Heritage Auctions: Illustration Art Signature Auction
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Illustration Art Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 2,297,692.25 |
Auction Date | April 30, 2021 - April 30, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
Sale Number | #8030 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
Total Lots | 521 | ||
Sold Lots | 511 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 98.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
71129 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Mara Corday, True Girl, February 1952 |
1952 | Not Available | USD 100,000.00 |
71009 | Ernest Howard Shepard (British, 1879-1976) | It Appears You have Eaten a Bee, The House at Pooh Corner interior book illustration, 1928 |
1928 | Not Available | USD 93,750.00 |
71029 | Charles Addams (American, 1912-1988) | The Addam's Family Christmas," Addams and Evil interior book cartoon, 1947 |
1947 | Not Available | USD 87,500.00 |
71083 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | The Exploration of Mars book cover, Winged Rocket Ferry Orbits Mars Prior to Landing after 250-Day Flight, 1956 |
1956 | Not Available | USD 87,500.00 |
71060 | Gary Norman (American, 20th Century) | Boston-Don't Look Back album cover, 1979 |
1979 | Not Available | USD 81,250.00 |
71065 | John Alvin (American, 1948-2008) | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, International Video Cover, 1995 |
1995 | Not Available | USD 62,500.00 |
71142 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Simone, 1967 |
1967 | Not Available | USD 50,000.00 |
71084 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Mars as Seen from the Outer Satellite, Deimos, The Solar System interior book illustration, 1961 |
1961 | Not Available | USD 41,250.00 |
71064 | John Alvin (American, 1948-2008) | Star Wars: A New Hope, International Video Cover, 1995 |
1995 | Not Available | USD 37,500.00 |
71143 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | It Will Take More than One Evening Out..., 1969 |
1969 | Not Available | USD 36,250.00 |
71131 | Alberto Vargas (American, 1896-1982) | Bewitched (Jack of Hearts), Playing cards, circa 1953 |
circa 1953 | Not Available | USD 35,000.00 |
71066 | John Alvin (American, 1948-2008) | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, International Video Cover, 1995 |
1995 | Not Available | USD 32,500.00 |
71128 | Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960) | Ripplin Rythm, calendar illustration, 1948 |
1948 | Not Available | USD 32,500.00 |
71075 | Virgil Finlay (American, 1914-1971) | Claimed, Famous Fantastic Mysteries cover, April 1941 |
1941 | Not Available | USD 31,250.00 |
71111 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Black Stockings, 1920 |
1920 | Not Available | USD 30,000.00 |
71122 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Hawaiian Beauty, Esquire study, circa 1942 |
circa 1942 | Not Available | USD 27,500.00 |
71298 | Theodor Seuss Geisel (American, 1904-1991) | The Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1957 |
1957 | Not Available | USD 27,500.00 |
71001 | Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939) | Fantasy Scene with characters from Alice (1907), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1908), and Mother Goose (1913) |
Not Available | USD 25,000.00 | |
71079 | Norman Saunders (American, 1907-1989) | The Crime of My Life, 10 Story Detective cover, February 1949 |
1949 | Not Available | USD 25,000.00 |
71113 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Ruth Fallows, Ziegfeld Follies, 1925 |
1925 | Not Available | USD 25,000.00 |
71127 | Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960) | Invitation, Calendar illustration, 1948 |
1948 | Not Available | USD 25,000.00 |
71063 | Boris Vallejo (American, b. 1941) | Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn book cover, 1982 |
1982 | Not Available | USD 23,750.00 |
71141 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Practicing for the Honeymoon, Playboy, June 1966 |
1966 | Not Available | USD 22,500.00 |
71005 | Charles Edward Chambers (American, 1883-1941) | Fire Dancer, circa 1920 |
circa 1920 | Not Available | USD 20,000.00 |
71052 | Ludwig Bemelmans (American, 1898-1962) | L'apres-midi en face du Capitole de la belle ville de Sainte Paul |
Not Available | USD 20,000.00 |