Alfred Parker Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alfred Parker Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 22, 2022
EVEN A LITTLE CAN HELP A LOT WWII WAR BONDS POSTER
Est: $160 - $240
American WWII war bonds poster, 'Even a little can help a lot - now', artwork by Alfred Parker (1906-1985), illustrated for Ladies' Home Journal, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942-O-455803, 20 x 14.25 inches. Minor tears, loss at top edge, mailing folds.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Jul. 01, 2022
WWII GROW YOUR OWN POSTER
Est: $140 - $300
'Grow your own - Can your own', artwork by Alfred Parker (1906-1985), OWI Poster No. 57, US Government Printing Office, 1943-O-520465, 22.5 x 16 inches. Mailing folds.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Jul. 01, 2022
WWII EVEN A LITTLE CAN HELP A LOT POSTER
Est: $160 - $240
American WWII poster, 'Even a little can help a lot - now', artwork by Alfred Parker, (1906-1985), illustrated for Ladies' Home Journal, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942-O-455803, 20 x 14.25 inches. Minor tears, loss at top edge, minor abrasions, and folds.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Feb. 26, 2022
ALFRED CHARLES PARKER (AMERICAN, 1906-1985)
Est: $800 - $1,000
DESCRIPTION: Alfred Charles Parker (American, 1906-1985). Watercolor on board. "Beautiful with Wings" illustration done for Ladies Home Journal, July 1941. Signature to image of album cover. In wood frame. MEASUREMENTS: 19-1/4" x 15-5/8"; frame and matte 3-1/2". CONDITION: Frame with wear. DP IMPORTANT: Before bidding, please read the terms and conditions. When you registered for the auction you agreed to these terms and will be required to comply with them.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Nov. 12, 2015
3 Pc. WWII U.S. War Poster Lot w/ "Remember Me?"
Est: $200 - $400
Type of Item: Three war prints including "Remember Me? I was at Bataan" by Alexander Brook (1898-1980), "Even A Little Can Help A Lot - NOW" by Alfred Parker (1906-1985), and "$1.00 In War Stamps From Every American Will Build The Mystery Ship..."; Production Date: 1942 and 1943; Origin: United States; Materials: Paper; Note: Facsimile signatures present on two, All are on matting and beneath original plastic, Wear present to one, Original creases present
J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
Aug. 10, 2014
WWII Poster, Even a Little Can Help a Lot - NOW
Est: $50 - $100
Artist: Alfred Parker Artist Dates: 1906-1985 Signed Within Plate: A. Parker Date of Work: 1942 Description: This poster depicts a woman with her young daughter. The mother and daughter are placing stamps into books beside the military cap of the husband/father. The words "Even a Little Can Help a Lot - NOW" are printed above them, with "Buy U.S. War Stamps Bonds" below. Size: 21.5x15.75" Weight: 3.8oz Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Though now preserved on conservation paper, original fold marks.Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda. Artist Biography: Parker was an American artist and illustrator, who was known as the "Dean of Illustrators".Parker's display of talent as a teenager led his grandfather, a Mississippi River Pilot, to pay for Al's first year in Washington University's School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, Missouri in 1922. He also played in a jazz band to earn money for tuition. He married a fellow student, Evelyn, and later joined with several former classmates to open an advertising agency in St. Louis. The business did not do well during the Great Depression, and Parker moved to New York City in 1935.Parker got a break when a cover illustration he did for House Beautiful won a national competition. He soon was producing illustrations for Chatelaine, Collier's, Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. Starting in 1938, he produced a total of 50 covers over a 13-year period for the Ladies' Home Journal. He also sold illustrations to Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, McCall's, The Saturday Evening Post, Sports Illustrated, Town and Country and Vogue.Parker is credited with creating a new school of illustration and was much imitated. In an effort to distinguish himself from his imitators, he worked in a variety of styles, themes and media. In cooperation with the magazine's art director, he secretly provided every illustration in an issue of Cosmopolitan, using different pseudonyms, styles and mediums for each story.Parker was one of the founding faculty members for the Famous Artists School. He was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1965. A stamp commemorating his art was issued by the United States Postal Service on February 1, 2001 as part of the American Illustrators Issue series.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Feb. 17, 2014
WWII We'll Have Lot's to Eat This Winter
Est: $50 - $100
Artist: Alfred Charles Parker Artist Dates: 1906-1985 Signed Within Plate: Yes Date of Work: 1943 Description: â€aeWeâ€™ll Have Lots to Eat this Winter, Wonâ€™t We Motherâ€"Grow Your Own Can Your Ownâ€ In this poster a patriotic mother and daughter avoid wartime shortages by canning fruits and vegetables while having fun at the same time. By 1943, over half U.S. canned goods were being shipped overseas. The remaining food was rationed. The modern movement to increase home-based agriculture has its roots in WWII. This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve. Size: 16"L x 22.5"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently backed with archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: A founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985) defined the progressive look and feel of published imagery at a time of sweeping change, when Americans, emerging from the trials of economic depression and war, sought symbols of hope and redemption on the pages of our nation's periodicals. His innovative, modernist artworks created for mass-appeal women's magazines and their advertisers captivated upwardly mobile mid-twentieth century readers, reflecting and profoundly influencing the values and aspirations of American women and their families during the post-war era.Leaping beyond the constraints of traditional narrative picturemaking, Al Parker emerged in the 1930s to establish a vibrant visual vocabulary for the new suburban life so desired in the aftermath of the Depression and World War II. More graphic and less detailed than the paintings of luminary Norman Rockwell, a contemporary and an inspiration to the artist, Parker's stylish compositions were sought after by editors and art directors for their contemporary look and feel. ''Art involves a constant metamorphosis...due both to the nature of the creative act and to the ineluctable march of time,'' Parker said. Embraced by an eagerly romantic public who aspired to the ideals of beauty and lifestyle reflected in his art, Parker's pictures revealed a penchant for reinvention, and his ongoing experiments with visual form kept him ahead of the curve for decades. Born on October 16, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, Al Parker began his creative journey early in life, encouraged by parents with an affinity for the arts. Though their furniture business paid the bills, Parker's father was an aspiring painter and his mother a singer and pianist. The young artist's precocious illustrations brought song lyrics to life on the rolls of his mother's player piano, which were proudly displayed for admiring guests. Hours spent listening to jazz in the furniture store's record department and regular trips to the movies and theater inspired a life-long love of music. At the age of fifteen, Parker took up the saxophone, and by the following summer, was proficient enough to lead his own Mississippi riverboat band. Musical excursions on the Golden Eagle, Cape Giradeau, and other venerable vessels continued for five summers, ''vacations with pay'' that offered Parker the chance to sketch admiring fans between sets and play with jazz greats like Louis Armstrong. His first year's tuition at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University was financed by riverboat captain Charles J. Bender, Parker's grandfather, who hoped to dissuade him from making music a career. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Feb. 17, 2014
WWII We'll Have Lot's to Eat This Winter
Est: $50 - $100
Artist: Alfred Charles Parker Artist Dates: 1906-1985 Signed Within Plate: Yes Date of Work: 1943 Description: â€aeWeâ€™ll Have Lots to Eat this Winter, Wonâ€™t We Motherâ€"Grow Your Own Can Your Ownâ€ In this poster a patriotic mother and daughter avoid wartime shortages by canning fruits and vegetables while having fun at the same time. By 1943, over half U.S. canned goods were being shipped overseas. The remaining food was rationed. The modern movement to increase home-based agriculture has its roots in WWII. This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve. Lida Orzeck came across more than 750 vintage war posters from World War I and World War II in her familyâ€™s home basement that her father, David Orzeck, a Brooklyn doctor, had meticulously collected. Discovered in 1970, the posters â€" of which few pristine prints remain with the exception of the National Archives and the Library of Congress â€" were in mint condition, neatly catalogued and folded in brown wrapping paper from grocery stores. Size: 16"L x 22.5"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently backed with archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: A founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985) defined the progressive look and feel of published imagery at a time of sweeping change, when Americans, emerging from the trials of economic depression and war, sought symbols of hope and redemption on the pages of our nation's periodicals. His innovative, modernist artworks created for mass-appeal women's magazines and their advertisers captivated upwardly mobile mid-twentieth century readers, reflecting and profoundly influencing the values and aspirations of American women and their families during the post-war era.Leaping beyond the constraints of traditional narrative picturemaking, Al Parker emerged in the 1930s to establish a vibrant visual vocabulary for the new suburban life so desired in the aftermath of the Depression and World War II. More graphic and less detailed than the paintings of luminary Norman Rockwell, a contemporary and an inspiration to the artist, Parker's stylish compositions were sought after by editors and art directors for their contemporary look and feel. ''Art involves a constant metamorphosis...due both to the nature of the creative act and to the ineluctable march of time,'' Parker said. Embraced by an eagerly romantic public who aspired to the ideals of beauty and lifestyle reflected in his art, Parker's pictures revealed a penchant for reinvention, and his ongoing experiments with visual form kept him ahead of the curve for decades. Born on October 16, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, Al Parker began his creative journey early in life, encouraged by parents with an affinity for the arts. Though their furniture business paid the bills, Parker's father was an aspiring painter and his mother a singer and pianist. The young artist's precocious illustrations brought song lyrics to life on the rolls of his mother's player piano, which were proudly displayed for admiring guests. Hours spent listening to jazz in the furniture store's record department and regular trips to the movies and theater inspired a life-long love of music. At the age of fifteen, Parker took up the saxophone, and by the following summer, was proficient enough to lead his own Mississippi riverboat band. Musical excursions on the Golden Eagle, Cape Giradeau, and other venerable vessels continued for five summers, ''vacations with pay'' that offered Parker the chance to sketch admiring fans between sets and play with jazz greats like Louis Armstrong. His first year's tuition at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University was financed by riverboat captain Charles J. Bender, Parker's grandfather, who hoped to dissuade him from making music a career. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Feb. 17, 2014
WWII We'll Have Lot's to Eat This Winter
Est: $50 - $100
Artist: Alfred Charles Parker Artist Dates: 1906-1985 Signed Within Plate: Yes Date of Work: 1943 Description: â€aeWeâ€™ll Have Lots to Eat this Winter, Wonâ€™t We Motherâ€"Grow Your Own Can Your Ownâ€ In this poster a patriotic mother and daughter avoid wartime shortages by canning fruits and vegetables while having fun at the same time. By 1943, over half U.S. canned goods were being shipped overseas. The remaining food was rationed. The modern movement to increase home-based agriculture has its roots in WWII. This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve. Lida Orzeck came across more than 750 vintage war posters from World War I and World War II in her familyâ€™s home basement that her father, David Orzeck, a Brooklyn doctor, had meticulously collected. Discovered in 1970, the posters â€" of which few pristine prints remain with the exception of the National Archives and the Library of Congress â€" were in mint condition, neatly catalogued and folded in brown wrapping paper from grocery stores. Size: 16"L x 22.5"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently backed with archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: A founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985) defined the progressive look and feel of published imagery at a time of sweeping change, when Americans, emerging from the trials of economic depression and war, sought symbols of hope and redemption on the pages of our nation's periodicals. His innovative, modernist artworks created for mass-appeal women's magazines and their advertisers captivated upwardly mobile mid-twentieth century readers, reflecting and profoundly influencing the values and aspirations of American women and their families during the post-war era.Leaping beyond the constraints of traditional narrative picturemaking, Al Parker emerged in the 1930s to establish a vibrant visual vocabulary for the new suburban life so desired in the aftermath of the Depression and World War II. More graphic and less detailed than the paintings of luminary Norman Rockwell, a contemporary and an inspiration to the artist, Parker's stylish compositions were sought after by editors and art directors for their contemporary look and feel. ''Art involves a constant metamorphosis...due both to the nature of the creative act and to the ineluctable march of time,'' Parker said. Embraced by an eagerly romantic public who aspired to the ideals of beauty and lifestyle reflected in his art, Parker's pictures revealed a penchant for reinvention, and his ongoing experiments with visual form kept him ahead of the curve for decades. Born on October 16, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, Al Parker began his creative journey early in life, encouraged by parents with an affinity for the arts. Though their furniture business paid the bills, Parker's father was an aspiring painter and his mother a singer and pianist. The young artist's precocious illustrations brought song lyrics to life on the rolls of his mother's player piano, which were proudly displayed for admiring guests. Hours spent listening to jazz in the furniture store's record department and regular trips to the movies and theater inspired a life-long love of music. At the age of fifteen, Parker took up the saxophone, and by the following summer, was proficient enough to lead his own Mississippi riverboat band. Musical excursions on the Golden Eagle, Cape Giradeau, and other venerable vessels continued for five summers, ''vacations with pay'' that offered Parker the chance to sketch admiring fans between sets and play with jazz greats like Louis Armstrong. His first year's tuition at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University was financed by riverboat captain Charles J. Bender, Parker's grandfather, who hoped to dissuade him from making music a career. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Feb. 16, 2014
WWII Even a Little Can Help a Lot - Now, Parker
Est: $40 - $60
Artist: Alfred Charles Parker Artist Dates: 1906-1985 Signed Within Plate: Yes Date of Work: 1942 Description: This poster shows an idealized mother and daughter dutifully using war stamps. This poster is a gentle reminder of a time when Americans all pitched in for a great cause. A founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Parker defined the progressive look and feel of published illustrations as America left the economic depression for fight in WWII. This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve. Lida Orzeck came across more than 750 vintage war posters from World War I and World War II in her familyâ€™s home basement that her father, David Orzeck, a Brooklyn doctor, had meticulously collected. Discovered in 1970, the posters â€" of which few pristine prints remain with the exception of the National Archives and the Library of Congress â€" were in mint condition, neatly catalogued and folded in brown wrapping paper from grocery stores. Size: 14"L x 20"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently mounted on archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985) defined the progressive look and feel of published imagery at a time of sweeping change, when Americans, emerging from the trials of economic depression and war, sought symbols of hope and redemption on the pages of our nation's periodicals. His innovative, modernist artworks created for mass-appeal women's magazines and their advertisers captivated upwardly mobile mid-twentieth century readers, reflecting and profoundly influencing the values and aspirations of American women and their families during the post-war era. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Jul. 31, 2013
AL (ALFRED) CHARLES PARKER (American, 1906-1985) Lucy L
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
AL (ALFRED) CHARLES PARKER (American, 1906-1985) Lucy Liverpool, The Saturday Evening Post story illustration Watercolor and gouache on board 19.75 x 16.5 in. Signed lower right An original tearsheet with image accompanies this lot.
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 12, 2009
Al Parker (1906-1985) Spot editorial illustration,
Est: -
Al Parker (1906-1985) Spot editorial illustration, Sports Illustrated; Two race car drivers.
Illustration House
Dec. 12, 2009
Al Parker (1906-1985) Illustration, Woman's Day or
Est: -
Al Parker (1906-1985) Illustration, Woman's Day or Redbook; Man's hand holding rose.
Illustration House
Oct. 27, 2009
AL PARKER (American, 1906-1985) Roadside Chat
Est: $800 - $1,200
AL PARKER (American, 1906-1985) Roadside Chat Watercolor on board 14 x 12 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions