Illustration Art: December 15, 2022 Auction Highlights View Lots Browse Catalogue Lot 241: Edward Gorey, Papering the Tree, cover illustration for The New Yorker, watercolor, graphite & ink, 1992. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. December’s Illustration Art sale marks ten full years of auctions since the department’s inception. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve included many of the illustrators who appeared in that first catalogue, several for whom we’ve set auction records and developed collecting interest for our buyers over the years. Within it, you’ll find fascinating original works of narrative art from children’s books, novels and magazines; advertising art; theater, fashion, and costume design; and a fun array of cartoons, comics, and animation art. We hope you enjoy this decenary celebration sale. Children’s Illustrations Children’s illustrations include a famous scene from one of the favorite Madeline books by Ludwig Bemelmans, a lovely fairyland scene by Margaret Tarrant, and two charming W. W. Denslow “Three Bears” illustrations among a host of other favorites like Harrison Cady, Johnny Gruelle, and Maurice Sendak. At Auction December 15: from left to right: Lot 156: Henry Justice Ford, The Princess of Babylon and the Phoenix, illustration for The Strange Story Book, watercolor, pen & ink, 1913. Estimate $3,000 to $5,000; Lot 153: William Wallace Denslow, two illustrations for his Three Bears, pen, ink & graphite, 1903. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500; Lot 178: Margaret Winifred Tarrant, Titania and Oberon, illustration for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, watercolor & ink, 1918. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Lot 142: Ludwig Bemelmans, “Miss Clavel again quite well” illustration for Madeline’s Christmas, ink, watercolor & collage, 1956. Estimate $50,000 to $70,000. Advertising Lot 10: Lonie Bee, Uncle Sam enjoying a beer, likely illustration for a Pabst Blue Ribbon billboard, oil on canvas, 1989. Estimate $2,500 to $3,500. American & British Book and Magazine Illustration This bountiful section includes examples by American and European Golden Age artists, including a 1904 Howard Pyle oil for a Harper’s Magazine story, a Grimm’s Fairy tale illustration by Arthur Rackham, an unusual 1938 advertisement illustration for Kentucky bourbon by Norman Rockwell, and canvases by Dean Cornwell. At Auction December 15: left: Lot 98: John Vassos, “Food,” illustration for his book Humanities, gouache & ink, 1935. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500; right: Lot 96: Frederic Varady, “His And Hers Towels Put To Use,” illustration for the cover of Collier’s magazine, gouache, 1953. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000. Lot 59: Rockwell Kent, “And then, without more ado, sat quietly down there.” illustration for Moby Dick, pen & ink, 1930. Estimate $7,000 to $10,000. At Auction December 15: from left to right: Lot 36: James Montgomery Flagg, “This was the way we all dressed in 1923!” illustration likely for Good Housekeeping, watercolor, circa 1923. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000; Lot 81: Howard Pyle, “The Drawing of the Sword,” illustration for Harper’s magazine, oil on canvas, 1904. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000; Lot 169: Arthur Rackham, “The beggar took her hand and led her away,” illustration for King Thrushbeard, watercolor, pen, ink & graphite, 1920. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. Related Reading Examing Edward Gorey’s Market Beloved Children’s Book Illustrators Theatre, Costume & Fashion A robust section of Stage, Costume, and Fashion boasts designs by the late scenic designer Tony Walton, Al Hirschfeld’s drawing of the Broadway hit “A Little Night Music” signed by Hal Prince, Stephen Sondheim, the cast, and crew, and a large, colorful painting by Cecil Beaton of Katharine Hepburn starring in her only stage musical, as fashion icon Coco Chanel. At Auction December 15: left: Lot 115: Al Hirschfeld, “A Little Night Music,” ink on board, signed by the entire cast & crew, 1973. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000; right: Lot 102: Cecil Beaton, Katharine Hepburn as Coco Chanel, costume design for the Broadway musical “Coco,” watercolor & gouache, 1969. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Cartoons, Comics & Animation including The New Yorker The always fun section of Comics, Cartoons, Animation, and Caricature includes Charles Addams, Garry Trudeau, Roz Chast, Rick Meyerowitz, George Booth, and Ed Sorel. The sale ends with the ever-popular sub-category of The New Yorker, crowned by an extraordinary Christmas cover image by Edward Gorey, the only cover for that magazine published in his lifetime. Lot 239: William Henry Cotton, Spring Fairy Running the Red Light, illustration for the cover of The New Yorker, gouache, 1943. At Auction December 15: from left to right: Lot 232: Charles Addams, Rock Climbers, cartoon for The New Yorker, watercolor, ink & gouache, 1954. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000; Lot 186: Walt Disney Studios / Hank Porter, two Christmas-themed illustrations of Pluto & Goofy, mixed media, circa 1940s. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000; Lot 222: Edward Sorel, Richard Nixon as W.C. Fields, pen, ink & collage, circa 1970. Estimate $3,500 to $5,000. Get Notifications for Auction Day Sign-Up for Email Updates Download the Swann Galleries App Share Facebook Twitter November 23, 2022Author: Christine von der LinnCategory: Illustration Art Tags: Al Hirschfeld Cecil Beaton Charles Addams Dean Cornwell Edward Gorey Henry Justice Ford Howard Pyle illustration art James Montgomery Flagg John Vassos Lonie Bee Ludwig Bemelmans Margaret Winifred Tarrant William Wallace Denslow Previous Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books: December 8, 2022 Auction Highlights Next Artist Profile: Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene Recommended Posts Records & Results: Spring 2017 Swann June 16, 2017 Pen, Pencil & a Bottle of Ink: Al Hirschfeld Seen Through Six Drawings Illustration Art July 6, 2020 Records & Results: Illustration Art Illustration Art June 7, 2018