Gil Elvgren dominates in $3.725+ million Illustration Art event at Heritage Auctions as Fire Belle brings

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Gil Elvgren remains the unchallenged champion of American Pin-Up Art, as evidenced by the $191,200 price realized for his 1956 Fire Belle (Always Ready), one of the master’s greatest works, in Heritage Auctions‘ Oct. 22 Illustration Art Signature(r) Auction, and by the fact that fully six of the Top 10 lots in the auction featured his revered name. All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium. Bidding across the board was spirited in the auction, as 1,192 bidders vied for 903 [...]

Beach, Summer Resort and Ocean Liner Posters at Swann Galleries’ Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Swann Galleries’ annual summer auction of Vintage Posters on Wednesday, August 4 offers fine selections of summer resort and beach posters, World War I and II and other propaganda posters, and Mather Work Incentive posters. There are also posters advertising tourism to Bermuda; ocean liner and airline posters; a run of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company posters; and some lovely Art Deco works. The sale opens with posters from World War I and II and other propaganda [...]