Illustrative Art For Sale

Discover our selection of illustrative art for sale. Our collection showcases some of the best contemporary illustrative artists working today. With an ever-evolving and diverse collection, we are sure that you will find something right for you. If you are not sure where to start, explore our illustrative paintings, photography or drawings.

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History of Illustration

Illustrative art can be defined as a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation. Illustrative artists blur the distinction between drawing and fine art by taking influence from varying sources, such as graffiti, fashion, computer games and animation.

The invention of the mechanical printing process by Johannes Gutenberg in 1952 and technological advances throughout the 1700s allowed publications to be mass-produced. In turn, illustrations began to be encountered in everyday life.

In the 1800s the illustration profession really took off. Artists such as Jessie Willcox or Frank E. Schoonover demonstrated that it was a viable profession and attracted many more to the medium.

Since then, illustrations have become popular for entertainment purposes, with Walt Disney creating the first animated sound cartoon Steamboat Willie in 1928.

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    Isolation  by Mat Cahill

    Isolation

    Drawings - 54x38 cmRent for $90 /mo
    Crisis? What Crisis? by Chris Orr

    Crisis? What Crisis?

    Prints - 101x70 cm
    Shudder by Jack Hughes

    Shudder

    Drawings - 14x22 cmRent for $34 /mo
    Nova Utopia by Stephen Walter

    Nova Utopia

    Prints - 134x172 cmRent for $345 /mo
    Descent by Rebecca Coleman

    Descent

    Prints - 18x12 cm
    May Fairies  by Erin Dunn

    May Fairies

    Paintings - 20x25 cm
    Parma Violet by Gemma Compton

    Parma Violet

    Paintings - 80x80 cm
    A Tune by David Hockney

    A Tune

    Prints - 46x53 cm
    15:43 Birmingham to Newcastle by Carolyn Blake

    15:43 Birmingham to Newcastle

    Paintings - 45x40 cmRent for $90 /mo
    Gunton Set I by Guy Allen

    Gunton Set I

    Prints - 60x82 cm

    Fragmentary Colossal Head of a Youth

    Prints - 42x29 cmRent for $50 /mo

    Joyful night

    Paintings - 70x50 cm

    Zeno

    Prints - 42x29 cmRent for $50 /mo

    Flying Birds No.6

    Drawings - 50x50 cm

    Poisonous Solitude

    Paintings - 104x135 cm

    Grey Area

    Paintings - 32x27 cmRent for $225 /mo

    Park Hill

    Paintings - 66x102 cmRent for $235 /mo

    Social Quilt

    Drawings - 21x15 cmRent for $50 /mo

    Slow Screaming #1

    Prints - 61x92 cmRent for $140 /mo

    Islanders study 1

    Paintings - 32x24 cmRent for $42 /mo

    Butterfly Girl

    Prints - 59x42 cm

    Tulipes

    Paintings - 130x97 cm

    Bottom 07

    Paintings - 21x30 cmRent for $48 /mo

    Le temps du kawa

    Paintings - 92x73 cm

    The Poet

    Prints - 46x53 cm

    Bottom 08

    Paintings - 21x30 cmRent for $48 /mo

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