Frederick Coffay Yohn, often recognized only by his initials, F. C. Yohn, was an artist and magazine illustrator. Yohn's work appeared in publications including Scribner's Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Collier's Weekly. Books he illustrated included Jack London's A Daughter of the Snows, Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Dawn of a To-morrow and Henry Cabot Lodge's Story of the American Revolution.
Children finding birds eggs on a tropical island
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist Book illustration: Smuggler’s Island, by Clarissa A. Kneeland; Publisher: (Houghton Mifflin Co.), 1928, opp. page126.
Oil
Bergey County Bank
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right
Paper, Watercolor
The Industrious Chevalier
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right
Charcoal, Board
"The Dawn of To-Morrow", Crowd Reporting a Crime to a Policeman
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left
Paper, Watercolor
The Blue Ribbon Parlors
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right
Watercolor, Board
Gentlemen Admiring Art
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Frederick Coffay Yohn is most noted for his illustrations of historical and battle subjects. He did many reportorial paintings of the War with Spain in 1898, of both the Cuban and Philippine phases of the conflict. He also painted a fine series of historical illustrations to accompany Henry Cabot Lodge’s “The Story of the Revolution,” published by Scribner’s magazine...
Watercolor, Board
Book illustration for The Last Days of Pompeii
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Book illustration for The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton for the 1926 edition published by Charles Scribner’s Sons. A hushed conversation between Calenus, the pries...
Canvas, Oil
Silky Terrier Painting
Located in New York, NY
Original gouache, probably Belgian for matchbox covers. Mid-20th Century.
Gouache, Board
$120
H 5.5 in W 5 in D 1 in
My 80's Heart "Token 7" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange
By Catherine Hart
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Heart "Token 7" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, wood, orange
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Illustration Board, Graphite
$2,268,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.5 in W 29.25 in
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$14,000
H 18 in W 14 in
Original Painting New Yorker Mag Cover proposal. Army Wedding American Scene WPA
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting New Yorker Mag Cover proposal. Army Wedding American Scene WPA Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Army Wedding New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1939 11 1/2 X 8 inches ...
Gouache, Board
Figure in a Wide-brimmed Red Hat
By René Gruau
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and graphic study of a figure of undetermined gender. It's executed with quick and confident brush strokes in the artist's signature color scheme of black and red. It's a fla...
Pastel, Mixed Media, Gouache, Board
$18,000
H 24 in W 18 in
Original Painting. Colliers Magazine Cover Published 1933 Wedding Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Colliers Magazine Cover Published 1933 Wedding Illustration Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) The Wedding Colliers published, June 17, 1933 17 1/4 X 11 1/2 inches (sight) Framed 23 1/4 X 17 1/2 inches Gouache on board Signed lower right BIOGRAPHY: Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) began his career as a textile designer. He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests. In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers, several for House Beautiful, Collier’s, and other magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do anything, from charts and diagrams to maps, illustrations, covers, and caricatures,’ said Francis Brennan, the former art director for Fortune. Over the course of his career, Antonio won several important design awards, designing a U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Steel Industry and designing the Bicentennial Medal...
Gouache, Board
$3,000
H 10 in W 10 in
"Study for Alyssa II" 2018 - Charcoal drawing, portrait of young woman, framed
By Stephen Bauman
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A charcoal portrait drawing of a young woman, perfectly poised and staring directly at the viewer. Her face is executed with exceptional detail, and is the focal point of the composi...
Charcoal, Archival Paper
$1,065
H 13 in W 16 in
1950's French Impressionist Oil Fishing Boats Anchored Beach Estuary
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Etaples Simone Forge 1950's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: overall good and sound...
Oil
$989
H 13 in W 16 in
1930's French Impressionist Harbor Scene with Boats and Billowing Sails
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Harbor Scene Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any more info...
Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
Antique American Folk Art Modernist Figural Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist folk art landscape by Malcah Zeldis., who also spent some time in Israel. Mixed media painting on paper. Framed. Signed. Measuring 18 by 22 inches overa...
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Board
$928
H 13 in W 16 in
Colorful Fishing Boats on a Sandy Shore under a Cloudy Sky 1930's French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing Boats Lined Along the Shore Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist signed oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection Condit...
Oil
$721
H 16 in W 13 in
French Autumn Landscape with Bright Foliage and Figures in the Park Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Landscape Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any more i...
Oil
Sold
H 32.5 in W 22 in
"Donald took a Quick Step Forward. `Are You Her Mother?' He Asked Eagerly."
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: January, 1922 Medium: Oil Grisaille on Canvas Dimensions: 32.50" x 22.00" Signature: Signed "F.C. Yohn" Lower Right "Donald took a Quick Step Forward. `Are You Her Mother?' He...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 24 in W 34 in
I Want You to Promise Me Not to Shoot" (The Heart of the Hills)
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original signed painting for the illustration in the book by John Fox, Jr, "The Heart of the Hills", page 127, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1913. An original signed oil on canvas painting by American artist Frederick Coffay Yohn (1875-1933) titled "I Want You to Promise Me Not to Shoot" (The Heart of the Hills)", 1913. Hand signed by Yohn lower left. This painting was executed for John Fox Jr.'s "The Heart of the Hills". First published in 1913, The Heart of the Hills is the last novel completed by John Fox Jr. and the final piece in his mountain trilogy. This companion to The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is crucial to an understanding of Fox's views. There is great detail of the two riders with a distant mansion in background beyond a large iron entrance gate...
Cotton Canvas, Oil