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Illustration Art

online only auction | 1 day sale | sale is over
Location
New York, NY 10010
Dates

Sale Starts

Thu
Dec 12
12pm
2024

Sale Ends

Thu
Dec 12
2024
ROBERT BENNEY (1904-2001) Mme. Chiang Kai-shek.
ROBERT BENNEY (1904-2001) Mme. Chiang Kai-shek.
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The December Illustration Art auction offers an array of iconic works spanning magazine illustrations, book art, animation, and more. Highlights include Saturday Evening Post covers by legendary illustrators J.C. Leyendecker and Joseph Francis Kernan; a rare, previously unseen Harper?s Bazaar cover proposal by Danish artist Kay Nielsen; and two charming Christmas-themed illustrations by Douglas Crockwell. We?re thrilled to present a selection of rare treasures, such as a drawing by Aubrey Beardsley from the collection of Oscar Wilde; three exquisite costume designs by Arnold Friberg for Cecil B. DeMille?s cinematic epic The Ten Commandments; and a pristine book illustration by Howard...

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