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Illustration Art (3) -- Golden Age Paintings
For anyone who loves the history of comic art, it is impossible to understand how comics arose without looking at their immediate precursor -- the great illustration art of the early 20th century, considered the “Golden Age” of illustration. Before comics became popular, magazines were all the rage. Periodicals like Colliers, Good Housekeeping, Life, the Saturday Evening Post, Puck, Judge, and a myriad of others were read by millions. With new techniques developed in the late 1800s, images could be directly transferred from canvas to page, allowing for much higher printed images. Publishers began paying high prices to great illustrators who could fill magazines with images that would sell copies and advertise products, and a series of incredible illustrators cropped up -- artists like Maxfield Parrish, Harvey Dunn, Dean Cornwell, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Norman Rockwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and hundreds more. Several of these artists, like Harrison Cady and Dan Smith, ended up crossing over into comic strip art. Many more influenced future comic artists so heavily that it is impossible to understand today's comic books and comic strips without looking back. So, is the art in this gallery "comic art" per se? No. But does it play a direct role in just about every image that is on this website? Without a doubt, yes.
There are 41 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
1 through 18 shown.
John Cecil Clay — Butterfly (1905)
Art Details
| Artist: | John Clay (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 73 |
| Comments: | 6 |
| Added to Site: | 11/24/2025 |
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
John Cecil Clay — Butterfly (1905)
Artist: John Clay (All)
73 Views, 6 Comments
Gustaf Tenggren (1927)
Art Details
| Artist: | Gustaf Tenggren (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Interior Page |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 287 |
| Comments: | 5 |
| Added to Site: | 5/11/2025 |
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| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Gustaf Tenggren (1927)
Artist: Gustaf Tenggren (All)
287 Views, 5 Comments
The Ancient Highway - Walt Louderback (1925)
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Louderback (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 268 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 12/26/2024 |
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| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
The Ancient Highway - Walt Louderback (1925)
Artist: Walt Louderback (All)
268 Views, 3 Comments
Frank Earle Schoonover — The White Angel (Ladies Home Journal 1920)
Art Details
| Artist: | Frank Schoonover (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 213 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 6/2/2024 |
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| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Frank Earle Schoonover — The White Angel (Ladies Home Journal 1920)
Artist: Frank Schoonover (All)
213 Views, 2 Comments
Frank Godwin — Double Dealing (Collier’s 1928)
Art Details
| Artist: | Frank Godwin (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 342 |
| Comments: | 9 |
| Added to Site: | 2/4/2024 |
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| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Frank Godwin — Double Dealing (Collier’s 1928)
Artist: Frank Godwin (All)
342 Views, 9 Comments
E.F. Ward — Woman in the Moonlight (1920)
Art Details
| Artist: | Edmund Ward (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 187 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 2/3/2024 |
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| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
E.F. Ward — Woman in the Moonlight (1920)
Artist: Edmund Ward (All)
187 Views, 3 Comments
Laetitia Herr - The Picnic (c. 1910)
Art Details
| Artist: | Laetitia Herr (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 224 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 11/12/2023 |
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| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Laetitia Herr - The Picnic (c. 1910)
Artist: Laetitia Herr (All)
224 Views, 3 Comments
John LaGatta - Ladies’ Home Journal Cover (1932)
Art Details
| Artist: | John LaGatta (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 494 |
| Comments: | 9 |
| Added to Site: | 7/13/2023 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
John LaGatta - Ladies’ Home Journal Cover (1932)
Artist: John LaGatta (All)
494 Views, 9 Comments
Harold Cue — Civil War Sharpshooter(1913)
Art Details
| Artist: | Harold Cue (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 351 |
| Comments: | 5 |
| Added to Site: | 6/22/2023 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Harold Cue — Civil War Sharpshooter(1913)
Artist: Harold Cue (All)
351 Views, 5 Comments
The Lookers On — Harrison Cady (c. 1920s)
Art Details
| Artist: | Harrison Cady (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 364 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 1/29/2023 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
The Lookers On — Harrison Cady (c. 1920s)
Artist: Harrison Cady (All)
364 Views
Peter Rabbit Watercolor - Harrison Cady (1914)
Art Details
| Artist: | Harrison Cady (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 329 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 1/29/2023 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Peter Rabbit Watercolor - Harrison Cady (1914)
Artist: Harrison Cady (All)
329 Views, 1 Comment
Harrison Cady - Reddy Fox
Art Details
| Artist: | Harrison Cady (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 317 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 1/28/2023 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Harrison Cady - Reddy Fox
Artist: Harrison Cady (All)
317 Views, 1 Comment
Howard Chandler Christy — Nelle (1930)
Art Details
| Artist: | Howard Christy (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1309 |
| Comments: | 6 |
| Added to Site: | 6/5/2021 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Howard Chandler Christy — Nelle (1930)
Artist: Howard Christy (All)
1309 Views, 6 Comments
Sir William Russell Flint - Rebekah at the Well
Art Details
| Artist: | William Flint (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | |
| Views | 1519 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 5/15/2021 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Sir William Russell Flint - Rebekah at the Well
Artist: William Flint (All)
1519 Views, 3 Comments
Mead Schaeffer— The Black Buccaneer (1930)
Art Details
| Artist: | Mead Schaeffer (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1091 |
| Comments: | 4 |
| Added to Site: | 3/6/2021 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Mead Schaeffer— The Black Buccaneer (1930)
Artist: Mead Schaeffer (All)
1091 Views, 4 Comments
Herbert Morton Stoops — Sanctuary (1929)
Art Details
| Artist: | Herbert Stoops (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 580 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 9/11/2020 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Herbert Morton Stoops — Sanctuary (1929)
Artist: Herbert Stoops (All)
580 Views, 3 Comments
Wladyslaw Benda - Glamour in Red, Cover to Hearst’s International Magazine (1923)
Art Details
| Artist: | Wladyslaw Benda (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2480 |
| Comments: | 7 |
| Added to Site: | 11/9/2019 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Wladyslaw Benda - Glamour in Red, Cover to Hearst’s International Magazine (1923)
Artist: Wladyslaw Benda (All)
2480 Views, 7 Comments
Haddon Sundblom — Miners at Work (c. 1935)
Art Details
| Artist: | Haddon Sundblom (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | |
| Views | 2896 |
| Comments: | 7 |
| Added to Site: | 7/2/2019 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Haddon Sundblom — Miners at Work (c. 1935)
Artist: Haddon Sundblom (All)
2896 Views, 7 Comments
There are 41 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
1 through 18 shown.
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