General Book & Magazine Illustration

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Lot 1
NAVA ATLAS (1955-)
"Let the Sky Rain Potatoes."

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Lot 2
NAVA ATLAS (1955-)
"Gertrude and Alice in the Garden."

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Lot 3
NAVA ATLAS (1955-
"The Fiddling Fruit Fairies."

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Lot 4
(ADVERTISING)
Save Room for Dessert!

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BILL BAKER (1913-2012)
Woman and Suitors.

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GEORGE BARBIER (1882-1932)
"Tendresses" * "La Flûte" * "La Nuit."

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GEORGE BARBIER (1882-1932)
"Les danses au clair de lune" * "Les Bijoux."

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JAMES BARKLEY (1941- )
A Woman's Place.

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RUDOLF BAUER (1889-1953)
"Sacha! Ihre Braut ist nebenei!"

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EUGENE BERMAN (1899-1972)
"Nuestra Señora de los Niños perdidos."

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EUGENE BERMAN (1899-1972)
Street Scene, Mexico.

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Lot 12
MAHLON BLAINE (1894-1969)
Woman Tending Young Goats. The Decameron of Boccaccio.

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MATILDA MARIA BLAKE (19th century)
"The Siege of Norwich Castle."

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HANNES BOK (1914-1964)
"Eve."

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FRANKLIN BOOTH (1874-1948)
"Where the pure child-face had first drifted across his bewildered vision."

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JEAN DE BOSSCHÈRE (1881-1953)
Group of 7 illustrations.

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Lot 17
PIERRE BRISSAUD (1885-1964)
"Antiques."

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Lot 18
CHARLES EDMUND BROCK (1870-1938)
"Hood's Humorous Poems."

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FREDERICK SANDS BRUNNER (1886-1964)
Autumn Bicycle Ride.

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Lot 20
HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1872-1952)
"There in a box hammock was Phil Hanrihan sprawling, a woman in a scarlet shawl clinging, her cheek against his."

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SEYMOUR CHWAST (1931- )
"Jekyll Becomes Hyde."

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(SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE / ANCIENT MARINER)
"Like one that on a lonesome road doth walk in fear & dread, And having once looked round walks on and no more turns his head, Because he knows a frightful fiend doth close behind him tread."

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DEAN CORNWELL (1892-1960)
WWI Army Corps on the March.

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WALTER CRANE (1845-1915)
Two Fishermen at a Lily Pond.

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THELMA CUDLIPP (1892-1983)
Dancers on Stage.

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DOUGLAS DANIELS (20th century)
"Fighting the Inferno."

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FELIX DARLEY (1822-1888)
"The Grindstone."

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FELIX DARLEY (1822-1888)
Pair of illustrations

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Lot 29
[DJOZ]
Mother reading to children.Cover illustration for Nos Loisirs magazine, published December 1, 1923.

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RICHARD DOYLE (1824-1883)
Girls combing goats' beards.

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EDMUND DULAC (1882-1953)
"The Snow Queen."

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MARK ENGLISH (1933-2019)
"Mary hated to leave for school. She had begun to feel she was watching over Jason, in a way, like a mother."

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Lot 33
(FILM POSTERS)
"The Barefoot Contessa."

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JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1970-1960)
"Go back tuh yuh room an' put yuh clo'es on. Then go out an' find a minister."

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JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1877-1960)
"'I've found a woman to sew on buttons,' he said politely. 'Have I?' he inquired of Nancy. 'Big Boy, you have.'"

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JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1877-1960)
"Mr. Corroway was wearing a broad smile. He slapped Dave jovially on the shoulder and said: 'No hard feelings, I hope, about our little deal? I'm glad to see you realize that business is business.'"

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ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)
"Jes tak' yo' coat off, end dem collars end cuffs, end go out in de yard end cut de grass."

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GEORGE GARLAND (20th Century)
"To melt this frigid beauty required the services of an expert, someone with a wicked-and compelling-way with women."

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CHARLES DANA GIBSON (1867-1944)
Aghast Woman.

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JULIUS GIPKENS (1883-1969)
Castles on the Rhein.

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Lot 41
EDWARD GOREY (1925-2000)
"The Dark Beasts: and Eight Other Stories from the Hounds of Tindalos."

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Lot 42
EDWARD GOREY (1925-2000)
T-shirt design for Mystery!

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Lot 43
EDWARD GOREY (1925-2000)
Signals, Drawing #6.

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Lot 44
EDWARD GOREY (1925-2000)
"Christmas at Hugglebee Pond."

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Lot 45
GORDON HOPE GRANT (1875-1962)
"Modder River."

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Lot 46
FREDERIC GRUGER (1871-1953)
Man and Woman Talking with Oxen in Background.

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Lot 47
FREDERIC GRUGER (1871-1953)
"'I shall count to five before I fire.' said Davison. 'One!'"

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RICHARD HARVEY (1940- )
"Elvis: The Sun Sessions."

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Lot 49
GEORGE HINKE (1883-1959)
"Santa's Joy."

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Lot 50
ELBERT McGRAN JACKSON (1896-1962)
"Jessica laid her face against Richie's shoulder; she felt his arm tighten about her. Perhaps it was a long time they stood so. She didn't know, but she heard him say, 'Do you mean you'll marry me?'"

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Lot 51
ELBERT McGRAN JACKSON (1896-1962)
"'When you came up here,' said Kildare, 'I was sinking for the third time. I'm all right now."

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Lot 52
ELBERT McGRAN JACKSON (1896-1962)
"Somewhere I'll Find You."

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Lot 53
HARVEY WHITNEY KIDDER (1918-2001)
"Love & Quahogs."

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WARNER KREUTER (20th century)
"Lilly."

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Lot 55
WARNER KREUTER (20th century)
"Jessie."

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Lot 56
T. J. KUCK (d. 2008)
"The Three Musketeers."

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ROBERT LAMBDIN (1886-1991)
Middle Eastern Romance.

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Lot 58
JOHN LEECH (1817-1864)
"Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour."

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ROBERT C. LEUNG (Dates unknown)
Hank Aaron / Braves 44.

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Lot 60
DAVID MACAULAY (1946- )
"Inflatable Cathedral."

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Lot 61
DAVID MACAULAY (1946- )
"Mobile Home."

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SAUL MANDEL (1926-2011)
Mother, baby, and cat.

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SAUL MANDEL (1926-2011)
"How to rent practically everything for a party."

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SAUL MANDEL (1926-2011)
"A man's restaurant is his paradise."

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Lot 65
(MEN'S ACTION MAGAZINE)
Poker Game Confrontation.

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Lot 66
ANDRÉ EDOUARD MARTY (1882-1974)
"Notre-Dame vue du Pont de la Tournelle."

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ANDRÉ ÉDOUARD MARTY (1882-1974)
"Les dames n'avaient pas osé se risquer dehors..."

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ANDRÉ ÉDOUARD MARTY (1882-1974)
Little Bo Peep.

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EARL MAYAN (1916-2009)
"The Final Judgment."

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JOHN McCLELLAND (1919-2016)
First Haircut.

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ROBERT McGINNIS (1926- )
Nude woman in profile.

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Neysa McMein (1888-1949) [Marjorie Frances McMein]
Looking Into the Mirror.

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Lot 73
Neysa McMein (1888-1949) [Marjorie Frances McMein]
"For Their Sakes - Work Together."

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Lot 74
FREDERIC KIMBALL MIZEN (1888-1964)
Healthy Breakfast, Fresh Air, and Exercise.

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Lot 75
(MOTHERHOOD)
"Dors cher enfant."

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MARK MUTCHNIK (1946-1990)
"Pyramid Variation: 9, 17, and 22."

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Lot 77
A. D. NEVILLE (1895-1970).
The Sock Mender.

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PETER NEWELL (1862-1924)
"Under the Mistletoe-A glympse back into the hoopskirt period."

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Lot 79
JEAN PAGES (1903-1976)
Original canvas mural for La Caravelle restaurant, New York City.

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JEAN PAGES (1903-1976)
Original canvas mural for La Caravelle restaurant, New York City.

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Lot 81
WILLY POGÁNY (1882-1955)
Young Woman.

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Lot 82
NORMAN PRICE (1877-1951)
"Gray! What are you doing here without your uniform?"

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Lot 83
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939)
"Sabrina Fair."

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LESLIE RAGAN (1897-1972)
"West Indies."

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Lot 85
LOUIS RHEAD (1957-1926)
"'What happened to the ass?' asked Sheherazade. 'I will tell you,' said the Vizier.'"

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WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON (1872-1944)
"The Fair Day."

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B. H. SANDERS (20th Century)
Racing Car Striking Farmer.

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Lot 88
TONY SARG (1882-1942)
Inspecting Antiquities.

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Lot 89
(FILM POSTERS / SCIENCE FICTION)
"Saturn 3."

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Lot 90
JOHN WALTER SCOTT (1907-1987)
Passionate Embrace.

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Lot 91
SERGE (19th century)
Christmas Pudding Dinner.

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Lot 92
E. H. SHEPARD (1879-1976)
"To Hell, child! Your Hell, my Heaven!"

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EVERETT SHINN (1876-1953)
"Joe felt four hands close over his head, and then with a mighty tug he was lifted to the surface."

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JEROME SNYDER (1916-1976)
Holiday Designs.

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JEROME SNYDER (1916-1976)
"Eminently Edible."

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Lot 96
BEATRICE STEVENS (1876-1947)
"Four Oaks: III. Scherzo."

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Lot 97
SIR JOHN TENNIEL (1820-1914)
"The New Passenger."

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(TEXTILE DESIGN) SIMONN CORNET
"Soieries d'Ameublement: Pour une Chambre d'Homme * Pour un Living-Room."

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MURRAY TINKELMAN (1933-2016)
"The First War."

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Lot 100
ENRIC TORRES-PRAT (1939- )
"Dawn."

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Lot 101
ARTHUR WATTS (1883-1935)
"The Listeners."

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Lot 102
HONI WERNER (20th century)
"Homme Fatale."

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Lot 103
GEORGE HARRISON WERT (1888-1950)
"The Guardian of the Virgin Gold."

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Lot 104
GUSTAVUS CHAFEE WIDNEY (1871-1955)
"Strife and bitterness and defeat - they are gone in the breath of the wind, the croon of the surf, the drift of light and shadow on the dreamy isle across the bay."

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NICKY ZANN (1943-2020)
Mad Hatter.

Fashion, Theater & Film

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(FILM / WARNER BROTHERS / SEVEN ARTS) JOHN TRUSCOTT
Archive of set design sketches for the 1967 film Camelot.

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Lot 107
CHARLES CARL GESMAR (1900-1928)
Mistinguett in black lingerie.

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Lot 108
CHARLES GESMAR (1900-1928)
Exotic costume design.

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Lot 109
EDITH HEAD (1907-1981)
"Julie Andrews."

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Lot 110
EDITH HEAD (1907-1981)
"Rita Hayworth / A Hole in the Head."

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Lot 111
AL HIRSCHFELD (1903-2003)
"Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burton."

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Lot 112
AL HIRSCHFELD (1903-2003)
Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors.

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Lot 113
ADRIANNE LOBEL (1955- )
"On the Town."

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Lot 114
ADRIANNE LOBEL (1955- )
"Little House on the Prairie."

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Lot 115
ROBERT PERDZIOLA (1961- )
"Tarquinius, Prince of Rome."

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Lot 116
ROBERT PERDZIOLA (1961- )
"Millie Dillmount - 'Gimmie Gimmie.'"

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Lot 117
ZIG (LOUIS GAUDIN; 1882-1936)
Two costume studies for Arletty as Myrrhiné and a courtesan.

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Lot 118
GEORGES DE FEURE (1868-1943)
"La Robe Rouge."

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Lot 119
GEORGES DE FEURE (1868-1943)
"Aux Courses."

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Lot 120
ERTÉ [ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF 1892-1990]
"Une Robe."

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Lot 121
ERTÉ [ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF 1892-1990]
"Décor Hollandais."

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(ADVERTISING) SCOTT EVANS (20th Century)
Glamour Girl.

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JOE EULA (1925-2004)
Archive of over 100 loose fashion sketches and drawings laid into the artist's own binder.

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Lot 124
JOE EULA (1925-2004)
Archive of over 100 sketchbook fashion drawings for mainly Italian designers.

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Lot 125
JOE EULA (1925-2004)
Charles Aznavour.

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JOE EULA (1925-2004)
One Kodak contact sheet, Five portrait sketches, and one design.

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Lot 127
JIM HOWARD (1930- )
Dapper Urbanites.

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Lot 128
JIM HOWARD (1930- )
Art Connoisseur.

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JIM HOWARD (1930- )
Fall Jumpers for the Jitney Set.

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GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971)
"Mam'zelle Victoire."

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GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971)
"Le Retour."

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GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971)
"Les Oiseaux Blancs."

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GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971)
Group of 16 working sketches and publication sheets for DOP hair care advertisements.

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GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971)
"Papiers à Lettres 'Élite.'"

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GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971)
Group of 11 fashion sketches.

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Lot 136
ALBERTO FABIO LORENZI (1880-1969)
The Pearl Necklace.

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Lot 137
ANDRÉ EDOUARD MARTY (1882-1974)
"Diner dans les Jardins de Poiret: l'Hôtel" * "l'Oasis."

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Lot 138
MANUEL ORAZI (1860-1934)
Art Nouveau Woman with Sunflower Headdress. * Art Nouveau Woman Holding Kettle.

Children's Book & Magazine Illustration

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Lot 139
DORA BARKS (early 20th Century)
"The Crinkum Crankums."

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Lot 140
CHARLOTTE BECKER (1901-1984)
Small archive of published and working drawings and family photo album.

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Lot 141
MOLLY BENATAR (early 20th Century)
"The Story of a Spring Morning."

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JAN BRETT (1949- )
"A Partridge in a Pear Tree."

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Lot 143
CHARLES EDMUND BROCK (1870-1938)
"Scenes in Fairyland."

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Lot 144
HARRISON CADY (1877-1970)
"Animal Alphabet."

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ERIC CARLE (1929-2021)
Frog.

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ERIC CARLE (1929-2021)
King Cat and His Subjects.

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ERIC CARLE (1929-2021)
"And now I shall eat you up!"

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Lot 148
MARGUERITE DE ANGELI (1889-1987)
"Without further words he made a sign of farewell, and, keeping Jan in the midst of the group, went off."

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HOWELL DODD (1910-2005)
"Camp Rassawek was a criss-cross of swinging flashlight beams converging on him."

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BERNARD GARBUTT (1900-1975)
"Hammer Head."

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Lot 151
GINN & CO (PUBLISHER)
"The Three Little Pigs."

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Lot 152
DONG KINGMAN (1911-2000)
"The Nightingale."

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ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987)
"Days With Frog and Toad."

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ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987)
"Frog has a gift for Toad."

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JAMES MARSHALL (1942-1992)
"'I don't mind if I do,' said Goldilocks, helping herself to the biggest bowl."

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Lot 156
PATRICIA POLACCO (1944- )
"Meteor!"

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Lot 157
MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)
"Give and Take."

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Lot 158
(SESAME STREET)
Winter Wonderland.

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Lot 159
(SESAME STREET)
A Day at the Firehouse.

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Lot 160
DIANE STANLEY (20th century)
"Her only comfort was to stand at the window and gaze out on a world that she could never enter."

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DIANE STANLEY (20th century)
"She ran into the grove to look for snowdrops. And they were all over!"

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KURT WIESE (1887-1974)
"'Your father wants you to line up in a straight row behind us so that you can all be sure to see." * "The Puff-Tail family rolled over the edge of their nest and under the grass and fur coverlet, where they huddled and shivered and shook, huddled and quivered, wobbling their noses with fright."

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JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN (1950- )
"'Oh, oysters,' said the Carpenter, `You've had a pleasant run!'"

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JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN (1950-)
"The Starry Night."

Comics, Cartoons & Animation

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CHARLES ADDAMS (1912-1988)
Uncle Fester and Morticia.

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CHARLES ADDAMS (1912-1988)
Morticia Addams.

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CHARLES ADDAMS (1912-1988)
Mounting Preferences.

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CHARLES ADDAMS (1912-1988)
"Iron Maiden."

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CULMER BARNES (1874-1936)
"'Hey! Fellers! Jimmie's pinched!' 'Run tell his wife!'"

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(THE BEATLES.) YELLOW SUBMARINE.
"Chief Blue Meanie."

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HARRISON CADY (1877-1970)
"Gulliver Knickerbocker and the Lilliputians."

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JIM DAVIS (1945- )
"Life is funny."

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KIM DEITCH (1944- )
"The Boulevard of Broken Dreams."

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RUDOLPH DIRKS (1877-1968)
"Zzzz . . . P-s-s-t . . . Pfff" The Captain and the Kids Sunday comic.

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ASHER EIN DOR (1943- )
Untitled (Starman).

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ASHER EIN-DOR (1943- )
Untitled (LSD / Charly).

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EMILY FLAKE (21st Century)
"Halloween Costumes for Babies."

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WILLIAM GROPPER (1897-1977)
"Swing to the Left."

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WILLIAM GROPPER (1897-1977)
"Political Comics."

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VINCENT (V. T.) HAMLIN (1900-1993)
"With a yank of its eight-inch bicuspids, the huge saurian whisked our hero off his feet..."

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GEORGE HERRIMAN (1880-1944)
"A Buggy Full of Clay . . ." Krazy Kat Sunday Comic Strip

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GEORGE HERRIMAN (1880-1944)
"This Will Point the Way to Where I'm At . . ." Krazy Kat Sunday Comic Strip

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GEORGE HERRIMAN (1880-1944)
Two Embarrassing Moments / Bernie Burns comic strips.

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DANIEL JOHNSTON (1961-2019)
"Salvation."

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BIL KEANE (1922-2011)
"Daddy just yawned and we're all passin' it around" * "Wow! Look! Ants!"

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POLLY KEENER (1946- )
Cotillion.

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JIMMY MACK [JAMES McMENAMY JR.] (1912-1992)
"This shortage of civilian doctors forced my wife to cancel her nervous breakdown this year.”

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DOROTHY MCKAY (1904-1974)
"Ah! Men!"

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SHELBY MCPHERSON (Dates unknown)
Black Sports Magazine.

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[OTTO MESSMER (1892-1983)] (PAT SULLIVAN).
"Homes are scarce in this stone age." * "My Kingdom for a pair of roller skates." * "Ah, coconuts - at last I eat."

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[OTTO MESSMER (1892-1983)] (PAT SULLIVAN).
"The circus manager said he'd give us another ticket to the show if we swept out the animal tent."

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[OTTO MESSMER (1892-1983)] (PAT SULLIVAN).
"I'm leaving it up to you, Felix, to watch my skates while I'm in school."

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RICK MEYEROWITZ (1943- )
The Meltropolis 2118.

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GEOFFRY MOSS (1938-)
Camera Shoot.

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Lot 195
WILLARD MULLIN (1902-1978)
"The South"-group of three editorial illustrations

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MITCH O'CONNELL (1961-)
"Know Your Anger's Name."

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Lot 197
BRANT PARKER (1920-2007) & JOHNNY HART (1931-2007)
Two "The Wizard of ID" daily comic strips.

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Lot 198
CHARLES SCHULZ (1922-2000)
"May Queen..."

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OTTO SOGLOW (1900-1975)
"Don't forget his Majesty's Birthday." The Little King Sunday Comic strip.

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ARTHUR SZYK (1894-1951
"China needs the tools...she can do the job!"

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RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
"If you have ever tried to stagger up from a chaise lounge at the foot of a bed in a dark room, you know what now happens."

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RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
"Harry has no interest in mundane pleasures." * "Curtis sees so much more in these things than I do, he says this one is terribly obscene."

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RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
"It's never happened before in the history of the ideal mortuary." * "Just once more, and we'll have 'em sold on 'the age-test hermetical vault.'"

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MORT WALKER (1923-2018)
Group of three illustrations.

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BILL WARD (1919-1998)
"Flossie-be careful not to fan the guy in the first row-he's aft to burst into flames!"

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BILL WARD (1919-1998)
"Golly, Mr. Gotrocks, you were right! A picture of Ben Franklin is worth a thousand words!"

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BILL WARD (1919-1998)
"Cracked Interviews the Insurance King."

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(WALT DISNEY STUDIOS) FRANK MC SAVAGE (1903-1998)
Group of 7 Disney studio-related drawings and a portrait of a World War II serviceman.

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(WALT DISNEY STUDIOS) GLEN KEANE (20/21st CENTURY)
"Best Wishes to Santa Mouse from Disney Mouse!"

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Lot 210
(WALT DISNEY STUDIOS) GILLES DE TREMAUDAN / ART BABBITT
"Mickey's Garden."

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Lot 211
(WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.)
"Mother Tiger and Babies" * "Mother Tiger Asleep."

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(WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS.
"Perdita."

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Lot 213
(WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.)
"Gargoyles."

"The New Yorker" Cartoons & Cover Art

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Lot 214
CHARLES ADDAMS (1912-1988)
"Just a minute, you guys - we're missing one shovel."

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Lot 215
CHARLES ADDAMS (1912-1988)
"Well, I'm ready if you are."

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Lot 216
LUDWIG BEMELMANS (1898-1962)
Along the Riverbank.

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Lot 217
BLAIR DRAWSON (1943- )
"Annie Warbucks."

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MICHAEL FFOLKES (1925-1988)
"She wouldn't leave her name. Just said Room 14, Hotel Balzac, Rue de Seine, '38."

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Lot 219
HELEN HOKINSON (1893-1949)
"I want something that won't show the hairs of a brown dog and a gray cat."

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Lot 220
HELEN HOKINSON (1893-1949)
"You mean I don't get anything back on the bottles?"

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Lot 221
LEE LORENZ (1933- )
"Your wife gets the house, the car, the dog, your I.R.A., and ten thousand dollars a month. In return, she acknowledges your right to exist."

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LEE LORENZ (1933- )
"I dropped twelve pounds the first week and kept it off!"

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Lot 223
LEE LORENZ (1933- )
"I'm Vlad the Impaler and I approve this message."

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Lot 224
LEE LORENZ (1933- )
"Stonehenge Decoded."

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Lot 225
CHARLES ELMER MARTIN (1910 - 1995)
"I thought I heard a twig snap."

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WARREN MILLER (1936- )
"Hey! Just because we're in a conundrum doesn't mean we can't have a little pun."

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FRANK MODELL (1917-2016)
Vegetable Stand.

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FRANK MODELL (1917-2016)
"If possible, we'd like a seat in between us."

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FRANK MODELL (1917-2016)
"We have no special place in mind. We're just pooped and want to sack out."

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FRANK MODELL (1917-2016)
"All I want to know is how far away from here I can get for under two thou."

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RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
"It is called, appropriately, 'The Carry-all.'"

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RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
"I said, please don't feel it's necessary to make conversation." * "We'd better get our stories straight, the Fuerer's [sic] going to be mad as hell!" * "Of course I'm thinking out loud, but why don't we just quit."

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RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
"You needn't be frightened, Mr. Jones. Our polls show that practically nobody listens to this station."

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TOM TORO (1982-)
"No thanks, reading is my escape."

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TOM TORO (1982-)
"Don't let anyone see how much we enjoy knitting."

Illustration Art

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General Book & Magazine Illustration

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Nava atlas (1955-)
“Let the Sky Rain Potatoes.”

Illustration published in the first and subsequent editions of her cookbook Vegetariana: A Rich Harvest of Wit, Lore, & Recipes" (New York: Doubleday, 1984; New Paltz: Amberwood Press, 2021). Pencil on bristol paper. 215x200 mm; 8½x7⅞ inches, on 11x8¼-inch sheet. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right image and again in lower margin. Tipped to archival matte with full caption displayed in window beneath image.

Atlas is an accomplished book artist, writer, vegan cookbook author, and illustrator. Her artists' books, which explore a variety of social issues including women’s roles, culturally sanctioned bias, animal advocacy, and politics, are housed in dozens of notable collections, including the Libraries of the Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington., DC, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts; The Library of Congress Rare Book Collection, The National Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and dozens of University artists' book collections. Her permanent archive of papers is held at the Rubenstein Library of Duke University.

This autumn she published a revised and updated edition of Vegetariana which was considered one of the pillars of vegetarian cookbooks in the 1980s. Her beautiful and delicate pencil drawings reflect the literary quotes and folklore that are at the heart of the book.

Estimate

$1,000 – $1,500

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Nava atlas (1955-)
“Gertrude and Alice in the Garden.”

Illustration published in the newest edition of her cookbook Vegetariana: A Rich Harvest of Wit, Lore, & Recipes" (New Paltz: Amberwood Press, 2021). Pencil on bristol paper. 2017. 220x165mm; 8¾x6½ inches, image, on 11½x8¾-inch sheet. Signed in pencil, lower right image. Tipped to archival matte with full caption displayed in window beneath image.

This illustration was created for Atlas's newly published revised edition of her classic cookbook.

Atlas is an accomplished book artist, writer, vegan cookbook author, and illustrator. Her artists' books, which explore a variety of social issues including women’s roles, culturally sanctioned bias, animal advocacy, and politics, are housed in dozens of notable collections, including the Libraries of the Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington., DC, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts; The Library of Congress Rare Book Collection, The National Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and dozens of University artists' book collections. Her permanent archive of papers is held at the Rubenstein Library of Duke University.

This autumn she published a revised and updated edition of Vegetariana which was considered one of the pillars of vegetarian cookbooks in the 1980s. Her beautiful and delicate pencil drawings reflect the literary quotes and folklore that are at the heart of the book.

Estimate

$800 – $1,200

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Nava atlas (1955-
“The Fiddling Fruit Fairies.”

Illustration published in the third and subsequent editions of her cookbook Vegetariana: A Rich Harvest of Wit, Lore, & Recipes" (New Paltz: Amberwood Press, 2006). Graphite and colored pencil on bristol paper. 2006. 190x177 mm; 7½x7 inches, on 8¼x10-inch sheet. Signed in pencil, lower left image. Tipped to archival matte with full caption displayed in window beneath image.

Atlas is an accomplished book artist, writer, vegan cookbook author, and illustrator. Her artists' books, which explore a variety of social issues including women’s roles, culturally sanctioned bias, animal advocacy, and politics, are housed in dozens of notable collections, including the Libraries of the Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington., DC, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts; The Library of Congress Rare Book Collection, The National Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and dozens of University artists' book collections. Her permanent archive of papers is held at the Rubenstein Library of Duke University.

This autumn she published a revised and updated edition of Vegetariana which was considered one of the pillars of vegetarian cookbooks in the 1980s. Her beautiful and delicate pencil drawings reflect the literary quotes and folklore that are at the heart of the book.

Estimate

$800 – $1,200

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(advertising)
Save Room for Dessert!

Probable advertisement for Mannings Restaurant. Artist unidentified. Gouache over graphite on board. 280x370 mm; 11x14½ inches, on 14½x17½-inch board. Unsigned; not dated. Taped to window matte. An area of white space shows at left when matted.

Estimate

$400 – $600

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Bill baker (1913-2012)
Woman and Suitors.

Illustration for “Madcap Merry” by Barry Stephens for King Features Syndicate, September 18, 1948, with their library inventory stamp on verso. Gouache on board. 360x495 mm; 14x19½ inches, on 18¾x24¼-inch board. Signed “Baker” in left image, near center, with artist’s stamp on verso. Laid into matte.

Estimate

$400 – $600

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George barbier (1882-1932)
“Tendresses” * “La Flûte” * “La Nuit.”

Together, three headpieces for Les Chansons de Bilitis by Pierre Loüys (Paris: Pierre Corrard, 1922). Mixed media, including gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper; the first has added gold highlighting. The first is 70x170 mm; 2¾x6¾ inches, on 5½x10-inch sheet. The second is 93x165 mm; 3¾x6½ inches, on 5½x10-inch sheet. The third is 85x178 mm; 3¼x7 inches, on 6x9¾-inch sheet. Each signed “G. Barbier” and dated 1914, the first two in upper left image and the third in lower right image. Each hinged to board; matted and framed together.

Les Chansons de Bilitis is among the most beautiful works of the Art Deco period and one of the best examples of Barbier’s early work. Begun in 1914, its production was halted by the death of Pierre Corrard at the onset of the war, and only completed by his widow in 1922. Ritchie 10.

Estimate

$6,000 – $9,000

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George barbier (1882-1932)
“Les danses au clair de lune” * “Les Bijoux.”

Together, two watercolor headpieces for Les Chansons de Bilitis by Pierre Loüys (Paris: Pierre Corrard, 1922). The first is watercolor, gouache, ink, and graphite on paper. 78x169 mm; 3x6½ inches, on 5½x10-inch sheet. Signed “G. Barbier” and dated 1914 in upper right image. The second is gouache and ink with gold highlighting on paper. 60x166 mm; 2¼x6½ inches, on 5½x10-inch sheet. Initialed “G. B.” and dated 1914 in lower right image.

Les Chansons de Bilitis is among the most beautiful works of the Art Deco period and one of the best examples of Barbier’s early work. Begun in 1914, its production was halted by the death of Pierre Corrard at the onset of the war, and only completed by his widow in 1922. Ritchie 10.

Estimate

$4,000 – $6,000

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James barkley (1941- )
A Woman’s Place.

Cover illustration for A Woman’s Place by Marita Golden (New York: Ballantine Books, 1986). Mixed media on board. 419x419 mm; 16½x16½ inches, image, on 19-inch square board, mounted to foam board. Signed on verso.

Barkley’s striking cover art for Golden’s celebrated novel about three African-American women who meet and form enduring friendship at a New England college in the late sixties.

Estimate

$2,000 – $3,000

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Rudolf bauer (1889-1953)
“Sacha! Ihre Braut ist nebenei!”

Mixed media, including gouache, ink, and crayon, circa 1910. 534x353 mm; 21x14 inches, sheet. Signed in ink, lower left, and caption penciled roughly along bottom margin, which has been folded back, taped to artwork in two areas at top. Verso stamped Estate Rudolf Bauer and numbered 162, additionally numbered 912 and #103.

Provenance: Estate of Rudolf Bauer; private collection, New York.

Estimate

$1,000 – $1,500

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Eugene berman (1899-1972)
“Nuestra Señora de los Niños perdidos.”

Pen and ink on paper. 305x230 mm; 12x9 inches (sheet). Initialed and dated “E. B. 1948” in lower center image, dated “Oct. 28” at lower left, and titled in artist’s hand at upper left.

Provenance: Gift from artist; by descent to private collection.

Estimate

$400 – $600

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Eugene berman (1899-1972)
Street Scene, Mexico.

Ink and wash on gray paper. 325x250 mm; 12¾x9¾ inches (sheet). Initialed and dated “E. B. 1949” in lower center image; dated again “Jan. 20. 1949” in lower left image.

In 1949, the year of this work’s creation, Berman married film actress Ona Munson, best known for her portrayal of Belle Watling in Gone With the Wind. The same year, the couple traveled to Mexico together on a Guggenheim fellowship he received.

Provenance: Gift from artist; by descent to private collection.

Estimate

$400 – $600

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Mahlon blaine (1894-1969)
Woman Tending Young Goats. The Decameron of Boccaccio.

Illustration for Vol. I, Page 89 of the Bibliophilist Society edition (London, circa 1930). Pen, ink, gouache, and collage on paper. 380x240 mm; 15x9¼ inches, on 16x10½-inch sheet. Initialed “M.B.” in lower right image. Hinged to window matte with board.

Estimate

$600 – $900

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Matilda maria blake (19th century)
“The Siege of Norwich Castle.”

Together, group of 8 illustrations for The Siege of Norwich Castle: A Story of the last Struggle Against the Conqueror by Blake (London: Seeley and Co, Ltd., 1893). Pen and ink on thin board. Most are about 210x135 mm; 8¼x5¼ inches, on 12¼x10-inch sheets. Each signed or initialed in lower image. Accompanied by a copy of the book.

Provenance: Chiswick Auctions, March 31, 2020, lot 262; Private collection, New York.

The group includes: "Emma Fitzosbern accepts the Tassel-gentle," "Waltheof's Humiliation," "Bishop Odo meets De Guader," "The Tower Stairs," "The Rescue of the Earl," "The big rat has gone into his hole!" "A Warrenne! A Warrenne! For William the Norman!" and "De Guader dons the Cross."

Estimate

$400 – $600

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Hannes bok (1914-1964)
“Eve.”

Mixed media with tempera with glaze on board. 603x224 mm; 23¾x8¾ inches. Signed and dated “Hannes Bok 1960” in lower left.

Provenance: Clarence Peackock, gifted to current owner.

Estimate

$2,500 – $3,500

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Franklin booth (1874-1948)
“Where the pure child-face had first drifted across his bewildered vision.”

Illustration for “The Thief,” by Constance Smedley, published in Everybody’s Magazine, September, 1908, p. 356. Scratchboard. 233x339 mm; 9¼x13¼ inches, on 10¾x14¾-inch sheet. Signed “Franklin Booth” in lower left image. Hinged to board; matted and framed.

Exhibited: "Norman Rockwell and the Artists of New Rochelle," Norman Rockwell Museum, May 18, 2002 to October 27, 2002, with exhibition label on frame backing.

Estimate

$2,500 – $3,500

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Jean de bosschère (1881-1953)
Group of 7 illustrations.

Together, six colorful and finished images for an unidentified story, circa 1920s and one unrelated image of female fairies embracing in a flower, inscribed in an unidentified hand on verso "'Spring' especially made for [name erased] by Jean de Bosschère]". Mixed media, including gouache and metallic paint on paper. Most are 275x195 mm; 10¾x7¾ inches, all on 12½x9¼-inch sheets. Four are signed "Bosschère" in lower image.

These illustrations were likely created during the 1920s into the 30s, a prolific period for de Bosschère. During this time, he illustrated numerous classics, especially erotic Greek and Roman tales, which the imagery and costumes in these drawings strongly resemble.

Estimate

$3,500 – $5,000

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Pierre brissaud (1885-1964)
“Antiques.”

Cover illustration for House and Garden magazine, published July 1938. Mixed media, including watercolor, ink, and gouache on thin board. 305x265 mm; 12x10 inches, on 14¾x11½-inch board. Signed "Pierre Brissaud / N.Y." in lower right image. Matted and framed.

Estimate

$3,000 – $4,000

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Charles edmund brock (1870-1938)
“Hood’s Humorous Poems.”

Jacket design for the book Humorous Poems by Thomas Hood (London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1893). Pen and ink on thin board. 235x220 mm; 9¼x8½ inches, on 12x11-inch sheet. Decorative signature within image; initialed “CEB” and dated 1893 in margin at lower right. Accompanied by a copy of the book.

Provenance: Chiswick Auctions, March 31, 2020, lot 262; Private collection, New York.

Estimate

$200 – $300

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Frederick sands brunner (1886-1964)
Autumn Bicycle Ride.

Cover illustration for This Week magazine, published September 18, 1938. Oil on canvas. 685x545 mm; 27x21½ inches. Signed “F. Sands Brunner” in lower right image. Framed.

Estimate

$2,500 – $3,500

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Howard chandler christy (1872-1952)
“There in a box hammock was Phil Hanrihan sprawling, a woman in a scarlet shawl clinging, her cheek against his.”

Story illustration for “Scarlet: The Story of a Woman with a Past” by Wallace Irwin, published in Liberty magazine, May 15, 1926, with their stamp at lower left and their label on verso. Charcoal on board. 975x710 mm; 38¼x28 inches, on 40x29¾-inch board. Signed “Howard Chandler Christy” in lower left image. Archivally taped and cornered to matte; framed. Repairs to edges and corners.

Estimate

$3,000 – $4,000

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Seymour chwast (1931- )
“Jekyll Becomes Hyde.”

Original illustration for a German edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, (Frankfurt am Main and Vienna: Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1995). Tempera and ink on paper. 298x478 mm; 11¾x18¾ inches. Signed “Chwast” in pencil, lower right image. Mounted to black foamcore board, with artist’s labels on verso.

Estimate

$300 – $400

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(samuel taylor coleridge / ancient mariner)
“Like one that on a lonesome road doth walk in fear & dread, And having once looked round walks on and no more turns his head, Because he knows a frightful fiend doth close behind him tread.”

Illustration for unknown edition of the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, possibly unpublished. Pen and ink on paper mounted to thin board. 178x138 mm; 7x5½ inches, adhered to 10¼x8-inch board. Artist unidentified but initialed "A. M." in lower left image and captioned at lower right.

Estimate

$500 – $750

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Dean cornwell (1892-1960)
WWI Army Corps on the March.

Oil on canvas. 660x1016 mm; 26x40 inches. Signed “Dean Cornwell” near left center image. Framed. Recently cleaned and restored.

Estimate

$3,000 – $5,000

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Walter crane (1845-1915)
Two Fishermen at a Lily Pond.

Illustration for an unknown application. Watercolor and gouache on linen, mounted to wooden board. Approximate 300 mm; 11¾-inch tondo; in a contemporary wood frame.

Provenance: Robert and Helen Mandelbaum, New York; thence by descent, private collection, New York.

Exhibited: "British Art from the Collection of Robert and Helen Mandelbaum," Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, October 6-29, 1978 and Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, November 10-December 20, 1978, catalogue number 10.

Though the intended use of this roundel remains unknown, it is characteristic of Crane's work, incorporating Pre-Raphaelite figures within Egyptian and Art Nouveau motifs.

Estimate

$1,200 – $1,800

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Thelma cudlipp (1892-1983)
Dancers on Stage.

Cover illustration for Vanity Fair, published May 1, 1916. Gouache, ink, and graphite on board. 353x305 mm; 14x12 inches. Signed "Thelma Cudlipp" in lower left image and dated "May 1916" at lower center. Laid into matte and adhered to backing board; framed.

Cudlipp enjoyed a prolific and successful career illustrating for Harper's, The Century Magazine, McClure's, Vanity Fair, and The Saturday Evening Post. Its beginnings, however, were mired in a rather infamous industry scandal when her mother, then assistant editor under Theodore Dreiser at <I>The Delineator,<M> ended the famous author's infatuation with Thelma by sending her off to Europe. Though the incident cost Dreiser his job at the time, he and Cudlipp remained friendly until his death and his connections helped advance her career. Cudlipp was also fascinated with and collected pre-Columbian sculpture, a subject about which she wrote and lectured to promote its importance.

Estimate

$5,000 – $7,500

Fashion, Theater & Film

Children's Book & Magazine Illustration

Comics, Cartoons & Animation

"The New Yorker" Cartoons & Cover Art