Event Calendar
| Date(s) Sort descending | Event | Event Type | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2024 | Swann Auction Galleries
Illustration Art 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 Chandler Christy for The Dolly Dialogues. Animation art is represented by an assortment of beloved subjects, including works from Disney features, Garfield, Bloom County, and more. Notable highlights are an original production cel from the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring Charlie Brown in his red coat and hunter’s cap, as well as a cel setup featuring Cruella DeVil from the Disney classic 101 Dalmatians. The sale also boasts vibrant illustrations from books, calendars, record albums, postcards, newspapers, and mid-century paperback covers. Cover illustrations are represented by the “Good Girl Art” of Raymond Johnson, and classic western novel art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Children’s book art by renowned illustrators like Norman P. Hall, Trina Schart Hyman, Marilee Heyer, and others adds further richness to this exceptional offering. 12pm EXHIBITION HOURS: Swann Auction Galleries New York, NY More info |
Auctions | Mid-Atlantic |
| December 12, 2024 | Heritage Auctions - Dallas
The Art of Will Eisner Comic Art 6pm Heritage Auctions - Dallas Dallas, TX |
Auctions | Southwest |
| December 14, 2024 | Potter & Potter Auctions
Winter Magic Auction Featuring the Collection of Max Maven Orson Welles wrote of Max Maven: "Yours is the most original mind in magic." This December, Potter & Potter is pleased to offer the very sources of information that helped supply that original mind, in the form of Max Maven's extensive collection and working library. Rare works on mind reading, magic, and the occult will be parts of the sale, along with Maven's material related to his idol, Thedodore Annemann. Complementing Maven's collection is an array of ephemera, posters, and magic apparatus both vintage and modern. 10am Potter & Potter Auctions Chicago, IL More info |
Auctions | Midwest |
| December 14, 2024 - December 17, 2024 | Heritage Auctions - Dallas
The Art of All Things Disney & More ! 10am Heritage Auctions - Dallas Dallas, TX More info |
Auctions | Southwest |
| December 17, 2024 | Swann Auction Galleries
Photographs & Photobooks This December, we are pleased to offer more than 100 lots from the Collection of Neil Robert Berzak. Rich in twentieth-century masters, this collection features rare and important photographs at accessible entry points from new and seasoned collectors. Highlights include Ansel Adams’ Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word, In Memory of Russell Varian, 1963, Julia Margaret Cameron’s signed portrait Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1869, George A. Tice’s Petit’s Mobil Station and Watertower, Cherry Hill, N.J., 1974, printed 1979, and Roman Vishniac’s The Vanished World portfolio, 1936-38, printed 1977, among much more. Numerous iconic Edward Weston photographs printed by Cole Weston are featured in the collection, including Nude on Sand, Oceano, 1936, printed circa 1980s; Pepper No. 30, 1930, printed circa 1980s; and Nude (Charis, Santa Monica), 1936, printed 1970s. Other notable prints are a rare suite of Arthur Tress’ work from the series Shadow, 1974, printed 1975; Marc Riboud’s The Painter of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1953, printed 1980s; and Timothy O’Sullivan’s Aboriginal Life Among the Navajo Indians, New Mexico, 1873. An amateur photographer for more than 70 years, Berzak loved photography and amassed a large and diverse collection that ranged from daguerreotypes to modern photographers. He studied with Ansel Adams in the 1960s and became friendly with many famous photographers of the 1960s and 1970s. Berzak also amassed a large collection of aviation photography. He won many amateur photography competitions and was involved with and president of the Fresh Meadows Camera Club. He was an architect in New York City. Timed Auction — Bidding Now Open! EXHIBITION HOURS: Swann Auction Galleries New York, NY More info |
Auctions | Mid-Atlantic |
