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…
Pennsylvania Impressionists and Old Masters Lead William Bunch’s May 3 Fine Art Auction
CHADDS FORD, PA.- The walls at William H. Bunch’s auction gallery are alive with color, in preparation for a Tuesday, May 3 auction of nearly 400 paintings and other fine-quality works by American and European artists. Three primary consignors wer…
Pennsylvania Impressionists and Old Masters Lead William Bunch’s May 3 Fine Art Auction
CHADDS FORD, PA.- The walls at William H. Bunch’s auction gallery are alive with color, in preparation for a Tuesday, May 3 auction of nearly 400 paintings and other fine-quality works by American and European artists. Three primary consignors wer…
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…
Frank Miller’s 1986 Dark Knight Batman & Robin Splash Page to Be Offered at Heritage Auctions
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The iconic original art for the page 10 splash page from issue #3 of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s The Dark Knight Returns, the comic series that almost single-handedly re-vitalized Batman, and defined the best of 1980s comics, is exp…
Original Illustration Art from the Collection of Kendra and Allan Daniel Offered at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, N.Y.- On 11 April 2011 Sotheby’s New York will hold a single owner sale of Original Illustration Art from the Collection of Kendra and Allan Daniel. The auction will present a selection of children’s illustrations and other original…
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…
Vargas, Sundblom and Elvgren Masterpieces Anchor Illustration Art Auction in Beverly Hills
DALLAS, TX.- Rare pin-up art from the greatest illustrators to ever pick up paint and brush will be the main draw when Heritage Auctions launches its first Signature(r) Illustration Art Auction of 2011, Feb. 11-12, at its Beverly Hills offices, continu…