Swann Galleries: Illustration Art, 2723, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025
Page Size: 337 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
127 Antonio Lopez

Faces. Circa 1980.

Circa 1980. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
128 John McClelland

Men's trench coat. Circa 1950.

Circa 1950. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 429.00
129 michael Vollbracht

Group of 3 fashion illustrations. Circa 1970.

Circa 1970. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 297.00
130 Constantin Alajalov

The graduate's uncertain future. 1935.

1935 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
131 Julian DeMiskey

Equestrian riding across 5th Avenue. Circa 1930.

Circa 1930. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
132 Ilonka Karasz

2 spot illustrations for The New Yorker, circa 1925.

circa 1925. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
133 Tony Auth

Locked Out of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Circa 1974.

Circa 1974. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
134 Chas Addams

Study for "Movie Scream," 1947.

1947 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 9,525.00
135 John Bernard Handelsman

The most frightening part of it all is that when I'm Mr. Hyde, I believe in socialized medicine, 1968.

1968 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 476.00
136 John Bernard Handelsman

Let's try it. We won't tell them we're flies, 1995.

1995 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 381.00
137 Lee Lorenz

Man and dog daydreaming. Circa 1970.

Circa 1970. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 635.00
138 Lee Lorenz

Tap tap, tippy tippy. 2-page cartoon. 1976.

1976 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 762.00
139 Lee Lorenz

On second thought, let's drive on a bit. Circa 1980.

Circa 1980. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 635.00
140 Lee Lorenz

"What ever became of the comity once deemed essential to civilized discourse?" 1984.

1984 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 412.00
141 Lee Lorenz

The goes seem in touch with their anger tonight. 1987.

1987 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 508.00
142 George (1901) Price

Jackpot. 1945.

1945 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 508.00
143 George (1901) Price

He Likes the Patter of Tiny Feet. 1940.

1940 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 603.00
144 Mischa Richter

Devil in the Subway station, group of 4 sequential illustrations. 1982.

1982 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 429.00
145 Mick Stevens

Moses in Connecticut. 1989.

1989 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,079.00
146 Hans (1907) Michaelis

Sometimes they have very interesting lectures. 1951.

1951 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 571.00
147 Herbert Lawrence Block

Suffering is only relative. 1937.

1937 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
148 William Ferdinand Brown

No Arbitron, we're not watching Magnum P.I., The Cosby Show, or Sting. It's sort of a local show. Circa 1985., Ink and watercolor on Bristol board., 11 1/2 x 8 in. (29.2 x 20.3 cm.)

Circa 1985 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 190.00
149 Gilbert Bundy

He's outlasted three husbands! 1954.

1954 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,778.00
150 Gilbert Bundy

You'd better introduce us -- I dislike shooting at strangers. 1954.

1954 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 381.00
151 Paul Francis Conrad

American Gothic at the gas pump. 1980.

1980 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
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