Thomas Nast Art

"Christmas Fancies - Don't You Wish You Wore Stockings?" is a double page woodcut engraving created by Thomas Nast. It was published in Harper's Weekly's Christmas issue on December 24, 1881. It depicts three children and their dog sitting by a fire in their home, presumably on Christmas Eve. They are about to hang their Christmas stockings in preparation for Santa Claus's visit. The oldest girl jokingly asks their dog if it wishes it wore stocking so that it could be the recipient of Christmas presents. The engraving is presented in an attractive burl wood frame with gold trim along its inner and outer edges, with a white mat. There are small tears along the double page vertical fold at the binding cord attachments, as well as spotting of the mat, but it does not appear to affect the print. Harper’s Weekly, published in New York, was an extremely popular publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major artists and authors of the time, including Winslow Homer, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and Thomas Nast. Nast is considered the father of American political cartoons...

Thomas Nast's Christmas illustration “The Same Old Story Over Again” was published in Harper’s Weekly on January 4, 1873. The illustration shows two sleeping children, likely his own children, Thomas Jr. and Edith, dreaming of the childhood stories and nursery rhymes that they had been told, including Puss in Boots, Jack and Jill and Little Red Riding Hood among many other stories. In the upper left hand corner of the illustration, the Mother Goose nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle” is depicted showing the cow jumping over the moon...

"Christmas Flirtation" is a double page woodcut engraving by Thomas Nast which appeared in the December 23, 1882 Christmas supplement of Harper's Weekly. It depicts a woman standing under mistletoe and next to a portrait of Santa. It is one of Thomas Nast's most famous Christmas engravings. The engraving is presented in a beautiful burl wood frame with a cream colored mat. There is a horizontal fold where it was attached to the binding and one faint spot in the upper right margin. The print is otherwise in very good condition. Harper’s Weekly, published in New York, was an extremely popular publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major artists and authors of the time, including Winslow Homer, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and Thomas Nast. Nast is considered the father of American political cartoons...

This pair of original 1863 Thomas Nast double page woodcut engravings entitled "Christmas Eve" and "Christmas 1863" are two of Nast's most famous Christmas illustrations. "Christmas Eve" is the 1st of a 25 year tradition of his Christmas themed Harper's Weekly holiday illustrations. It depicts a touching and dramatic scene of a husband and wife separated on Christmas Eve 1862 by the Civil War. It appeared in the January 3, 1863 edition of Harper's Weekly. The left image shows a woman on her knees looking out a window at a snowy scene. Her children are in bed asleep in the background and a picture of her husband hangs crooked on the wall. She is in earnest prayer for a safe return for her husband who is a Civil War union soldier. The image on the right shows her husband, obviously lonely sitting by a fire on a cold Christmas Eve, holding his rifle and looking longingly at an album of photographs of his family. A vignette in the upper left corner shows Santa Claus about to go down a chimney to deliver presents. His sleigh and reindeer await on the roof. The vignette in the upper right corner shows Santa Claus in his sleigh, pulled by his reindeer, waiving to troops in their camp and distributing presents. These were the first images to show Santa Claus as we now appreciate him. Thomas Nast, through his Harper's Weekly illustrations, beginning in this issue, is responsible for creating our modern image of Santa Claus. See the New Yorker magazine article of 12/8/1997 entitled "The Man Who Invented Santa Claus" and the Smithsonian article "A Civil War Cartoonist Created the Modern Image of Santa Claus as Union Propaganda", December 19, 2018. The vignette in the lower left corner depicts troops marching through the snow, presumably heading to battle. The scene in the lower right corner depicts a Union sailing warship tossed in a storm with a canon on land pointed towards it, symbolizing the challenges endured by the nation . A small vignette in the lower center shows graves and head stones of soldiers lost in the war. Thomas Nast's signature is present in plate in the lower right corner. The second of these Nast double page Christmas engravings, "Christmas 1863", was published in the December 26, 1863 edition of Harper’s Weekly. It was is meant to be a follow-up to Thomas Nast's 1st Christmas themed illustration "Christmas Eve" 1862, described above. The "Christmas Eve" engraving depicts a family separated at Christmas by the Civil War. The same family is depicted in “Christmas 1863,” the couple is now happily reunited as the husband has survived a year of war and returns home on furlough. The Center panel is a touching picture of the Civil War soldier coming home from the war on Christmas Morning. He receives a warm greeting from his wife and his son, although his daughter mysteriously does not seem happy. The panel to the left is one of the first popular images of Santa Claus, which was invented by Nast. Santa is shown coming out of the chimney on Christmas Eve with his large sack of toys on his back, and he is looking at the sleeping children. in the right panel, children are shown with their Christmas stockings and gifts on Christmas morning, with adults observing their joy. The bottom center inset shows the family around the Christmas Dinner table. The small vignette in the lower left, labeled "Eve" may be a religious scene and the vignette in the lower right corner labelled "Morning" appears to show families greeting each other at church on Christmas morning. These important engravings are held by many museums and institutions, including The Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institute, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. These engravings are presented in identical bronze colored wood frames and a white mats. These illustrations may be purchased separately on 1stDibs, see "Christmas Eve", Reference #: LU117325453581" and "Christmas 1863", Reference #: LU117325453591. They would make a striking and important grouping. The pair is listed at a discount here compared to the price of purchasing each engraving separately. Harper’s Weekly, published in New York, was an extremely popular publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major artists and authors of the time, including Winslow Homer, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and Thomas Nast. Nast is considered the father of American political cartoons...

This double page woodcut engraving, "Christmas 1863", is meant to be a follow-up to Thomas Nast's 1st Christmas themed illustration "Christmas Eve" 1862, published in Harper's Weekly in the January 3, 1883 issue. The "Christmas Eve" engraving depicts a family separated at Christmas by the Civil War. At home the wife prays for her husband's safe return, while he sits by a fire in the field looking longingly at a small album of photos of his family. The same family is depicted the following Christmas in this illustration from the December 26, 1863 edition of Harper’s Weekly. In “Christmas 1863,” the couple is happily reunited as the husband returns home on furlough. The Center panel is a touching picture of the Civil War soldier coming home from the war on Christmas Morning. He receives a warm greeting from his wife and his son, although his daughter mysteriously does not seem happy. The panel image to the left is one of the first popular images of Santa Claus, which was invented by Nast. Santa is shown coming out of the chimney on Christmas Eve with his large sack of toys on his back, and he is looking at the sleeping children. in the right panel, children are shown with their Christmas stockings and gifts on Christmas Morning with adults observing their joy. The bottom center inset shows the family around the Christmas Dinner table. The small vignette in the lower left, labeled "Eve" may be a religious scene and the vignette in the lower right corner labelled "Morning" appears to show families greeting each other at church on Christmas morning. This important engraving is held by many museums and institutions, including The Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institute and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The engraving is presented in a bronze colored wood frame and a white mat. There are small holes along the vertical double page center fold, related to the cords that held the Harper's Weekly 1863 annual together. There is spotting in the print margin and on the mat, but only one tiny spot is visible in the printed area. The frame and mat are identical to the 1st of Thomas Nast's Harper's Weekly Civil War Christmas engravings, mentioned above and listed on 1stDibs, entitled "Christmas Eve", published January 8, 1863, Reference #LU117325453581. They would make a striking and important grouping. The pair is listed at a discount, see Reference #LU117325453681. Harper’s Weekly, published in New York, was an extremely popular publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major artists and authors of the time, including Winslow Homer, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and Thomas Nast. Nast is considered the father of American political cartoons...

This original 1863 Thomas Nast double page woodcut engraving entitled "Christmas Eve" depicts a touching and dramatic scene of a husband and wife separated on Christmas Eve 1862 by the Civil War. It appeared in the January 3, 1863 edition of Harper's Weekly. The left image shows a woman on her knees looking out a window at a snowy scene. Her children are in bed asleep in the background and a picture of her husband hangs crooked on the wall. She is in earnest prayer for a safe return for her husband who is a Civil War Union soldier. The image on the right shows her obviously lonely husband sitting by a fire on a cold Christmas Eve, holding his rifle and looking longingly at an album of photographs of his family. A vignette in the upper left corner shows Santa Claus about to go down a chimney to deliver presents. His sleigh and reindeer await on the roof. The vignette in the upper right corner shows Santa Claus in his sleigh, pulled by his reindeer, waiving to troops in their camp. These were the first images to show Santa Claus looking and acting as we now appreciate him. Thomas Nast, through his Harper's Weekly illustrations, beginning in this issue, is responsible for creating our modern image of Santa Claus. See the New Yorker magazine article of 12/8/1997 entitled "The Man Who Invented Santa Claus" and the Smithsonian article "A Civil War Cartoonist Created the Modern Image of Santa Claus as Union Propaganda", December 19, 2018. The vignette in the lower left corner depicts troops marching through the snow, presumably heading to battle. The scene in the lower right corner shows a Union sailing warship tossed in a storm with a canon on land pointed towards it, symbolizing the challenges endured by the nation. A small vignette in the lower center shows graves and head stones of soldiers lost in the war. Thomas Nast's signature is present in plate in the lower right corner. This important engraving is held by many museums and institutions, including The Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institute and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The engraving is presented in a bronze colored wood frame and a white mat. There are five small holes along the double page vertical fold related to the cords that attached pages to the Harper's Weekly annual book that contained all of the 1863 issues. There is spotting of the mat and to a lesser extent the print margins. It is otherwise in very good condition. The frame and mat are identical to another of Thomas Nast's Harper's Weekly Civil War Christmas engravings listed on 1stDibs entitled "Christmas 1863", published December 26, 1863, Reference #LU117325453591. it shows the same family at Christmas a year later The husband has survived another year of the Civil War and is home to celebrate Christmas with his wife and children. They would make a striking and important grouping. The pair is listed at a discount, see Reference #LU117325453681. Harper’s Weekly, published in New York, was an extremely popular publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major artists and authors of the time, including Winslow Homer, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and Thomas Nast. Nast is considered the father of American political cartoons...

Thomas Nast ( 1846 - 1902) Title: He Wants a Change Too original wood engraving (double sheet ) Harpers Weekly 1876 paper size 22.00 x 15.50 condition...