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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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May 1947 issue

May 1947

Posted on February 28, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective cases, femme fatale, mirror, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1947 issue

cover art by George Gross

oil on canvas, 14″x18″

1951 Ecstasy Novel #15

Posted on February 15, 2024December 31, 2023Categories digest, original art, pulp, spicyTags dame, ecstasy novel magazine, femme fatale, george gross, james clayford, noir, original artLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

cover art by Harry Barton

Lita, paperback book cover, 1959
gouache on board, 20 x 16 in.
Signed lower left

Posted on February 14, 2024December 30, 2023Categories finest kind, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, harry barton, original art, saucyLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Enric Torres-Prat

mixed media on board

Sight Size 12” X 16” | Framed 20” X 25”
Posted on February 14, 2024December 31, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags dame, enric, femme fatale, finest kind, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Enric Torres-Prat

March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

oil on canvas, 15 1/4″ x 20 1/4″

Posted on February 13, 2024December 31, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, finest kind, george gross, original art, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Harry Barton

Mambo to Murder, paperback cover, 1955
oil on board, 23.75 x 17 in. (sight)
Not signed

Posted on February 10, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dale clark, dame, femme fatale, harry barton, oil on board, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Harry Barton

The Squeeze, paperback cover, 1955
tempera on board, 20 x 14 in. (sight)
Signed lower left

Posted on February 6, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, gil brewer, harry barton, noir, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Howell Dodd

1951

Oil on board, 16 × 11-3/4 inches

cover art for No Time For Sleep by Amos Hatter (Venus, 1951).

Posted on February 5, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags amos hatter, dame, femme fatale, hitchhiking, howell dodd, original art, smoking, venus paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1962 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 3, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, original art, raymond mason, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2024December 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, master detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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