Auction Reports
Heritage Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Illustration Art Signature Auction
- Auction Date
- 05/02/2025 - 05/02/2025
- Sale Number
- #8199
- Total Lots
- 318
- Sold Lots
- 310
- Lots Sold
- 97.48%
- Unsold Lots
- 8
- Total Sales (USD)
- 1,857,160.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 1,116,760.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 1,675,140.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 1,186,360.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 1,779,540.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 104.36%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71067 | Frank Frazetta (American, 1928-2010) | Faith |
USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 | |
| 71048 | Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984) | Star, 1983 |
1983 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 106,250.00 |
| 71001 | Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) | Save Coal: Keep the War Fires Burning final poster art, 1917 |
1917 | USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 71012 | Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960) | Captain Blood Inspecting the Treasure Chest Jewels, Cosmopolitan interior, July 1930 |
1930 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 71103 | Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) | Imagination Celebration for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts final poster art, 1982 |
1982 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 71028 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Doggone Good (Puppy Love), 1959 |
1959 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 71077 | Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (American, 20th Century) | Keep it secret, Keep it safe, Tolkien Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt calendar |
USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 | |
| 71002 | Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) | A Game of Checkers, Collier's magazine cover, January 1906 |
1906 | USD 56,000.00 - 84,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 71104 | Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) | The Brooklyn Children's Museum final poster art, October 1998 |
1998 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 |
| 71056 | Margaret Brundage (American, 1900-1976) | The Carnal God, Weird Tales pulp magazine cover, June 1937 |
1937 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71029 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Beautiful Lady, 1966 |
1966 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71057 | Virgil Finlay (American, 1914-1971) | Symphony of the Damned, Weird Tales pulp magazine cover, April 1937 |
1937 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 71068 | Boris Vallejo (American, b. 1941) | Gateway paperback cover, 1977 |
1977 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 71072 | Gerald Brom (American, b. 1965) | Salicia, Dungeons & Dragons trading card art, 1993 |
1993 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 71247 | Mick McGinty (American, 1952-2021) | Jurassic Park, movie poster concept art (three works) |
USD 480.00 - 720.00 | USD 23,750.00 | |
| 71037 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Esquire Christmas card, circa 1945 |
circa1945 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 71091 | Charles Addams (American, 1912-1988) | Golfer, The New Yorker magazine cover, May 23, 1988 |
1988 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 20,625.00 |
| 71033 | Attributed to Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Split, 1963 |
1963 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 71030 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Miss Sylvania, 1954 |
1954 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 71046 | Enoch Bolles (American, 1883-1976) | The Catch of The Season, Film Fun pulp magazine cover, July 1930 |
1930 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
