Heritage Auctions: History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 125,966.75 |
| Auction Date | February 26, 2025 - February 26, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #15242 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 315 | ||
| Sold Lots | 315 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17029 | Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902) | Darkness Of Indulgence, magazine interior India ink, ink wash, and white opaque paint on scratchboard |
Not Available | USD 7,500.00 | |
| 17230 | Ethel Hays (American, 1892-1989) | Flirtations (No. VI), NEA Services Inc. syndicate |
1926 | Not Available | USD 3,250.00 |
| 17213 | Lee F. Conrey (American, 1883-1983) | American Weekly magazine interior |
1920-1930s | Not Available | USD 3,000.00 |
| 17081 | Rose Cecil O'Neill (American, 1874-1944) | Juvenile Judgment, Puck magazine interior |
1904 | Not Available | USD 2,750.00 |
| 17066 | Peter Sheaf Newell (American, 1862-1924) | One of the Brothers Opened the Door and There Stood a Little Old Man, St. Nicholas magazine interiors (two works) |
1891;1894 | Not Available | USD 2,375.00 |
| 17079 | Rose Cecil O'Neill (American, 1874-1944) | At the Country Club, Puck magazine interior |
1898 | Not Available | USD 2,250.00 |
| 17158 | Louis M. Glackens (American, 1866-1933) | Can It Be That My Tail Is Trying to Wag Me?, Puck magazine interior |
1913 | Not Available | USD 2,250.00 |
| 17226 | Nell Brinkley (American, 1886-1944) | A Girl Could Dream- Brinkley Girls, New York Journal newspaper |
1922 | Not Available | USD 2,125.00 |
| 17170 | Marius de Zayas (Mexican, 1880-1961) | Eva Tanguqy-A Strange Request, New York Evening World newspaper and Puck magazine interior (two works) |
1910s | Not Available | USD 1,875.00 |
| 17222 | Robert Ripley (American, 1890-1949) | The Gravestone of Eternity, The New York Post newspaper, |
circa 1926 | Not Available | USD 1,875.00 |
| 17304 | Garrett Price (American, 1896-1979) | Annual Exhibition, The New Yorker preliminary cover |
1950s-1960s | Not Available | USD 1,875.00 |
| 17305 | William H. "Bill" Mauldin (American, 1921-2003) | The War America Fought, Life magazine interior |
1951 | Not Available | USD 1,875.00 |
| 17231 | Ethel Hays (American, 1892-1989) | An That's All There Is To It These Days, NEA Services Inc. syndicate |
1926 | Not Available | USD 1,750.00 |
| 17294 | Garth Williams (American, 1912-1996) | And He Played in the Grass..., |
circa 1945 | Not Available | USD 1,687.50 |
| 17030 | Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902) | When His Skin Is Not in Danger and---, Harper's Weekly magazine interior |
1886 | Not Available | USD 1,625.00 |
| 17031 | Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902) | Protectionist's Meeting, Harper's Weekly magazine interior |
1888 | Not Available | USD 1,625.00 |
| 17064 | Edward Windsor Kemble (American, 1861-1933) | To Be Erected by the United States Senate, Life magazine interior |
1903 | Not Available | USD 1,625.00 |
| 17196 | George Grosz (German/American, 1893-1959) | The Goldiggers |
1916 | Not Available | USD 1,625.00 |
| 17046 | Samuel D. Ehrhart (American, 1862-1937) | Christmas in Chorusland, Puck magazine interior |
1905 | Not Available | USD 1,500.00 |
| 17184 | H. L. Drucklieb (American, 1888-1937) | The 'Devil' at Adrianople, Collier's magazine interior |
1913 | Not Available | USD 1,500.00 |
| 17200 | John Clement Coll (American, 1881-1921) | Amok, Collier's magazine interior |
1919 | Not Available | USD 1,500.00 |
| 17214 | Lee F. Conrey (American, 1883-1983) | The Young Derelicts and Their Leader, American Weekly interior |
1941 | Not Available | USD 1,500.00 |
| 17264 | Hy Rubin (American, 1905-1960) | The House of Rothschild, original movie publicity art for theater lobby card |
1934 | Not Available | USD 1,437.50 |
| 17190 | Ralph Barton (American, 1891-1931) | Schoenberg, Puck magazine interior |
1915 | Not Available | USD 1,375.00 |
| 17260 | Vaughn Shoemaker (American, 1902-1991) | Don't Worry, Its Coming!, Chicago Daily News newspaper, |
circa 1940 | Not Available | USD 1,375.00 |