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Original watercolour Victorian children's book illustration by Sowerby
By John George Sowerby 1
Located in London, GB
reproduced in Sowerby and Crane’s 1881 children’s book, At Home, where is accompanied by the following verse
Category

1880s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Three Rosy Cheek Children - Children Book Illustration. Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
signature subjects. Kids! Signed lower right. Unframed on heavy illustration board. Grace Drayton had a
Category

1920s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting
By Joanna Rusinek
Located in Warsaw, PL
Illustration for book by Michał Rusinek 'Belvedere for children' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting
By Joanna Rusinek
Located in Warsaw, PL
Illustration for book by Michał Rusinek 'Belvedere for children' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Belvedere for children - Book illustration, Polish artist, Watercolor painting
By Joanna Rusinek
Located in Warsaw, PL
Illustration for book by Michał Rusinek 'Belvedere for children' JOANNA RUSINEK Printmaker
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

ROBOT - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "Stupid Funio"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "Stupid Funio"" - "Glupi Funio" by Grazyna
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cute Children's Book Illustration British Female Illustrator - Teddy Bears
Located in Miami, FL
. It was done on an assignment for the children's book "Josephine Keeps School. It is elegantly framed
Category

1920s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Cloud Catcher - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "Burdock Field"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "Burdock Field" - "Lopianowe Pole" by
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil

Three Children Book Illustration - Female Illustrator - Turn of the Century
Located in Miami, FL
itself. So is the case of "Three Children" by English Childen's book illustrator Amy Millicent Sowerby
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

The Travellers - 1920s British Children's book illustration by Frank Watkins
By Frank Watkins
Located in London, GB
born in Lambeth, London and was the son of a bank clerk. He worked as a children’s book and comic
Category

1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Wanted - Original Children Book Illustration Painting For "Frog in Africa"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "Frog in Africa" - "Żaba w Afryce" Grazyna
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

"Bird Feeds Snake, " Whimsical Children's Book Illustration by Blanchard, 1960s
By Robert Blanchard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artist Robert Blanchard was widely known for his book illustrations for many publishers, including
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

The Wise Book Children's Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts
Located in Miami, FL
illustration for "The Wise Book," J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906. "You can't eat your cake and have it" Greedy
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

The Open Window - 19th Century British Children's Book illustration by Sowerby
By John George Sowerby 1
Located in London, GB
and Crane’s 1881 children’s book, At Home, where is accompanied by the following verse: All the
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Duck in Farm with Horse, Goat and Chickens. Children's book illustration.
Located in Miami, FL
children's books. Martin Provensen created the first Tony the Tiger image for the Frosted Flakes iconic ad
Category

1960s Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache

Original 1920s British Pen and ink Children's book Illustration by Frank Watkins
By Frank Watkins
Located in London, GB
Watkins was born in Lambeth, London and was the son of a bank clerk. He worked as a children’s book and
Category

1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Child and Mother Chicken Greet Birth of a Chick, Children's Book Illustration
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
distinguished American picture book for children".[7] Eight of their books were named to The New York Times
Category

1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

The Snake - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "The man as he is"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "The man as he is"" - "Czlowiek jaki jest
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil

Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books
By Art Seiden
Located in Miami, FL
be in the realm of children's book illustration, where he cut his teeth illustrating "Three Mice and
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Pair of Kate Greenaway original watercolour artworks 'Under the Window', 1879
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
landmark in children's book illustration, Under the Window was both written and illustrated by Greenaway
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
unique drawing style that resembles children’s book illustrations. Working in psychedelic pop colors of
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
. She has a very unique drawing style that resembles children’s book illustrations. Working in
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Gathering Wintercress Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
appearance of a children's book illustration. The kneeling child and her basket have been cut out and stuck
Category

19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Harbor Scene - Golden Gate Bridge, Mid-Century Illustration, Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Original mid-century illustration for the children's book "Good Work" by John G. McCullough, Young
Category

1940s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Kittery Point Remembered
By Erick Ingraham
Located in Milford, NH
Monadnock region artist in New Hampshire, not only for his children's book illustrations, but for his
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Kittery Point Remembered
Kittery Point Remembered
H 32.5 in W 32.5 in D 2 in
Golden Afternoon, Mount Monadnock, NH
By Erick Ingraham
Located in Milford, NH
Hampshire, not only for his children's book illustrations, but for his detailed landscapes as well. He is
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Oriental Lithograph and Watercolor by Umberto Brunelleschi
By Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Pasadena, CA
Italian artist who also led a prolific career in costume and set design, as well as children’s book
Category

Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Illustrations for Childrens' Book - Exhibition Poster - Offset - 1975
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage offset poster realized in occasion of the exhibition @Galleria Marino of illustrations for
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Illustrations for Childrens' Book - Exhibition Poster - Offset - 1975
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage offset poster realized in occasion of the exhibition @Galleria Marino of illustrations for
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

"Satyr Playing Pipes, " Rare Art Deco Sculptural Panel by Chambellan for Alcoa
By René Paul Chambellan
Located in Buffalo, NY
the Caldecott medal (for excellence in children's book illustration).
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Eternal Reflection (Teal) Mirror Tondo Amir Fallah
Located in Draper, UT
Persian miniatures to children’s book illustrations – mingle with flowers from diverse ecosystems. The
Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Plexiglass

Konstens Göteborg, Nedslag i Fyra Sekel, Scandinavian Artists, 19/20th C 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
the 19th century, French Impressionism and international Modernism as well as many children’s book
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Books

Materials

Paper

Glacier Lil and Nevada Bumblebee
By Abbey Kuhe
Located in Bozeman, MT
children’s book illustration; from biophilic philosophies of biology to 19th Century textile design; from
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Children Asleep Under A Tree - Original Illustration for a book by C. Farrère
Located in Roma, IT
illustration of a book for children, unidentified, written by the French author Claude Farrère. The print was
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Cathy Diefendorf, "Hidden Depth", 36x36 Lake George Adirondack Oil Painting
By Cathy Diefendorf
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
which included corporate murals, magazine and children’s book illustrations, product advertising such as
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sarah Katherine Smith, Original Book Illustration
Located in Savannah, GA
appearing in magazines and children’s books. * An original book illustration in pen and gouache. “Twice
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Mid-Century French Watercolour Portrait of Blonde Girl With Green Bow and Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
a fairytale-like quality, somewhere between traditional portraiture and children’s book illustration
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pastel

"Honoring Henry Agard Wallace", Art Deco Bronze by Chambellan for B'nai B'rith
By René Paul Chambellan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Caldecott medal (for excellence in children's book illustration). The panel is signed on the
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rings iv, a Black / Aubergine & Clear Sculptural Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström
By Ann Wåhlström
Located in London, GB
Museum of Glass (USA). Her inspiration comes from nature, ancient architecture and children’s book
Category

2010s Swedish Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Original Sketch for "Tempest, " Sepia Pencil on Paper
By Karin Krohne Kaufman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
she had the chance. Children’s book illustrations were a particular interest to Kaufman. She was drawn
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Color Pencil

"Changing Woman (Picking Pears), " Mixed Media, Signed
By Karin Krohne Kaufman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
herself drawing whenever she had the chance. Children’s book illustrations were a particular interest to
Category

2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Inside My Soul, " Oil on Canvas Portrait, Signed
By Karin Krohne Kaufman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
herself drawing whenever she had the chance. Children’s book illustrations were a particular interest to
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Threads iii, a White, Clear & Dark Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström
By Ann Wåhlström
Located in London, GB
Museum of Glass (USA). Her inspiration comes from nature, ancient architecture and children’s book
Category

2010s Swedish Organic Modern Bottles

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Rings v, Clear & Dark Aubergine / Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström
By Ann Wåhlström
Located in London, GB
Museum of Glass (USA). Her inspiration comes from nature, ancient architecture and children’s book
Category

2010s Swedish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

"Transcendence, " Oil on Canvas, Signed
By Karin Krohne Kaufman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
’s book illustrations were a particular interest to Kaufman. She was drawn to vivid colors and the way in
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Threads IV, a unique clear & aubergine Glass blown Sculpture by Ann Wåhlström
By Ann Wåhlström
Located in London, GB
Museum of Glass (USA). Her inspiration comes from nature, ancient architecture and children’s book
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Tapio Wirkkala for ROSENTHAL POLYGON PATRAS huge bowl fruit plate Ø 29cm 1970s
Located in Landshut, BY
the fields of press design, advertising design, children's book illustration, design and lithography
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Pottery

Yellow Squares On Green - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

All Options Included - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Desert Mind - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil

Ancient Notes - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Coral Gray - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Chorus - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

117 Green Gold Dotson Orange - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Desert Evening Rune - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Happiness - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Night Lattice - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Where Do We Come From - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Heart Waves - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Tall Story - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
of New York City, where her fascination with art began early—first through children’s book
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

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Children Book Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of children book illustrations available for sale. Finding the ideal Art Deco examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add children book illustrations that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Frank Watkins, Cynthia Newmark and Lucille Murphy are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in ink, woodcut print and paint.

How Much are Children Book Illustrations?

Children book illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $421, while the lowest priced sells for $121 and the highest can go for as much as $2,500.
Questions About Children Book Illustrations
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The illustrator for the Madeline books was Ludwig Bemelmans. He also authored the series. The first book was published in 1939, and five more followed. Find a range of Ludwig Bemelmans art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    The most famous book that Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated is arguably Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. However, the American artist also produced illustrations for numerous other books. Among them were A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, The Seven Ages of Childhood by Carolyn Wells, The Rhymes of Real Children by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and An Old-Fashioned Girl, also by Louisa May Alcott. Explore a range of Jessie Willcox Smith art on 1stDibs.