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Vintage Christmas Illustrations

"The Bachelor Girls' Christmas, " Story Illustration

"The Bachelor Girls' Christmas, " Story Illustration

By Edmund Marion Ashe

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Bachelor Girls' Christmas." Illustration for unknown publication. Not dated.

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20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

Christmas Manger Set - A Product Illustration
Christmas Manger Set - A Product Illustration

Christmas Manger Set - A Product Illustration

By George Hinke

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Illustration Board Signature: Unsigned This piece was produced as the cover art for

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1940s Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Santa Claus Christmas Eve original Southern Air Transport Illustration
Santa Claus Christmas Eve original Southern Air Transport Illustration

Santa Claus Christmas Eve original Southern Air Transport Illustration

Located in San Francisco, CA

Incredibly detailed Original illustration of Santa Claus on what I imagine is Christmas Eve. He

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20th Century American Realist Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Gouache

Madeline and the Magician, Madeline's Christmas.
Madeline and the Magician, Madeline's Christmas.

Madeline and the Magician, Madeline's Christmas.

By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962

Located in Miami, FL

. In the Christmas spirit of giving, Madeline reaches up and offers him a plate of nourishment to chow

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1950s Outsider Art Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Paper, Illustration Board, Gouache, Watercolor, Casein, Mixed Media

Christmas Toys Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)
Christmas Toys Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)

Christmas Toys Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Ferd Sondern (b.1923) Christmas Toys, 1978. Ink and watercolor on illustration board. Complete

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1970s Realist Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Gouache

Dawn Greeting.
Dawn Greeting.

Dorothy Marootian Dawn Greeting., 1989

$2,000

H 24 in W 30 in D 1.5 in

Dawn Greeting.

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

, and Robinsons. Her designs included Christmas papers and cards, book illustrations, package design

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Acrylic

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Christmas Florist

Christmas Florist

By Charlotte Sternberg

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Egg Tempera on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right

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1990s Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

Mother and Child
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

By Claude Allin Shepperson

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Dickens, and especially his illustrations to A Christmas Carol and The Haunted Man, in the early twentieth

Category

20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Ink

Seven Zodiac Relief Signs, Artificial Stone, C. 1940
Seven Zodiac Relief Signs, Artificial Stone, C. 1940

Seven Zodiac Relief Signs, Artificial Stone, C. 1940

Located in Stockholm, SE

journalists' Christmas magazine as well as illustrations for the Saga Children's Library. Östlund was part of

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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Cast Stone

Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules
Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules

Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules

By Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Located in New Orleans, LA

, commissioned Nesbitt to create illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications. From 1949

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1990s American Realist Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Pencil

Three Trees (original pencil drawing of southern landscape)
Three Trees (original pencil drawing of southern landscape)

Three Trees (original pencil drawing of southern landscape)

By Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Located in New Orleans, LA

illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications. From 1949 until 1951, as fewer commercial

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1940s American Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Ink, Graphite

"HAPPY STAGING" STAGECOACH FRAMED 18.5 X 22.5
"HAPPY STAGING" STAGECOACH FRAMED 18.5 X 22.5

"HAPPY STAGING" STAGECOACH FRAMED 18.5 X 22.5

By Marjorie Reed

Located in San Antonio, TX

Stephen Reed, a commercial artist, whom she later assisted in the designing of Christmas cards and with

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20th Century Impressionist Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Oil

"WHEN EVENING COMES" NAVAJOS ARIZONA / CALIFORNIA
"WHEN EVENING COMES" NAVAJOS ARIZONA / CALIFORNIA

"WHEN EVENING COMES" NAVAJOS ARIZONA / CALIFORNIA

By Marjorie Reed

Located in San Antonio, TX

, Walter Stephen Reed, a commercial artist, whom she later assisted in the designing of Christmas cards and

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20th Century Impressionist Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Oil

Michael O'Shaughnessy - A Guinness Christmas
Michael O'Shaughnessy - A Guinness Christmas

Michael O'Shaughnessy - A Guinness Christmas

By Michael O'Shaughnessy

Located in Pymble, AU

This is a rare original piece of commercial illustration for a Guinness advertisement by British

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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Two Bathers, Oil on Panel, Antoine Calbet
Two Bathers, Oil on Panel, Antoine Calbet

Two Bathers, Oil on Panel, Antoine Calbet

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H 13.3 in W 11.4 in D 1 in

Two Bathers, Oil on Panel, Antoine Calbet

By Antoine Calbet

Located in Paris, FR

Régnier’s Le veuvage de Shéhérazade, published in the Christmas 1925 issue of L’Illustration. An exhibition

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20th Century French Belle Époque Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Wood

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Christmas Scene, Maxwell Coffee Advertisement

Christmas Scene, Maxwell Coffee Advertisement

By Walter Martin Baumhofer

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Size: 34.00" x 24.00" Maxwell House Coffee, "Home for Christmas..." (1945) For years, Walter Martin Baumhofer painted cover desi...

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1940s Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

By Robert Lougheed

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 24.00" x 32.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left

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Mid-20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Vintage Christmas Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of vintage christmas illustrations available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of modern, Impressionist or contemporary versions of these works for sale today — there are 14 modern, 7 Impressionist, 5 abstract, 2 Pop Art and 1 contemporary examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage christmas illustrations available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, brown, orange and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but G. Harvey, Diana Matthes, Joan Miró, Richard Sargent and Charles Robert Searles produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, watercolor and paper.

How Much are Vintage Christmas Illustrations?

Prices for pieces in our collection of vintage christmas illustrations start at $28 and top out at $310,000 with the average selling for $3,400.
Questions About Vintage Christmas Illustrations
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Generally, a hanging decoration suitable for decorating a tree is considered a vintage Christmas ornament if it is at least 40 years old. Ornaments made over 100 years ago are usually classified as antiques. You'll find a range of vintage Christmas ornaments on 1stDibs.