NEW YORK, NY.- The power and depth of the Charles Martignette Collection of Illustration Art continued to exert its influence on May 4 in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Gay Nymph, 1947, which brought $286,800 – a World’s Record price for the artist – against a $60,000+ pre-auction estimate-in Heritage Auctions’ $3.409+ million Signature(r) New York Illustration Art event at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion. All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium.