Heritage Auctions: Illustration Art
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Illustration Art | Total Sales (USD) | 1,539,735.75 |
Auction Date | April 24, 2020 - April 24, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,015,351.00 |
Sale Number | #8000 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,534,510.00 |
Total Lots | 414 | ||
Sold Lots | 403 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,077,351.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 97.34% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,632,510.00 |
Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.32% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
71140 | Patrick Nagel | Untitled, 1982 |
1982 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 |
71123 | Gil Elvgren | Neat Trick, 1953 |
1953 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
71015 | Henry Richard Van Dongen | Earthman Beware! Super Science Stories magazine cover, June 1951 |
1951 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 |
71109 | Enoch Bolles | Dancer, Breezy Stories magazine cover, August 1935 |
1935 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 |
71006 | Hugh Joseph Ward | Desert Madness, Spicy Adventure Stories magazine cover, May 1935 |
1935 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 33,750.00 |
71143 | Patrick Nagel | Glove, Commemorative #6 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
71001 | Margaret Brundage | The Slithering Shadow, Weird Tales pulp magazine cover, September 1933 |
1933 | USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
71120 | Alberto Vargas | Merry Widow, 1951 |
1951 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
71126 | Gil Elvgren | A Put-Up Job, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1955 |
1955 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
71007 | Virgil Finlay | The Thief of Forthe, Weird Tales magazine cover, July 1937 |
1937 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
71116 | Gil Elvgren | The Ace of Hearts |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 | |
71112 | Rolf Armstrong | Hi, Neighbor!, Brown & Bigelow calendar, circa 1944 |
circa1944 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
71124 | Gil Elvgren | Blue Eyes advertisement |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 | |
71142 | Patrick Nagel | Standing Nude, Playboy illustration |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 | |
71147 | Olivia De Berardinis | Rapunzel |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 | |
71100 | Mabel Rollins Harris | Reflection |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 19,375.00 | |
71320 | Paul Lehr | A for Anything paperback cover |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 19,375.00 | |
71013 | Lee Brown Coye | The Vampire, Weird Tales magazine cover, July 1947 |
1947 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
71069 | Tom Lovell | The Corpse was Beautiful |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,625.00 | |
71014 | Norman Saunders | Murder's Little Helper, Black Mask cover, September 1950 |
1950 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
71121 | Alberto Vargas | Legacy Nude |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 | |
71141 | Patrick Nagel | Untitled |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 | |
71020 | Robert McGinnis | You Can't Live Forever paperback cover, 1959 |
1959 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,125.00 |
71033 | Robert McGinnis | Semi Tough movie poster, 1977 |
1977 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
71146 | Patrick Nagel | Her Casual Poste, 1983 Pencil on board 30-1/8 x 19-3/4 inches |
1983 Pencil on board 30-1/8 x | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |