Swann Galleries: Illustration Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Illustration Art | Total Sales (USD) | 497,407.00 |
| Auction Date | June 09, 2022 - June 09, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 321,450.00 |
| Sale Number | #2608 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 479,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 245 | ||
| Sold Lots | 185 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 437,550.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.51% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 657,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 60 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.65% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | AL HIRSCHFELD | Sweeney Todd. |
1979 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 159 | GEORGES LEPAPE | Fantasie sur fantaisies / La Farandole. |
1914 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 57 | JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Tasting. |
1911 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 112 | NEYSA MCMEIN | The Admirable Hostess. Wallace Silver advertisement. |
1921 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 86 | EDMUND DULAC | The Lady Bedr-el-Budur. |
1914 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 141 | ELIHU VEDDER | Simple Simon, His Book. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 12,350.00 | |
| 64 | GUSTAF TENGGREN | Trolls departing. |
1923 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 11,700.00 |
| 66 | TASHA TUDOR | She was standing inside the secret garden. |
1962 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 11,050.00 |
| 82 | PAUL ÉMILE BERTHON | The Marionette. |
USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 | |
| 45 | CHARLES ROBINSON | Sunshine Book. |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 8,750.00 | |
| 105 | ROBERT LAWSON | Compliments of The Household Magazine. |
1933 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 163 | ANTONIO LOPEZ | Pat Cleveland modeling Bill Blass and Jacques Tiffeau in Spring on Seventh Avenue. |
1969 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 233 | (DISNEY / KING FEATURES) LOUIS BIEDERMANN | Rio de Janeiro with Sugarloaf Mountain in the background. |
for 1930 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 125 | EDWARD SHENTON | Group of 7 illustrations for F. Scott Fitzgerald novels including Tender is the Night. |
1934 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 215 | (THE NEW YORKER) JAMES THURBER | Are there any - you know - Cucarachas? |
1936 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 121 | HOWARD PYLE | The Odes and Epodes of Horace. |
1901 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 155 | ALEXANDRA EXTER | Stage design for Romeo and Juliet. |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 | |
| 176 | CHARLES ADDAMS | Fester watering his windowbox gravesite flowers. |
1957 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 68 | NEWELL CONVERS WYETH | War. |
circa 1900-02. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 160 | GEORGES LEPAPE | Two fashion studies for Gazette du Bon Ton. |
1912 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 149 | EDOUARDO GARCÍA BENITO | Dentelle. |
1923 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 234 | (DISNEY / KING FEATURES) LOUIS BIEDERMANN | Cartoon characters flying over a European city. |
for 1930 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 26 | TRINA SCHART HYMAN | Oh, easy for Leonardo! |
1985 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 235 | (DISNEY / KING FEATURES) LOUIS BIEDERMANN | Shanghai with the Old Shanghai Weather Station with the Bund in the background. |
for 1930 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 133 | THÉOPHILE-ALEXANDRE STEINLEN | Startled by a Troll in a Snow-Covered Field. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,680.00 |
