Heritage Auctions: Pin-up, Glamour, and Romance Illustration Art Showcase Auction, 15247, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Date
April 03, 2025 - April 03, 2025
Page Size: 79 items in 4 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17001 John Knowles Hare (American, 1884-1947)

Juliet Overlooking the Garden, 1910 Pastel on board 38 x 13-3/8 inches (96.5 x 33.8 cm)

1910 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
17002 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Portrait of Kay Calliaue, 1927 Watercolor on board 18-7/8 x 14-5/8 inches (47.9 x 37.1 cm)

1927 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 Unknown
17003 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Girls who Make Me Homesick #3, Hearst Newspapers Sunday Magazine Section cover, July 16, 1933 India ink on board 18-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (47.0 x 39.4 cm)

1933 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17004 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Patriotism Minus, Esquire gatefold study, November 1941 Pencil and watercolor on tracing paper 26-1/4 x 20-7/8 inches (66.7 x 53.0 cm)

1941 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
17005 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

September brings this Autumn Eve..., Esquire calendar study, 1946 Pencil and watercolor on tracing paper 25-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (65.4 x 50.2 cm)

1946 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
17006 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Fairest of them All Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper 13-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches (33.7 x 14.6 cm)

USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 Unknown
17007 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

August is Too Hot to Wear a Bikini, Playboy study, 1971 Pencil and watercolor on paper 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

1971 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17008 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Strawberry Blonde Nude Pencil and watercolor on tracing paper 29-1/2 x 21-3/4 inches (74.9 x 55.2 cm)

USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17009 Attributed to Howard Chandler Christy (American, 1872-1952)

Art Deco Beauty & Schnauzer, circa 1935 Oil on canvas 18 x 9-1/2 inches (45.7 x 24.1 cm)

circa 1935 USD 560.00 - 840.00 Unknown
17010 William Medcalf (American, 1920-2005)

Bavaria Beer Girl, circa 1940 Oil on board 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

circa 1940 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
17011 Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)

Baa Baa Black Sheep, Marilyn Monroe, 1947 Pastel on board 26-1/2 x 20-1/4 inches (67.3 x 51.4 cm)

1947 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 Unknown
17012 Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)

Pretty in Pink, circa 1950 Oil on canvas 28 x 22 inches (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

circa 1950 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17013 Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)

Big Red, circa 1960 Oil on canvas 24 x 36 inches (61.0 x 91.4 cm)

circa 1960 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17014 Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)

Golden Girl, circa 1960 Oil on canvas 30 x 15 inches (76.2 x 38.1 cm)

circa 1960 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17015 Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)

Please, circa 1960 Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

circa 1960 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17016 Irv Wyner (American, 1904-2002)

Pin-Up in Red, circa 1945 Acrylic on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

circa 1945 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
17017 Irv Wyner (American, 1904-2002)

Pin-Up with Bow, circa 1945 Acrylic on board 28-1/8 x 22 inches (71.4 x 55.9 cm)

circa 1945 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
17018 Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)

A Good Catch, NAPA Auto Parts preliminary, circa 1970 Oil on board 29-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches (74.9 x 54.6 cm)

circa 1970 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 Unknown
17019 Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)

Nude with Arms Lifted Charcoal on vellum 21 x 9-1/2 inches (53.3 x 24.1 cm)

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
17020 Jerri Bellen (American, 20th Century)

She's a Winner, 1947 Pastel on paper 19 x 25 inches (48.3 x 63.5 cm)

1947 USD 320.00 - 480.00 Unknown
17021 Ben-Hur Baz (American, 1906-2003)

Last Rose, Esquire interior, October 1947 Gouache and pencil on board 19 x 10-1/2 inches (48.3 x 26.7 cm)

1947 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
17022 Ben-Hur Baz (American, 1906-2003)

Top Hat, 1954 Gouache and pencil on board 20 x 8-1/2 inches (50.8 x 21.6 cm)

1954 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
17023 Lorenzo Ghiglieri (American, 20th Century)

Would You Like to See... MORE? Watercolor on board 20-3/4 x 15 inches (52.7 x 38.1 cm)

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
17024 J. George Janes (American, 1902-1989)

Beauty's Secrets, Fun & Frolic magazine interior Charcoal and pastel on board 21 x 16-1/2 inches (53.3 x 41.9 cm)

USD 560.00 - 840.00 Unknown
17025 J. George Janes (American, 1902-1989)

A Pearl of A Pin-Up, Fun & Frolic magazine interior Charcoal and pastel on board 15-1/2 x 25-1/2 inches (39.4 x 64.8 cm)

USD 560.00 - 840.00 Unknown
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    Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.
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    Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.
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    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
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    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.
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    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
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    Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
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    Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000
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