Category: Magazine cover or illustration

Graphic design straight out of the Jazz Age. Pierre L. Rigal, illustrator for Vanity Fair.

Front cover of the April, 1926 issue.
Front cover of the April, 1926 issue. Vintage. via https://www.art.com/products/p12503463899-sa-i6354916/pierre-l-rigal-vanity-fair-cover-april-1926.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=195275&dimvals=195275-1837&ui=d0a19c91b1044db099068b90e6fd7
Front cover, September 1926 issue.
Front cover, September 1926 issue. Vintage. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vanity-Fair-9-1926-Dorothy-Parker-Josephine-Baker-Greta-Garbo-Moulin-Rouge-Jazz/123745760599?hash=item1ccfd27557:g:KDkAAOSwBG1cu0tl
Front cover, December 1926 issue.
Front cover, December 1926 issue. Vintage. via https://www.art.com/products/p12503464305-sa-i6356448/pierre-l-rigal-vanity-fair-cover-december-1926.htm?upi=PEQZ7N0&PODConfigID=8419447&sOrigID=428668

Very charming birds by Dutch graphics artist Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (1868-1944) who also taught M. C. Escher.

Front cover of Dutch art magazine Wendingen issue for January, 1931.
Front cover of Dutch art magazine “Wendingen”, issue for January, 1931. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wendingen1931JessurundeMesquita.jpg
Owl. 1914.
Owl, 1914. Print on Japanese paper. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.design-is-fine.org/post/157579151334/samuel-jessurun-de-mesquita-owl-1914-print-on
"Rode ibis." ca. 1910.
“Rode ibis.” ca. 1910. Watercolor. Collection of the Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.nachtbrakers.nl/article-detail/674/lekkergaan-joods-historisch-museum
"Twee duiven." 1933.
“Twee duiven.” 1933. Woodcut on Japanese paper. Collection of the Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://jck.nl/en/node/3038

Early 20th century Art Moderne interiors to fantasize about having in your house. Some commissions for the “Ladies Home Journal”. Others from the “Documents D’Art Moderne” of 1901-1903. By master of illustration American William H. Bradley.

Living room interior.
Living room interior. Done for the “Ladies Home Journal.” Public domain. via https://willbradley.com/work/architecture-and-furniture/ladies-home-journal-interior-living-room-2/
Lounge designed by Bradley for his house in Concord, Massachusetts. 1900-1903.
Lounge designed by Bradley for his house in Concord, Massachusetts. 1900-1903. Taken from “Documents d’Art Moderne.” Public domain. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/lounge-designed-by-will-bradley-.html
Bedroom designed by Bradley in his house in Concord, Massachusetts. 1900-1903.
Bedroom designed by Bradley in his house in Concord, Massachusetts. 1900-1903. From “Documents d’Art Moderne.” Public domain. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bedroom-designed-by-will-bradley-.html
Nursery.
Nursery. In the public domain. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/nursery-designed-by-will-bradley-.html?product=greeting-card

Graphics from the not very long lived magazine “Maandschrift voor vercieringskunst” (Decorative Arts Monthly). Published in Haarlem in the Netherlands I’m not sure what went wrong there but these prints are grand.

September and October, 1896.
September and October, 1896. Theo van Hoytema, artist (1863-1917). Image © Museum Boijmans, Rotterdam. Fair use license. via https://www.boijmans.nl/en/collection/artworks/129751/cover-for-monthly-magazine-for-decorative-art-harlem-september-october-1896
May and June. 1896.
May and June. 1896. Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, artist (1864-1945). Image © Museum Boijmans, Rotterdam. Fair use license. via https://www.boijmans.nl/collectie/kunstwerken/75110/omslag-maandschrift-voor-vercieringskunst

Illustrations for magazines. George Lepape, illustrator. Living from 1887 to 1971 he also did work for designer Paul Poirot and Worth amongst others.

"Robes neuves (New Dresses)." Undated.
“Robes neuves (New Dresses).” Undated. Illustration for Gazette du Bon Ton. Vintage illustration. via https://michelinewalker.com/tag/la-gazette-du-bon-ton/
"Les Coussins."
“Les Coussins.” In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://matouenpeluche.typepad.com/matouenpeluche/2012/01/georges-lepape.html
Cover for the July 20, 1929 issue of Vogue.
Cover for the July 20, 1929 issue of Vogue. Image © Condé Nast Collection. Fair use license. via https://bedroomfurniture.club/search/george-washington-university-baseball.html

Sketches of Intérieurs Moderne decor options from “Intérieurs Modernes par MAM”, which appeared in “Gazette du Bon Ton”, Volume 1, Number 1, which was published in Paris in January 1921.

"Black and gold lacquered dressing table."
“Black and gold lacquered dressing table.” Color lithograph. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the public domain in the United States. via https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/download/321890
"Salle à manger appartenant à Mme. P."
“Salle à manger appartenant à Mme. P.” Color lithograph. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the public domain. via https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/download/321888

Posters by the American illustrator William H. Bradley. Nicknamed the “Dean of American Designers” by The Saturday Evening Post, his posters could be seen tacked up everywhere from elite boarding schools to the news stand in Grand Central.

"The Modern" poster. 1895.
“The Modern” poster. 1895. Done for Charles Scribner and Sons. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://www.worldofartglobal.com/products/the-modern-poster-by-will-h-bradley-in-1895
"The Chap-Book" poster. 1894.
“The Chap-Book” poster. 1894. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Will_Bradley_Chap_Book.jpg
"The Chap Book" Thanksgiving number for 1895.
“The Chap Book” Thanksgiving number for 1895. Color lithograph on paper. Collection of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/chap-book-thanksgiving-no-2715

Illustrations for a never published edition of “A Thousand and One Nights”. Danish. Kay Nielsen, illustrator (1886-1957). Never used because World War I came along they lived for decades in a state of hibernation only to emerge back into the sun. Watercolors.

Genie releasing a beautiful woman from a chest from ""The Story of King Schahriyar and His Brother Schahzena".
Genie releasing a beautiful woman from a chest from “”The Story of King Schahriyar and His Brother Schahzena”. Image courtesy of Taschen. Fair use license. via https://www.wfdd.org/story/long-lost-watercolors-1001-nights-bring-new-life-age-old-tales
"A Lady's Lover."
“A Lady’s Lover.” Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Fair use license. via https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2010/09/kay-nielsen/#gallery_af844d4ef01b508dd4a58a4f664794a5d58723e1
From "The Tale of the First Dervish"
From “The Tale of the First Dervish”. Courtesy of Taschen. Fair use license. via https://www.wfdd.org/story/long-lost-watercolors-1001-nights-bring-new-life-age-old-tales
Artwork for the front cover.
Artwork for the front cover. Courtesy of Taschen. Fair use license.via https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2014/06/kay-nielsen/#gallery_a41c4b91b7c7001fe2969f983cee622e33ed691a
Adulteress and her lover from "The Tale of the Third Old Man".
Adulteress and her lover from “The Tale of the Third Old Man”. Courtesy of Taschen. Fair use license. via https://www.wuwm.com/post/long-lost-watercolors-1001-nights-bring-new-life-age-old-tales#stream/0

Yuletide offerings from German/American illustrator J. C. Leyendecker. Mostly cover art for magazines. Living from 1874 to 1951 his artwork graced newsstands from coast to coast. One that isn’t Christmas in the bunch. . .she snuck in somehow . .. oh well.

Christmas number for 1900. Success Magazine.
Christmas number for 1900. Success Magazine. Fair use license. via http://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2015/03/j-c-leyendecker-part-1.html
December, 1905 artwork for Century Magazine.
December, 1905 artwork for Century Magazine. © 2019 oldimprints.com. Fair use license. via https://www.oldimprints.com/pages/books/55296/j-c-leyendecker/a-christmas-hymn-disbound-section-of-the-century-magazine-december-1905
Madonna and child. Christmas, 1928.
Madonna and child. Christmas, 1928. In the public domain. via https://www.art.com/products/p17724033356-sa-i7066442/joseph-christian-leyendecker-madonna-and-child-december-22-1928.htm?upi=PHX0CJ0&PODConfigID=4986478
Queen Maeve. 1906.
Queen Maeve. 1906. Artwork for Century Magazine, January, 1907. Public domain. via http://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2015/03/j-c-leyendecker-part-1.html

A bit of gleaming Art Nouveau to glitz up anyone’s coffee table. Magazine covers and an oddment or two that snuck in when no one was looking. French. Louis Théophile Hingre, illustrator (1832-1901). All works in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1924.

Cover art for a 1915 issue of the Delineator.
Cover art for a 1915 issue of the Delineator. via https://largesizepaintings.blogspot.com/2011/03/
Goddess Ceres. Illustration.
Goddess Ceres. Illustration. via https://twitter.com/navymat/status/812031255340548096
Lady angel.
Lady angel. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/Louis-Theophile-Hingre-Lady-Angel-/253785009034