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 – aga…
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Gay Nymph’ Sets World’s Record $286,000 in $3.4 Million Heritage Auctions Illustration Art Sale
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 – agains…
Remington’s 1891 Apache Signal Fire Expected to Bring $200,000+ in Western Art Event at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX .- Frederick Sackrider Remington’s Apache Signal Fire, 1891 – one of the artist’s first and most important nocturnes – is expected to bring more than $200,000 when it comes up for bid as part of Heritage Auctions’ Tu…
Leyendecker, Elvgren, Wyeth and Vargas Anchor Deepest Illustration Art Event Yet from Heritage Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- J.C. Leyendecker’s striking Lovebirds, The House of Kuppenheimer Style Book advertising diptych, Fall/Winter 1918-1919, is expected to bring more than $80,000 to lead the offerings in Heritage Auctions’ May 4 Signature(r) Illustration A…
Art Chicago Atracts International Modern & Contemporary Galleries
Chicago,IL – Art Chicago was founded as an American version of the Art Basel contemporary art exposition in 1980. It was the first such in North America. For years it was held in the long barnlike sheds on Chicago’s Navy Pier. In 1989 the leaky old …
Artexpo New York Offers Affordable Quality Art
NEW YORK (AP).- Hans Magden’s paintings are vibrant and raw, deep expressions of emotion from an artist afflicted with a disabling disease. Safori is a sought-after, self-taught artist who once was hailed as Ghana’s national pole-vault champion. They a…
With More than 80 Galleries Art Dubai Presents Its Most Diverse Edition to Date
DUBAI.- Welcoming a total of 81 galleries from 34 countries—with one-third of the participants based in the Middle East, one-third in Europe and one-third in the United States and Asia—the latest edition of Art Dubai is presented from Wednesd…
Marilyn Monroe Pin-Up Amazes at $83,000+ in $4.1+ million Illustration Art Event
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- The combination of California sunshine, the imminent approach of Valentine’s Day and some of the most beautiful women ever painted proved an irresistible triumvirate to Illustration Art collectors at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hil…
Iconic Little House on the Prairie Artwork Readies for Illustration Art Event at Heritage Auctions
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Famed illustrator Garth Williams’ original graphite 1953 cover art for Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder – familiar image to anyone that has read the classic books since the Fifties – will be part o…
January’s 16th Annual Los Angeles Art Show Returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The 16th Annual Los Angeles Art Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center January 19-23, 2011. Presented by the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) and KR Martindale Show Management this encyclopedic art event will feature mo…