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
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
The Blue Ribbon Parlors
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right
Watercolor, Board
Story Illustration for "The Dawn of A Tomorrow"
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “The Dawn of a To-Morrow” by Frances Hodgson Burnett for Scribner’s Magazine, published January 1906, page 40. The full published caption reads: “‘Jinny Mo...
Paper, Watercolor
“Good god! That’s the very ring we saw last night!”
By Frederick Coffay Yohn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “A Vicious Circle,” the third installment of “Witching Hill Stories” by E. W. Hornung for Scribner’s Magazine, published Apri...
Watercolor, Board
$6,800
H 15.5 in W 14.5 in D 16 in
Saturday Evening Post Illustration. “ The Devil’s Stronghold” Original Magazine
By Edwin Georgi
Located in Miami, FL
The work is mostly black and white to indicate that this is a night scene. On closer inspection, you will see areas of magenta and ivory throughout The publisher's label on verso ide...
India Ink, Gouache, Pencil, Illustration Board
$830
H 14.18 in W 17.52 in D 1.19 in
Les Baux de Provence Gouache Landscape Painting, Signed, 1995, Framed
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century impressionist gouache landscape of "Les Baux de Provence" on paper by French artist Désiré Villain, signed bottom left and to the reverse...
Paper, Gouache, Board
Spring Snowfall Seattle
By Zama Vanessa Helder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spring Snowfall Seattle, 1937, watercolor on paper mounted on panel, signed lower right, 16 ½ x 17 ½ inches (image) 17 x 22 ½ inches (panel), ), title, measurements and Helder’s addr...
Watercolor, Illustration Board
Female Pin Up Artist Smooth Sailing, Sweethearts of Sport
By Pearl Frush
Located in Miami, FL
For those who appreciate good academic painting and drawing, study Pearl Frush. She gets it right. In the present work, Frush paints a perfect face. Not just anatomically, but also i...
Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil
$2,500
H 16 in W 18 in
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
The Market, (fauvist painting of NYC scene) 1940's. image is 10X 11.5 inches. Hand signed lower right Lower East Side Tenements Pushcart Market Watercolor on paper board. Samuel G...
Watercolor, Board, Paper
1950's Fashion Drawings
Located in Buffalo, NY
A set of four mid-century fashion drawings signed Lilliana. These works were purchased from an estate out of Palm Beach, FL. These charming works eac...
Paper, Watercolor
French Fashion Sketch - Ballerina Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful gouache fashion sketch of a ballerina style dress in a deep forest green. Fabric swatch attached upper right. Signed lower left. Original ...
Gouache, Paper
$15,000
H 11.5 in W 17.25 in
Night Attack. Men's Magazine: Action, Sex and Violence
By Mort Künstler
Located in Miami, FL
Sex and violence take center stage in this mid-1960s men's magazine interior story illustration. This action-packed narrative of a G.I. close-up gun battle incorporates five peak m...
Gouache, Illustration Board
$22,000
H 16 in W 20 in D 3 in
"COUNTRY PLACE" G. HARVEY (1933-2017) TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RANCH
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 25 x 29 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed 1976 "Country Place" ...
Oil
French Fashion Sketch - Red Wrap Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Bold French gouache fashion sketch of a flowing wrap dress in deep red with floral detailing. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bor...
Gouache, Paper
People's Photo Service Storefront illustration painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Very interesting illustration painting of People's Photo Service Store, location unknown, Gouache on illustration board, measuring 9 x 12.5 inches, 12 x 16 inches in original mattin...
Gouache, Illustration Board
La Famille by Pierre Bonnard
By Pierre Bonnard
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947 French La famille (The Family) Signed "Bonnard" (lower right) Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper Among Pierre Bonnard’s most unique artworks, this f...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
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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
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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