Upcoming Highlights: Illustration Art—December 16, 2021

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Lot 31: Edmund Dulac, The Snow Queen, illustration for the chapter Second Story: A Little Boy and a Little Girl from The Snow Queen published in Stories from Hans Andersen with illustrations by Edmund Dulac, watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, 1911. Estimate $50,000 to $70,000.

Lot 83: Arthur Rackham, Sabrina Fair, illustration for Comus by John Milton, watercolor, pen & ink over graphite, 1921. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.

General Book & Magazine Illustration

Lots 1 to 105

Fashion, Theater & Film

Lots 106 to 138

Children’s Book & Magazine Illustration

Lots 139 to 164

Lot 42: Edward Gorey, T-shirt design for Mystery!, ink & wash with graphite, circa 1980s. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

Related Reading: Examining Edward Gorey’s Market

Lot 72: Neysa McMein, Looking Into the Mirror, cover for Woman’s Home Companion, pastel on board, 1938. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

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Lot 132: Georges Lepape, Les Oiseaux Blancs, version of cover for Femina, published in the magazine’s quarterly war issue, signed and inscribed to the artist’s parents, mixed media, 1917. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.
Lot 147: Eric Carle, “And now I shall eat you up!”, double-page spread for Watch Out! A Giant!, hand-painted and glazed collage, 1978. Estimate $5,000 to $7,000.

Lot 182: George Herriman, This Will Point the Way to Where I’m At…”, Krazy Kat Sunday Comic Strip, pen & ink, 1934. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.

Comics, Cartoons & Animation

Lots 165 to 213

The New Yorker: Cartoons & Cover Art

Lots 214 to 235

Lot 214: Charles Addams, “Just a minute, you guys – we’re missing one shovel”, cartoon for The New Yorker, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955. Estimate $8,000 to $10,000.
Lot 210: Gilles de Tremaudan, Mickey’s Garden, three storyboard sketches for the animated short of the same title, colored pencil, 1935. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000.
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