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The Art of Playboy, Gil Elvgren, Golden Age greats headline Fall New York illustration art auction

NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Comic Art of Playboy: Over Five Decades of Illustration and Cartoons, more than 85 paintings, illustrations and cartoons that graced the legendary men’s magazine – led by pieces like Alberto Vargas’ Darling, It’s My Hat I Want Your Opinion On, Vargas Girl Playboy Pin-Up from April 1963 (estimate: $30,000+) – will be the draw for collectors, Oct. 22-23, in New York at The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (2 East 79th Street, at 5th Ave.) to Heritage Auctions‘ Illustration Art Signature(r) Auction. “This is one of our largest and most impressively varied sales to date,” said Ed Jaster, Senior Vice President at Heritage Auctions, “including not only continued highlights from the Charles Martignette Estate, but also a separate catalog devoted entirely to the Playboy offerings.” The incredibly rich selection from Playboy – truly one of the top venues for the best illustrators and cartoonists of the second half of