Andrew Parker
Located in Detroit, MI
films, as well as illustrations for over 40 children’s books during the course of his career. Born in
Category
1970s Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 28.63 in. W 36.63 in.
Charlie Chaffinch - Original 1930s illustration by Steven Spurrier
By Steven Spurrier
Located in London, GB
.
Charlie Chaffinch is a in character Howard Spring’s children’s story Sampson’s Circus. It was illustrated
Category
1930s Realist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Ink
Duck, Duck!---Geese! - Farm Children looking at Geese
By Maginel Wright Enright Barney
Located in Miami, FL
the quality of illustration in children''s readers"--Reed, "The Illustrator in America 1860-2000
Category
1930s Feminist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Set of Six Books with Illustrations by Maurice Sendak
By Maurice Sendak
Located in valatie, NY
Place" as well as the cover illustration. Dutton Children's Books 1990 Stated 1st Ed reinforced library
Category
1990s American Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper
"Sleigh Ride, Winter," Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Larchmont, NY
was born in 1904 in Palisade, Colorado, one of seven children of newspaperman Clinton Martin and his
Category
1950s American Realist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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
Category
1950s Academic Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil
H 18.5 in. W 14.5 in. D 1 in.
Oil Painting Hungarian American illustrator Willy Pogany Illustration Art, Fruit
By Willy Pogany
Located in Surfside, FL
24, 1882 – July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarian American illustrator of children's and other books
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Running Bunny Rabbit," Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paint
H 4.75 in. W 6.13 in. D .1 in.
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
Category
1950s Academic Vintage Childrens 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
Category
1990s Performance Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper
H 21.26 in. W 29.93 in. D 0.04 in.
Policeman and School Children, SEP Cover, Oct. 3, 1931
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover Illustration: Saturday Evening Post, October 3, 1931
Category
1930s Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Print of Children Fishing 'The Saturday Evening Post' '1931'
Located in Langweer, NL
Vintage print of children fishing. Illustration of 'The Saturday Evening Post', published 1931.
Category
20th Century Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper
H 13.98 in. W 10.63 in. D 0.02 in.
"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
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Acrylic
George Grosz 1936 Lithograph Children Playing Soldier small edition
By George Grosz
Located in Surfside, FL
Expressionism and Futurism, as well as by popular illustration, graffiti, and children's drawings.The City (1916
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
H 15.75 in. W 11.42 in.
Original Vintage Sport Propaganda Poster Exercise Children Health Tennis USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet sport propaganda poster - Exercise is the core of children's health
Category
1980s Russian Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper
H 23.63 in. W 17.33 in. D 0.04 in.
Children Playing Marbles, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
By Jack Delano
Located in Dallas, TX
his native Russian to New York in 1923, at the age of 9. He went on to study illustration at the
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 8 in. W 12 in. D 0.1 in.
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
Category
1950s Feminist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
H 15.75 in. W 12 in. D 1 in.
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
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Lithograph
ROUGHY’S CHRISTMAS - Original Illustration 19 1/4" x 14 1/2"
By Diana Thorne
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DIANA THORNE (1895-1963) ROUGHY’S CHRISTMAS c. 1936
Original pen & ink illustration on board
Category
1930s Modern Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Pen
H 19.25 in. W 14.5 in.
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
Category
1980s Russian Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper
H 33.47 in. W 22.05 in. D 0.04 in.
Original Vintage Soviet Science Poster School Children Space Create Invent Try!
Located in London, GB
illustration of three children - a boy holding a plane marked with red stars, a child dressed in a space suit
Category
1980s Russian Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper
H 19.3 in. W 13 in. D 0.04 in.
"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
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Childrens 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
Category
1950s British Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper
H 22.45 in. W 29.53 in. D 0.04 in.
"Children by the hand" watercolor on paper cm.23 x 15 1956
By Marina Yevgenyevna Uspenskaya
Located in Torino, IT
Children, Playing,1956,illustrations, children's room
Marina Evgenevna USPENSKAYA (Moscow, 1925
Category
1950s Realist Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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H 14.97 in. W 17.33 in.
Children in the Garden - China Ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
By Renzo Vespignani
Located in Roma, IT
Children in the Garden is an original Modern Artwork realized in 1949 by the Italian artist Renzo
Category
1940s Contemporary Vintage Childrens Illustrations
Materials
Ink
H 7.49 in. W 5.52 in. D 0.08 in.
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Vintage Childrens Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vintage childrens illustrations is available on 1stDibs. There are many Modern, Contemporary and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. 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. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the vintage childrens illustrations on 1stDibs that include elements of brown, gray, beige, white and more. Clyde F. Seavey Sr., Cynthia Newmark, Maginel Wright Enright Barney, Arthur Sarnoff and Jossi Stern took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, watercolor and gouache — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much are Vintage Childrens Illustrations?
Vintage childrens illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,067, while the lowest priced sells for $24 and the highest can go for as much as $17,500.