: Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (HGA) conducted its latest
illustrative arts auction on March 4. A total of 192 bidders
competed for 291 lots, 62 of them successfully. The sale realized
more than $110, 000 for 180 lots sold. Eleven lots were purchased
after the auction by six bidders for a total of $10,473.
"From paperback covers to magazine art, this is an area that has
seen a great deal of interest over the last few years," said Ed
Jaster, director of acquisitions for HGA. "We're pleased that so
many collectors have responded so strongly to this unique
material."
Highlights of the sale included: Frank Earle Schoonover
(1877-1972) original magazine story illustration, 1935,
American Boy, July, 1935, for "Beaver Woman's Vision" by
James Willard Schultz.
Illustration by Frank Earle Schoonover for "Beaver Woman's
Vision," featured in "American Boy" magazine, July 1935,
$14,430.
Captioned "There! She was coming! Stepping lightly, swinging
her water bucket, and singing happily. 'Dawn Woman,' I cried. 'I
want speech with you,'" the oil on canvas measuring approximately
36 by 38 inches realized $14,340.
Gillette Elvgren (1914-1980) original pinup art, 1937-1942, "Net
Results," published by the Louis F. Dow Calendar Company, St
Paul, Minn., oil on canvas on Masonite, framed, 271/2 by 241/2
inches, brought $7,768. Harvey Dunn (1884-1952) original
advertising art, 1927, for the General Electric Company,
published in The Saturday Evening Post and National
Geographic in 1927, oil on board, framed, 33 by 39 inches,
sold for $6,573.
Richard Lillis (1899-1995) original pulp painting, 1946, 44
Western Magazine, August 1946, oil on canvas, approximately
30 by 21 inches, went out at $3,227.
Harvey Dunn's advertising art for General Electric, 1927,
$6,573.
Earl Steffa Moran (1893-1984) original pinup art, circa 1956,
published by the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company, St Paul,
captioned "Now's the time For dreams of you; A pleasure fine, And
wondrous too," the pastel on board, framed, 28 1/2 by 221/2 inches,
sold for $3,107.
James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) original magazine story
illustration, Good Housekeeping 1935, for "The Woolen
Tree" by Rebecca Hooper Eastman with the caption, "Ma was not
rude; she was simply dignified as she said to the red faced man
'Excuse me, but we are expecting our rich Uncle Rob, and we are
busy.' Pa was so proud of her that he swaggered," pen and ink,
framed, 31 by 35 inches, realized $2,629.
Prices reported include buyer's premium.
