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Cover Art

Cover art occupies a strange position in commercial illustration: it had to work as advertising before the reader knew what was inside. From the golden age of magazine publishing through mid-century paperback design, artists were asked to stop someone in their tracks with a single image. The best of that work holds up as art in its own right. The pieces shown here are period originals from that tradition.

Cover Art

Cover art occupies a strange position in commercial illustration: it had to work as advertising before the reader knew what was inside. From the golden age of magazine publishing through mid-century paperback design, artists were asked to stop someone in their tracks with a single image. The best of that work holds up as art in its own right. The pieces shown here are period originals from that tradition.

Show Dog- The New Yorker c.1936 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.75" x 8.25"

Year: c.1936

Winter Wardrobe- La Vie Parisienne c.1933 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1933

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Discharged as Cured- Puck Magazine c.1909 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1909

Anniversary of Progress, Popular Mechanics c.1935 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1935

Angels in Glass, Fortune Magazine c.1940 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.75" x 11.0"

Year: c.1940

Diplomatic Card Game, Kladderadatsch Magazine c.1925 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.25" x 8.75"

Year: c.1925

Mend the Link- Judge Magazine c.1901 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 9.5"

Year: c.1901

The Farmers Alliance- Puck Magazine c.1890 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1890

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Fortress Europa, Fortune Magazine c.1943 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 10.25"

Year: c.1943

City Bird- The New Yorker c.1978 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.5" x 8.0"

Year: c.1978

Peace Turned Away, Kladderadatsch Magazine c.1925 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.5" x 8.5"

Year: c.1925

Christmas for Men- Esquire Magazine c.1955 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1955

Hercules at the Crossroads, Kladderadatsch Magazine c.1925 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.5" x 9.0"

Year: c.1925

Hitting the Jackpot- Esquire Magazine c.1957 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1957

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The Song of the East- Asia Magazine c.1933 $95.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1933

Building Tomorrow, Fortune Magazine c.1946 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.25"

Year: c.1946

The Tamed Tyrant- Collier's Magazine c.1940 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1940

I Have Unique Legs, Le Rire c.1900 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1900

Man of Destiny- Collier's Magazine c.1940 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.75" x 10.5"

Year: c.1940

Good Shooting- Puck Magazine c.1901 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.25" x 10.25"

Year: c.1901

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Waterloo on Court, Kladderadatsch Magazine c.1926 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 9.0"

Year: c.1926

The Future Chevrolet, Popular Mechanics c.1935 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 9.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1935

Something Smells Fishy, Kladderadatsch Magazine c.1925 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 9.0"

Year: c.1925

The Eskimos- Puck Magazine c.1899 $65.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1899

The Air Patrol Boys- Collier's Magazine c.1942 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

Sailor & Parrot- Collier's Magazine c.1937 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.75"

Year: c.1937

Turkey Farm- The New Yorker c.1953 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.25" x 9.75"

Year: c.1953

Loose Talk- Collier's Magazine c.1942 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

The Shipping Trade, Fortune Magazine c.1949 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1949

Motorcycle Policeman- Collier's Weekly c.1937 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1937

Uncle Sam’s Christmas, Kladderadatsch Cover c.1925 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.5" x 8.75"

Year: c.1925

The Noble Bull, Fortune Magazine c.1931 $60.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.25" x 10.5"

Year: c.1931

Opening Night- Collier's Magazine c.1941 $35.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1941

War Report- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1943

Working Men, Fortune Magazine c.1934 $85.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.75"

Year: c.1934

The Sailor's Story- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $30.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1943

The Political Avalanche, Kladderadatsch Magazine c.1925 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1925

A Salty Shave- Collier's Magazine c.1943 $75.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1943

Deprived of a Vacation- La Vie Parisienne c.1910 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.25" x 10.0"

Year: c.1910

Winged Guardian- Asia Magazine c.1927 $95.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1927

Just Like That, You're Perfect! c.1898 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1898

Two Drummers- Puck Magazine c.1899 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.75" x 9.5"

Year: c.1899

Plein Air Art- The New Yorker Cover c.1953 $45.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.5" x 8.5"

Year: c.1953

Must Men Be so Ugly, Le Rire c.1899 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1899