George Giusti Paintings

1908-1990

George Giusti was born in 1908 in Milan, Italy, of a Swiss father and an Italian mother. He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and did graphic design there before deciding to move to Zürich, Switzerland, where he opened a design studio, which he operated for seven years. While on a visit to the United States in 1938, Giusti was induced to stay by the several excellent commissions that were offered to him, including the opportunity to collaborate with Herbert Matter on the design of the Swiss pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Giusti was well known in Europe and America for his architecture and sculpture, as well as his graphics. He studied architecture in Milan and worked at it from time to time, producing stunning examples of contemporary design. For more than four decades in America, and before that in Italy and Switzerland, George Giusti’s graphic designs have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday and other major magazines, as well as most of the publications of the United States Information Agency, and Giusti had a 12-year design association with Geigy Pharmaceuticals. He has done advertising and graphic designs, illustrations, trademarks, client and employee publications, package designs for major corporations and drawings. He has succeeded to the extent that his designs are consistently ahead of their time. It was Giusti’s expressed intention to build a bridge between fine art and art for commercial use. He disdains the terms “fine” and “commercial” as defining a distinction that should not exist. Art is art, he believes, whatever its purported use.

George Giusti’s work has been exhibited in America’s large cities and most of the capitals of the world. His portfolio has been published in Graphis, Switzerland, Idea, Japan, Gebrauchsgraphik, Germany, Pagina Art, Italy and Communication Art, The United States. Over the years, Giusti has garnered more than 10 gold and silver medals and 80 other awards and citations. He was a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Alliance Graphique Internationale, International Center for Graphic Art (Typographic Art) and the Art Directors Club, which selected him as Art Director of the Year for 1958.

(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)

Artist: George Giusti

George GiustiLion in Bowler Hat Graphic in Yellow, Red Blue, Holiday Magazine Mid-Century, 1958

$7,000

Lion in Bowler Hat Graphic in Yellow, Red Blue, Holiday Magazine Mid-Century

By George Giusti

Located in Miami, FL

A high-impact graphic of a whimsical Lion sporting a bowler hat is depicted for a cover for Holiday Magazine, April 1958. The issue was about England, and the editors finally ran a ...

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1950s Abstract Geometric George Giusti Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board

George GiustiThe Last Snapshot - Minimalism, Circa 1960's

$5,500

The Last Snapshot - Minimalism

By George Giusti

Located in Miami, FL

This graphic and flatwork was an Interior illustration for the Saturday Evening Post. George Giusti( Italian - American 1908-1990)- ''The Last Snapshot''- ink and acrylic on illust...

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1960s Abstract Geometric George Giusti Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

George GiustiCute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration, 1950s

$7,500

Cute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration

By George Giusti

Located in Miami, FL

George Giusti is in the Art Directors Hall of Fame. George Giusti’s graphic designs and illustrations have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday. He collaborated with Herbert ...

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1950s Modern George Giusti Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Bazevian DelaCapuciniereFrench School Portrait Blue White Horse Impressionist th century Original AUC, 2023

$409Sale Price|80% Off

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.38 in

French School Portrait Blue White Horse Impressionist th century Original AUC

Located in Zofingen, AG

White Horse Animal portrait closeup. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm ■■ 15,8x15,8 inch Sustainability: Wooden frame is made by the arti...

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Early 1900s Tonalist George Giusti Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Meredith WalkerOchre Rabbit - Modern Figurative Animal Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas, 2025

$1,030

H 18 in W 24 in

Ochre Rabbit - Modern Figurative Animal Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker’s "Ochre Rabbit" is a whimsical and serene example of contemporary folk art, blending narrative illustration, primitive symbolism, and the tactile charm of hand-paint...

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2010s Contemporary George Giusti Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Kees van DongenKees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed, 1904

$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...

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Early 1900s Fauvist George Giusti Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Birds in Flight, 1970s

$1,100Sale Price|38% Off

H 27 in W 23 in

Birds in Flight

Located in Buffalo, NY

A modern Chinese watercolor painting depicting birds soaring under a red sun.

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1970s Modern George Giusti Paintings

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Hiroshi Honda"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange, circa 1940

$12,000

H 35.5 in W 92.5 in

"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange

Located in New York, NY

Hiroshi Honda Hatatatedai Signed upper right Ink on paper laid on canvas 35 x 92 inches Hiroshi Honda was an American painter who was born in Hilo, Hawaii, to Japanese parents who ...

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1940s American Modern George Giusti Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Ferd SondernPuppy Dog & Kitten Greeting Card Illustration painting (Children's room decor), 1977

$500

H 7.25 in W 7 in

Puppy Dog & Kitten Greeting Card Illustration painting (Children's room decor)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Ferd Sondern (b.1923) Puppy and Bluebird, 1977. Pencil, gouache and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 7 x 7.5 inches. Signed lower left. Credited on verso...

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1970s Realist George Giusti Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Sofía Cristina JiménezSilver and Green Inflatable Peacock Figure Acrylic Painting on Raw Linen Canvas, 2024

$654Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.78 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in

Silver and Green Inflatable Peacock Figure Acrylic Painting on Raw Linen Canvas

By Sofía Cristina Jiménez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Acrylic painting depicting a female peacock represented as an inflatable figure, rendered in silver and green metallic tones against an exposed linen ground. This work belongs to th...

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2010s Contemporary George Giusti Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic, Canvas

1960's French Portrait Man Very Red Nose Caricature, C.1960s

$486Sale Price|20% Off

H 12.5 in W 9.5 in D 0.1 in

1960's French Portrait Man Very Red Nose Caricature

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist George Giusti Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Ferd SondernPuppy Dog & Duckling Greeting Card Illustration painting (Children's room decor), 1977

$600

H 9 in W 7 in

Puppy Dog & Duckling Greeting Card Illustration painting (Children's room decor)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Ferd Sondern (b.1923) Puppy and Duckling, 1977. Pencil, gouache and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 7 x 9 inches. Signed lower left. Credited on verso. ...

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1970s Realist George Giusti Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Susan McDonnell"Yearling Black Bear, " Oil painting, 2021

$2,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 11 in W 15 in

"Yearling Black Bear, " Oil painting

By Susan McDonnell

Located in Denver, CO

Susan McDonnell's (U.S. based) "Yearling Black Bear" is an original, handmade watercolor and gouache painting of a young bear peeking behind a tree. The painting is 11 x 15" and with the frame it is 15.37 x 19.87". Artist bio: Susan McDonnell is a realist painter who has recently moved back to Minnesota after living in Southern California for 30 years. Her paintings are narratives inspired by her observations of wild animals in their natural habitats. Albrecht Dürer and Otto Marseus van Schrieck...

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2010s Realist George Giusti Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Armand AvrilLate 20th Century Expressionist Oil and Acrylic on Paper. 'Janine, The Muse'., 1991

$2,429Sale Price|20% Off

H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 1 in

Late 20th Century Expressionist Oil and Acrylic on Paper. 'Janine, The Muse'.

By Armand Avril

Located in Cotignac, FR

A vibrant colourful French portrait of Janine, muse of the artist Armand Avril. Signed and dated mid right. Presented in new contemporary framing under glass. Armand Avril (1926) i...

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Late 20th Century George Giusti Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache

1960's French Portrait Man In Checked Blazer Caricature, C.1960s

$486Sale Price|20% Off

H 12 in W 9.5 in D 0.1 in

1960's French Portrait Man In Checked Blazer Caricature

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist George Giusti Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

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