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| Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) Thinking of You (Retirement Plan) (1962) oil on canvas 30 X 24 in. |
The annual spring sale of Illustration Art will take place at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills on May 7th, and as has become the usual for Heritage, the selection is deep and varied. Among the 657 lots are works representing fantasy & sci-fi, pulp, men's adventure art, advertisements, calendar art, auto memorabilia, children's books, greeting cards, romance, editorial, and, or course, pin-up (in which Heritage seems to specialize). And the artists featured in the sale are veritable who's who of 20th century illustration with such notables as Gil Elvgren, Tom Lovell, Henry Pitz, Mead Schaeffer, Haddon Sundblom, Robert McGinnis, Robert Maguire, Dean Cornwell, Jeffrey Jones, Boris Vallejo, Michael Whelan, J.C. Berkey, Bob Eggleton, Patrick Nagel, Rowena, Rolf Armstrong, James Avati, Chesley Bonestell, Olivia, Greg and Tim Hildebrandt . . . the list just goes on and on (though some artists, like Norman Rockwell and J.C. Lyendecker, were moved to the American Art Auction being held May 10th in Dallas). It is always a very exciting sale, with something for everyone, and with opening bids low enough to tempt even the strapped art-lover to throw in an offer.
Heritage Auctions'Illustration Art Signature Auction #5165 will begin at 11:00 AM PT on May 7th. Previews for Session 1 of the sale (249 lots) will take place May 5th and 6th (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM each day) at the Heritage facility on Olympic Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The entire catalogue can also be viewed online at the Heritage website.
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| Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) A Refreshing Lift (1970) oil on canvas 30 X 24 in. |
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| Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) Nude Pin-Up with Bonnet pencil on vellum 22 X 14 in. |
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| Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) A Cool Beverage oil on canvas board 14 ¾ X 19 ¾ in. |
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| Haddon Hubbard Sunblom (1899-1976) Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company Advertisement oil on board 12 X 27 in. |
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| Kenneth Pauling Riley (b. 1919) Glidden Tours Test Man & Machine, 1906 Pierce Great Arrow, 1906 Pope, Hartford, and Reo; Great Moments in Early American Motoring acrylic on board 20 ½ X 27 in. |
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| Kenneth Pauling Riley (b. 1919) New England Clambake, 1912 Oldsmobile, Great Moments in Early American Motoring, 1970 acrylic on board 21 ½ X 27 in. |
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| Harry Anderson (1906-1996) Pier Scene, Great Moments in American Motoring gouache and tempera on board 21 X 26 ½ in. |
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| Harry Anderson (1906-1996) Ghost Town, Bodie, California, 1932 Lincoln Convertible, Great Moments in Early American Motoring gouache and tempera on board 26 ¼ X 21 in. |
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| Harry Anderson (1906-1996) Pioneer American Skiers, 1937 Cord, Great Moments in Early American Motoring gouache and tempera on board 21 X 26 ½ in. |
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| John Duillo (b. 1928) Stranded at Sea gouache on board 21 X 14 in. |
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| John Conrad Berkey (1932-2008) The Humanoid Touch (1980) acrylic and casein on board 24 ¼ X 14 ¾ in. |
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| Jeffrey Jones (1944-2011) Dark of the Woods (1970) mixed media on paper 22 X 12 in. |
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| Boris Vallejo (b. 1941) The Lavalite World (1977) listed as acrylic on board; more likely oil, or oil over acrylic 25 X 16 in. |
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| Bob Eggleton (b. 1960) Exploring the Red Planet acrylic on board 17 ½ X 13 ½ in. |
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| Michael Whelan (b. 1950) The Swords of Aldones (1976) acrylic on board 27 ½ X 18 in. |
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| Michael Whelan (b. 1950) Renegade of Kregan (sketch) (c. 1976) acrylic on board 5 ½ X 4 ¼ in. |
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| Wil Hulsey Lizards from Hell oil on board 26 ½ X 20 in. |
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| Leo and Diane Dillon (1933-2012 / b. 1933) Stargate (1982) pastel, watercolor, and acrylic on board 23 ½ X 15 ½ in. |
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| Steve Hanks (b. 1949) Veiled in Mystery (2001) watercolor on board 14 X 6 ¼ in. |
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| Tom Lovell (1909-1997) Couple Lounging oil on canvas 24 ½ X 30 ½ in. |
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| Patrick Nagel (1945-1984) Untitled (Her Look) (1983) acrylic on canvas 36 X 33 in. |
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| Robert McGinnis (b. 1926) So Lush, So Deadly (1970) gouache on board 11 X 15 in. |
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| Paul Calle (1928-2010) Untitled pen and ink on paper 22 ¼ X 16 in. |
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| Roy G. Krenkel (1918-1983) The Tepidarium - The Baths of Caracalla pen on tracing paper 11 ½ X 8 ¾ in. |
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| James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) Artists are the Craziest People pencil and watercolor on paper 8 ½ X 11 in. |
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| Grant Tyson Reynard (1887-1968) Picnicking Lovers (1917) charcoal on paper laid on board 16 ½ X 14 ¼ in. |
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| Dean Cornwell (1892-1960) Pursuit (1921) oil on board 21 X 19 in. |
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| Mead Schaeffer (1898-1980) Night Hunt Scene Study oil on hardboard 12 X 16 in. |
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| Robert Maguire (1921-2005) Regent Square (1979) oil on board 28 ½ X 21 in. |
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| Robert Maguire (1921-2005) A Love Match (1991) oil on board 30 X 21 ½ in. |
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| Earl Moran (1893-1984) Reclining Nude oil on board 24 X 40 in. |