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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 40 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
19 through 36 shown.
Heinrich Kiley— “Skizzenbuch” Cover Painting (1909)
Art Details
| Artist: | Heinrich Kley (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 6384 |
| Comments: | 7 |
| Added to Site: | 6/20/2018 |
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Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Heinrich Kiley— “Skizzenbuch” Cover Painting (1909)
Artist: Heinrich Kley (All)
6384 Views, 7 Comments
Henry Cruse Murphy — King Richard (c. 1925)
Art Details
| Artist: | Henry Murphy (Painter) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 874 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 5/26/2018 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Henry Cruse Murphy — King Richard (c. 1925)
Artist: Henry Murphy (Painter)
874 Views, 1 Comment
John LaGatta — Woman in a Yellow Dress
Art Details
| Artist: | John LaGatta (Painter) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2668 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 3/11/2018 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
John LaGatta — Woman in a Yellow Dress
Artist: John LaGatta (Painter)
2668 Views, 3 Comments
Henry Soulen - The Fat Man’s Blue Parrot (1918)
Art Details
| Artist: | Henry Soulen (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 798 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 11/18/2017 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Henry Soulen - The Fat Man’s Blue Parrot (1918)
Artist: Henry Soulen (All)
798 Views, 1 Comment
Robert Kauffmann -- WW II War Bonds Poster Art
Art Details
| Artist: | Robert Kauffmann (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 469 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 8/18/2017 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Robert Kauffmann -- WW II War Bonds Poster Art
Artist: Robert Kauffmann (All)
469 Views
Robert Kauffmann -- WW II Red Cross Poster Art
Art Details
| Artist: | Robert Kauffmann (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1530 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 8/17/2017 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Robert Kauffmann -- WW II Red Cross Poster Art
Artist: Robert Kauffmann (All)
1530 Views, 2 Comments
Walt Louderback - The Country Beyond (1921)
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Louderback (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2039 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 1/31/2016 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Walt Louderback - The Country Beyond (1921)
Artist: Walt Louderback (All)
2039 Views, 2 Comments
Howard Chandler Christy -- Evangeline (1905)
Art Details
| Artist: | Howard Christy (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2108 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 9/13/2014 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Howard Chandler Christy -- Evangeline (1905)
Artist: Howard Christy (All)
2108 Views, 3 Comments
Willy Pogany -- Mother Goose Title Page (1928)
Art Details
| Artist: | Willy Pogany (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 927 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 10/25/2013 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Willy Pogany -- Mother Goose Title Page (1928)
Artist: Willy Pogany (All)
927 Views, 1 Comment
Willy Pogany -- Old Woman on Broom (1928)
Art Details
| Artist: | Willy Pogany (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 526 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 10/25/2013 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Willy Pogany -- Old Woman on Broom (1928)
Artist: Willy Pogany (All)
526 Views
Willy Pogany -- Old King Cole (1928)
Art Details
| Artist: | Willy Pogany (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 531 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 10/25/2013 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Willy Pogany -- Old King Cole (1928)
Artist: Willy Pogany (All)
531 Views
Willy Pogany
Art Details
| Artist: | Willy Pogany (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3731 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 10/22/2013 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Willy Pogany
Artist: Willy Pogany (All)
3731 Views, 2 Comments
Louis Icart -- Girl with Daisy (1926)
Art Details
| Artist: | Louis Icart (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1327 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 4/12/2013 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Louis Icart -- Girl with Daisy (1926)
Artist: Louis Icart (All)
1327 Views
Edmund Franklin Ward (1920)
Art Details
| Artist: | Edmund Ward (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 924 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 12/16/2012 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Edmund Franklin Ward (1920)
Artist: Edmund Ward (All)
924 Views, 1 Comment
Edmund Franklin Ward (1922)
Art Details
| Artist: | Edmund Ward (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1647 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 10/13/2012 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Edmund Franklin Ward (1922)
Artist: Edmund Ward (All)
1647 Views, 2 Comments
Harold Gaze — Iris (1929)
Art Details
| Artist: | Harold Gaze (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2427 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2012 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Harold Gaze — Iris (1929)
Artist: Harold Gaze (All)
2427 Views, 3 Comments
J. Allen St. John — Mystic #1 Cover
Art Details
| Artist: | J. Allen St. John (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3139 |
| Comments: | 13 |
| Added to Site: | 3/22/2012 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
J. Allen St. John — Mystic #1 Cover
Artist: J. Allen St. John (All)
3139 Views, 13 Comments
Harvey Dunn -- The Red Shoe (1930)
Art Details
| Artist: | Harvey Dunn (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Oil |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2979 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 10/22/2011 |
About the Owner
| Ben Friedman
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| Member Since: | February 2006 |
Harvey Dunn -- The Red Shoe (1930)
Artist: Harvey Dunn (All)
2979 Views
There are 40 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
19 through 36 shown.
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