A look inside the highly-anticipated catalogue for our upcoming June 5 auction of Illustration Art. Following successful December 2017 runs of works by Ruth Eastman and John Falter, we are pleased to offer more works by these classic American Illustrators. Mad Magazine artwork from the estate of publisher Howard Kaminsky includes an alternate cover for The Sound of Mad by George Woodbridge, 1980, and Norman Mingo’s iconic cover for The Token Mad, 1973.
Russell H. Tandy, cover art for Nancy Drew Mystery Series #21, 1944. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000.
Ludwig Bemelmans, Elephant, sketch for Rosebud, ink & watercolor, 1942. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
Leading the children’s book section is an original cover for Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Secret in the Old Attic by Russell Tandy. Beloved illustrators will be well represented with a delightful watercolor sketch of an elephant by Ludwig Bemelmans and a drawing by Jessie Willcox Smith for the classic 1922 edition of Johanna Spyri’s Heidi. The sale also boasts a large selection of works by Edward Gorey.
Jessie Willcox Smith, Introducing Heidi, charcoal & watercolor on board, 1922. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500.
The popular theater section offers masterly works by Pavel Tchelitchew and an early set design for Death of a Salesman by Jo Mielziner. There will also be charming costume designs by Motley for the hit musical South Pacific, 1949, and a buoyant design for Doctor Jazz, 1975, by Raoul Pène du Bois.
Jo Mielziner, Death of a Salesman, graphite, ink & wash, 1949. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Raoul Pène du Bois, Doctor Jazz, for the 1975 Broadway musical, gouache on board. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Making their auction debut are several large watercolors by cartoonist Russell Patterson for the mezzanine of the famed midtown New York City restaurant, Janssen’s Hofbrau Haus.
For more information on the sale, contact a specialist in the Illustration Art Department.
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