The Paul Morantz Collection

(Neyret, 1800s) A woven silk "Stevengraph" image of women in classical garb throwing discus. Neyret Freres began producing silk images suc...

(Hamilton, 1884) A Photogravure print titled "Fetch It, Sir" by Hamilton Hamilton. A prolific painter and illustrator, Hamilton travelled ...

(Currier & Ives, 1850s-60s) A hand colored lithograph titled "The Sunny Hour" by Currier and Ives. Measuring 20"x16", the pr...

(1900s) A print of a woman at the stern of a ship, wearing British sailor-style dress. Measuring 18.5"x8", the print is in fair-to-good co...

(Lelong, 1905) A stunning watercolor on board by French Illustrator Rene Lelong (1871-1933). The artwork was created for Author Guy de Maupassant...

(Ackerman, 1920's) An original ink drawing of a flapper signed by the artist, Laura Ackerman. This style of illustration was typicalLy used in n...

(Brinkley, 1930) An ink on paper drawing titled "Portrait of Charles, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Charles Jr." by American illustrator Nell...

(1920's-1930's) A portrait of a blonde woman most likely created for the cover of an early movie magazine such as Movieland or Photoplay. Ac...

(1930s) A portrait of American actress Kay Francis. Portraits of Francis in this style appeared on the cover of dozens of movie magazines in the 1930s

(Ratterman, 1930s) An unfinished painting by artist Walter G. Ratterman. Ratterman (1887-1944) was a prolific New York artist known for portraying or

(Van Buren, 1936) An original illustration of a girl riding a bicycle by American artist Raeburn Van Buren (1891-1987). Best known for his work on th

(Rosenfeld, 1934) A portrait of a Lady with greyhounds, by Alexander Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld rose to prominence in the 1920s painting the elite of Boston

(Rosenfeld, 1940s) A Portrait of a Woman by Alexander Rosenfeld. Classically trained in his native Poland before settling in the USA in 1924, Rosenfel

(Rosenfeld, 1939) An original portrait titled "Zena" by Alexander Rosenfeld (1905-1995). Rosenfeld was known for his celebrity portraits a...

(Elvgren, 1937) The original painting for the pinup "Doctor's Orders" by Gil Elvgren. Elvgren (1914-1980) is a noted American pinup ar...

(Bryson, 1930s) A painting of a man and woman by artist Charles Bryson. Bryson was a New York painter known for his illustration and advertising artwo

(Bryson, 1940s) An original painting by Charles Bryson (1902-1982). Bryson was known for his illustration and Advertising Art. In addition to artwork

(Bryson, 1940s-50s) An original watercolor painting of a woman and baby, signed by artist Charles Bryson. This image was most likely created for a cig

(Walters, 1938) An original oil, pastel, and gouache illustration of actress Linda Darnell, by artist Walters. The exact date of this drawing is unkno

(The Saturday Evening Post, 1930s-40s) An original watercolor painting, produced for The Saturday Evening Post. With image size of 6.5"x8"...

(Goodloe, 1940s-50s) An original illustration of a couple around a campfire, by artist Burt Goodloe. The humorous vignette depicts a husband and wife

(Held, 1940s) A portrait of a woman in a dentist's waiting room. The artist signed "A. Held" and used his own name for the dentist'...

(James Lewis, 1940s) An original painting by illustrator James Lewis, most likely created for a magazine illustration in the 1940s. Accomplished in Go

(Sherman, 1940s-50s) An original painting of a woman with a feather duster by Alfred Sherman. Most likely a magazine illustration, it features a hous

(1950s-60s) An original painting created for publication of a man and woman timing a racehorse. This was most likely to illustrate a short story in a

(Charlie McGill, 1955) An original portrait of Maila Nurmi, the 1950s TV horror hostess and star of Ed Wood's "Plan Nine from Outer Space. ...

(Pearl Frush, 1957) A beautiful original portrait painting by pin-up artist Pearl Frush (1907-1986). The artwork was most likely created for one of th

(Sarnoff, 1960's-70's) The original oil painting titled "Blonde Bombshell" by Arthur Sarnoff. Sarnoff (1919-2000) was a prolific N...

(Mayo Olmstead, 1970s) An original Commercial Calendar Portrait by Mayo Olmstead. In the mid-20th century, calendars featuring women were popular prom

(1930s-40s) Original illustration art of a Christmas elf under a tree with toys. This is likely for a greeting card or storybook, dating back to the 1

(Action Play-Books, 1944) A set of (19) original paintings by Elsa Garrett created for "Snowy the Traveling Snowman," with a copy of book....

(Cozzorelli, 1950) The original painting for the cover of "A Diary of Love" by prolific pulp artist Frank Cozzorelli. Accomplished in gou...

(Julian Paul, 1951) An original oil on board painting for the cover of a 1951 paperback book, "Farm Girl (Rush to the Sun) by well-known pulp a...

(1958) A cover painting for the pulp novel "Fair Game" written by Clement Wood, with a copy of the book. This is one of (3) women visible ...

(Pyramid Books, 1959) A painting by American artist James Bentley for the cover of "No Nice Girl" by Gale Wilhelm. Accomplished in gouache...

(Edgar Hodges, 1959) An original cover painting for Emile Zola's "The Kill," signed by artist Edgar Hodges. This painting with applied...

(1960s-1970s) A striking original oil painting for the cover of an unknown (and perhaps unreleased) novel. A note on the back identifies this as &qu...

(Golden Press, 1960) The original painting title stat for the cover of the Little Golden Book "Pollyanna," with a copy of the book. Accomp...

(Gillen, 1964) An original illustration by Denver Gillen of Thor Heyerdahl's "Kon-Tiki." Gillen (1914-1975) was known for his magazine...

(1960s-1970s) An original cover layout painting for an unknown romance novel. Accomplished in gouache, the painted area measures 4.2"x4.8"...

(King, 1972) An unused painting by Edrien King for the cover and spine of the dust jacket for "The House of Sphinx" by Louise Bergstrom. A...

(1974) An original painting used for the cover of a 1974 pulp-erotica book titled "The Changing Of The Wives." Accomplished in watercolor,...

(Dell, 1984) The original cover art for the 1984 edition of Murder on Cue by Jane Dentinger. Each book in Dell's "Murder Ink" series i...

(Archie Comics, 2004-2006) The original art for (2) full stories and (1) digest cover of Archie Comics. Included are the full (6) page story titled ...

(1940s-50s) An original painting for a magazine or newspaper advertisement. With an image size of 9"x10" on 13"x11.25" paper, t...

(1930s) A beautiful gouache and pencil illustration of a woman sitting on a bed. Most likely an unfinished piece created for a print advertisement, th

(Hauck, 1940s) An original illustration for a men's clothing advertisement, drawn and signed by Ruth E. Hauck. Hauck was an American artist who ...

(1930s-40s) An original oil on canvas painting of a woman in a fur coat. The image was most likely created for a 1930s fan magazine. Measuring 12.75...

(1930s-40s) An original charcoal and paint illustration most likely for a clothing advertisement in a newspaper or magazine. Measuring 17.5"x21...

(Dow, 1940s-1950s) An original painting for a Dow Chemicals magazine ad, accomplished in graphite, ink, and gouache. Dow grew greatly during World War