Sale 2465 - Illustration Art, December 14, 2017

185 c ED VEBELL. Brothel Vignettes. Illustration for an unidentified story, circa 1970. Watercolor and ink on board. 432x305 mm; 17x12 inches, on 23 1 / 4 x17-inch board. Signed in lower right image. [300/400] 186 c COBY WHITMORE. Domestic Bliss. Likely an illustration for Cosmopolitan magazine, featuring one of his most frequently used models, captivated by a blissful daydream, circa late 1940s. Gouache on board. 349x267 mm; 13 3 / 4 x10 1 / 2 inches, on 17x13-inch board. Signed in lower left image. Registration stickers in margins, adhesive residue in lower margin, gouache flaking with small losses in central image. [1,200/1,800] 187 c EDWARD ARTHUR WILSON. “Naval battle at sea.” Illustration for an unidentified story. Tempera on board. 445x635 mm; 17 1 / 2 x25 inches. Signed in lower right. Provenance: From the Collection of the Society of Illustrators; loaned and exhibited at the Midwest Museum of American Art, 1991-92. [600/900] 185 186 187