Heritage Auctions: Illustration Art Signature® Auction, 8245, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 21, 2026 - April 21, 2026
Page Size: 99 items in 4 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
71058 Greg and Tim Hildebrandt

Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (American, 20th Century) Black Beast and Naran, Atlantis, 1982 Acrylic on Masonite 27 x 36 inches (68.6 x 91.4 cm) Signed lower right: Hildebrandt

1982; 1994 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,750.00
71059 H.R. Giger

H.R. Giger (Swiss, 1940-2014) Techno Skull, 1981 Airbrush and pencil on paper 15-1/2 x 11 inches (39.4 x 27.9 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower right: H. Giger / 28/10/81

1981 USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 USD 35,000.00
71060 James Gurney

James Gurney (American, b. 1958) Brachio Barn, Dinotopia: The World Beneath book interior, 1995 Oil on board 15 x 20 inches (38.1 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower left: James Gurney Property from the Personal Collection of James Gurney

1995 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 5,500.00
71091 Jessie Willcox Smith

Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) Along the Garden Path, circa 1906-07 Mixed media on paper 13-3/4 x 19-1/4 inches (34.9 x 48.9 cm) Signed lower left: Jessie Wilcox Smith

c. 1906-07 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,250.00
71092 Rose Cecil O'Neill

Rose Cecil O'Neill (American, 1874-1944) The New Baby, Good Housekeeping interior, December 1927 Ink on paper 17-1/4 x 14-1/2 inches (43.8 x 36.8 cm) (sight) Signed and inscribed: To my dear Harold / from Rose / O'Neill Property from The Kelly Collection

1927 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,750.00
71093 Frank Xavier Leyendecker

Frank Xavier Leyendecker (American, 1877-1924) Fiction Number, Collier's magazine cover, December 21, 1901 Oil on board 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm) Signed lower right: Frank X. Leyendecker

1901 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,250.00
71094 Ralph Pallen Coleman

Ralph Pallen Coleman (American, 1892-1968) River Scene, Hearst's International and Cosmopolitan magazine interior, February 1932 Oil on canvas 18-1/4 x 45 inches (46.4 x 114.3 cm) Not signed Property from The Kelly Collection of American Illustration

1932 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 2,500.00
71095 Henry James Soulen

Henry James Soulen (American, 1888-1965) Directions, The Saturday Evening Post interior Oil on board 16-1/8 x 29-3/4 inches (41.0 x 75.6 cm) Signed lower right: HJ Soulen

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,750.00
71096 Mead Schaeffer

Mead Schaeffer (American, 1898-1980) Hide the Body, Cosmopolitan Combined with Hearst's International interior, January 1939 Oil on canvas 35 x 24 inches (88.9 x 61.0 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: MS / 33 Property from The Kelly Collection of Ameri

1939 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 15,625.00
71097 Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) Silent Night, The Saturday Evening Post cover study, December 28, 1935 Oil on canvas 23-1/2 x 23-1/2 inches (59.7 x 59.7 cm) Not signed Property from The Kelly Collection of American Illustration

1935 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 26,250.00
71098 Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) Enlist in the Navy, World War I poster study, 1917 Oil on canvas 21 x 14 inches (53.3 x 35.6 cm) Not signed

1917 USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 40,000.00
71099 Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) Kellogg's Corn Flakes advertisement study, 1917 Oil on canvas laid on board 6-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches (16.5 x 14.0 cm) (work) Not signed

1917 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,250.00
71100 Charles Edward Chambers

Charles Edward Chambers (American, 1883-1941) Keeper of the Bees, McCalls interior, July 1928 Oil on canvas 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm) Signed lower left: Charles E. Chambers Property from The Kelly Collection of American Illustration

1928 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 3,500.00
71101 William Henry Dethlef Koerner

William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American, 1878-1938) My Life, Maria Botchkareva, Metropolitan magazine interior, November 1918 Oil on canvas 36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.1 cm) Signed and dated lower left: W.H.D. Koerner / 1918

1918 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,875.00
71102 Edmund F. Ward

Edmund F. Ward (American, 1892-1990) The Conversion of John Carter, Redbook interior, October 1919 Oil on Academy board laid on panel 23-3/4 x 17-3/8 inches (60.3 x 44.0 cm) Signed and dated lower left: EFWard / 19 Property from The Kelly Collection of A

1919 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 15,000.00
71103 Harvey T. Dunn

Harvey T. Dunn (American, 1884-1952) Happy Dust, Women's Home Companion magazine interior, March 1929 Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Not signed Property from The Kelly Collection of American Illustration

1929 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 15,000.00
71104 Dean Cornwell

Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960) Kindred of the Dust, Cosmopolitan interior, June 1920 Oil on canvas laid on Masonite 25-1/2 x 39 inches (64.8 x 99.1 cm) Signed and dated lower right: Dean Cornwell / '20 Property from The Kelly Collection of American

1920 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Not Sold
71105 Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Jill Needs Jack, 1950 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: Elvgren Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1950 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 81,250.00
71106 Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Sheer Nonsense, 1954 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: Elvgren Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1954 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 71,875.00
71107 Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Sweet Sue, 1963 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower right: Elvgren Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1963 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 75,000.00
71108 Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Miss Sylvania, Sylvania Electric advertisement, 1948 Oil on canvas 37 x 27 inches (94.0 x 68.6 cm) Signed lower center: Elvgren Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1948 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 40,000.00
71109 Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Ski Bunny, NAPA Auto Parts advertisement, 1965 Oil on canvas 32 x 28 inches (81.3 x 71.1 cm) Signed lower left: Elvgren Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1965 USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 USD 68,750.00
71110 Pearl Aleryn Frush

Pearl Aleryn Frush (American, 20th Century) Smooth Sailing, Sweethearts of Sports series, 1945 Watercolor on board 21-7/8 x 17 inches (55.6 x 43.2 cm) Signed lower left: Pearl Frush Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1945 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 5,250.00
71111 Fritz Willis

Fritz Willis (American, 1907-1979) Artist's Sketchbook interior, April 1965 Oil on canvas 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm) Signed lower right: Fritz Willis Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1965 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,437.50
71112 Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) He Tried Everything, Playboy interior, September 1966 Watercolor on board 27 x 19-1/4 inches (68.6 x 48.9 cm) (sight) Signed lower right: Vargas Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1966 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 17,500.00
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