Swann Galleries: Illustration Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Illustration Art | Total Sales (USD) | 499,804.00 |
| Auction Date | July 16, 2020 - July 16, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 339,350.00 |
| Sale Number | #2541 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 503,750.00 |
| Total Lots | 250 | ||
| Sold Lots | 172 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 553,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 68.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 976,550.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 78 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 51.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | HOWARD PYLE. | It was a Comrade from His Own Regiment. |
1912 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 94 | HOWARD PYLE. | Meeting of Captain Tollemache and Captain Pennington at the New York Arms. |
1890 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 160 | EDWARD GOREY. | Audience Left Wall * "Audience Right Wall." |
1992-2000. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 42 | MAURICE SENDAK. | The Wild Things. |
1963 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 190 | AL HIRSCHFELD. | George Gershwin. |
1973 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 10 | LAURENT DE BRUNHOFF. | Babar took them to see the Cathedral of Notre Dame. |
2005 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 212 | CHARLES ADDAMS. | Same time next Monday then, Miss Grant? Cartoon for The New Yorker, published May 17, 1958, with their stamp on verso. |
1958 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 53 | LUDWIG BEMELMANS. | Lapin-Agile. |
circa 1955. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 95 | LESLIE RAGAN. | New York Central System. |
circa 1930. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 54 | EUGENE BERMAN. | Painted Desert Room Mural Designs for the Desert Inn, Las Vegas. |
1950 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 33 | PETER NEWELL. | Beau--ootiful soo---oop! Beau--ootiful soo---oop!" |
1903 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 161 | AL HIRSCHFELD. | A True Map of Ye Summer Theatres Situate 45 Minutes and More from Ye Olde Broadwaye. |
1935 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 52 | LUDWIG BEMELMANS. | Les Sables d'Olonnes. |
1958 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 61 | PRUETT CARTER. | In those days they both had but one supreme objective...Crane was to be a renowned painter. |
1937 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,000.00 |
| 170 | PATRICK NAGEL. | Shannon. |
1985 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 45 | WILLIAM STEIG. | `Bats and Barnacles!' Ebenezer exclaimed... |
1974 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 163 | AL HIRSCHFELD. | The Great MacDaddy. |
1974 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 185 | WILL ELDER (AND POSSIBLY JOHN SEVERIN). | Combat. |
1952 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 47 | KURT WIESE. | The First Animal Bank of Centerboro. |
1939 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 203 | SAUL STEINBERG. | Chicago: The Second City. |
1952 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 43 | DR. SEUSS (THEODOR GEISEL.) | They heard Nizzards flapping over their rooftops and poked their heads out for a look. Published in The King's Stilts |
1939 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 195 | [OTTO MESSMER.] (PAT SULLIVAN). | Gee, what a blizzard. |
1933 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,500.00 |
| 117 | EDWARD GOREY. | Suction cups and snakes. |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,250.00 | |
| 191 | JOE KUBERT. | Hot Corner! Illustration for page one of G.I. |
1958 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 73 | JACOB EPSTEIN. | The Two Good Sisters. |
1940 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,200.00 |
