Sale 2465 - Illustration Art, December 14, 2017

164 c ARTIST UNIDENTIFIED. “The Big Nickelodeon.” Cover illustration for the paperback book edition by Maritta Wolff (Bantam, 1958), with publisher’s notation on verso indicating title and Bantam publication number 1721. Pastel, gouache, and crayon on board. 563x298mm; 22 1 / 4 x11 3 / 4 inches. Not signed. Framed. Provenance: From the collection of Bantam Books editor, Leonard Leone to current owner. [400/600] The alluring cover image from Wolff’s popular book about the seamy underside of Hollywood. The title of the book states “Sex is the Commodity! You put it on film, can it, and sell it ... It’s the biggest nickelodeon of them all!” 165 c BILL FLEMING. Cave of Nightmares. Oil on paper. 381x546 mm; 15x21 1 / 2 inches. Signed in left image. Horizontal creases, paper brittle.   [400/600] 166 c BERNIE FUCHS. “The Double Man.” Illustration for TVGuide, featuring Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1967 espionage thriller. Oil on masonite. 362x610 mm; 14 1 / 4 x24 inches. Unsigned. Framed. [1,500/2,500] 164 165 166