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
71113 Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Miss January, Nineteen Forty-Six!, Esquire gatefold study, January 1946 Watercolor and pencil on paper 35-1/4 x 20-3/4 inches (89.5 x 52.7 cm) Not signed Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1946 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,500.00
71114 Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Buns, Playboy study, 1960 Watercolor and pencil on paper 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated center right: Vargas / 1960 Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

1960 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 4,500.00
71115 Greg Hildebrandt

Greg Hildebrandt (American, 1939-2024) The Ledge from American Beauties series, 2000 Acrylic on Masonite 38 x 24 inches (96.5 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: Greg Hildebrandt Property from the Louis and Susan Meisel Collection

2000 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 11,875.00
71116 George Petty

George Petty (American, 1894-1975) You might as well Turn the Page..., Esquire interior, February 1938 Watercolor and gouache with element of collage on board 23-1/2 x 16-1/4 inches (59.7 x 41.3 cm) Signed lower left: Petty / ©

1938 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 10,125.00
71117 George Petty

George Petty (American, 1894-1975) Skater Bunny, Petty Girl pin up calendar, January 1947 Watercolor and gouache on board 12-3/4 x 7-5/8 inches (32.4 x 19.4 cm) Not signed

1947 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 6,000.00
71118 Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Call Waiting, 1940 Watercolor on board 26 x 39 inches (66.0 x 99.1 cm) Signed and dated lower left: Vargas /1940 The Vargas Trust Collection

1940 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 55,000.00
71119 Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Linda Darnell, Motion Picture magazine interior, September 1947 Watercolor and gouache on board 28 x 22 inches (71.1 x 55.9 cm) Signed lower right: Varga

1947 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 27,500.00
71120 Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Boudoir Girl, Red Stockings, 1928 Watercolor on board 34-3/4 x 20-1/4 inches (88.3 x 51.4 cm) Signed and dated upper left: Alberto Vargas / 1928 The Vargas Trust Collection

1928 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 18,750.00
71131 Bea Paul

Bea Paul (American, 20th Century) "Mr. Playboy" Rabbit, Playboy cover, January 1971 Mixed media collage on board 17 x 12-1/2 inches (43.2 x 31.8 cm) Not signed

1971 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,125.00
71181 Frank Utpatel

Frank Utpatel (American, 1905-1980) The Adventure of the Intarsia Box, The Casebook of Solar Pons book interior, 1965 Ink on paper 14-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm) (sheet) Not signed The Barry Lamka Collection

1965 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 400.00
71182 Frank Utpatel

Frank Utpatel (American, 1905-1980) The Adventure of the Dog in the Manger, The Memoirs of Solar Pons, 1951 Ink on paper 14-5/8 x 11-1/2 inches (37.1 x 29.2 cm) (sheet) Not signed The Barry Lamka Collection

1951 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 400.00
71183 Ron Miller

Ron Miller (American, b. 1947) The Invasion of the Body Snatchers frontispiece and book interiors (five works), 1992 Watercolor and ink on paper 13 x 8-1/4 inches (33.0 x 21.0 cm) (largest) Not signed

1992 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 209.00
71184 Ron Miller

Ron Miller (American, b. 1947) Dreamfall book frontispiece, 1996 Oil on board 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm) Signed lower right: Ron Miller Singed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Dreamfall / Ron Miller / 1996

1996 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 350.00
71188 Jerry Vanderstelt

Jerry Vanderstelt (American, 20th Century) Pride of Kings paperback cover, 2001 Acrylic on board 27 x 38-3/8 inches (68.6 x 97.3 cm) Signed, dated, and titled lower right: Vanderstelt / "Pride of Kings" 2001

2001 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 750.00
71189 Luis Dominguez

Luis Dominguez (Argentinian/American, 1923-2020) Jim Steel: Die of Gold #2 paperback cover, 1973 Acrylic on canvas board 18 x 24 inches (45.7 x 61.0 cm) Not signed

1973 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 1,375.00
71191 Stanley M. Zuckerberg

Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995) After Long Silence paperback cover, 1959 Oil on board 39-5/8 x 25-3/4 inches (100.6 x 65.4 cm) Signed lower center: Zuckerberg

1959 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,500.00
71192 Stanley M. Zuckerberg

Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995) The Sight of a Devilish Hand, magazine interior Watercolor on board 20-1/2 x 26 inches (52.1 x 66.0 cm) Signed lower center: SMZuckerberg

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,750.00
71193 James Alfred Meese

James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971) Peril at End House paperback cover, 1959 Oil on board 26-1/2 x 20 inches (67.3 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower left: Meese

1959 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 4,000.00
71194 Geoffrey Biggs

Geoffrey Biggs (American, b. 1908) Dead on the Hour, Mike Shayne Mystery digest magazine, December 1959 Gouache on board 19 x 14 inches (48.3 x 35.6 cm) Signed lower left: Biggs

1959 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,250.00
71195

American Artist (20th Century) Ring Around a Rogue paperback cover, 1960 Gouache on board 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm) Not signed

1960 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 812.50
71197 Hector Garrido

Hector Garrido (American, 20th Century) The Shuddering Fair One paperback cover, 1974 Acrylic on canvas board 30 x 19 inches (76.2 x 48.3 cm) Not signed

1974 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 1,500.00
71199 Stanley Borack

Stanley Borack (American, 1927-1993) Jeanne paperback cover, 1963 Oil on board 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm) (sight) Not signed

1963 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,750.00
71200

American Artist (20th Century) Hollywood's Secret Passions paperback cover, 1964 Oil on board 17-7/8 x 12-7/8 inches (45.4 x 32.7 cm) Not signed

1964 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 104.00
71201

American Artist (20th Century) Male Homosexuality Case Studies paperback cover, 1965 Oil on board 18 x 13 inches (45.7 x 33.0 cm) Not signed

1965 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 179.00
71203 Oscar Liebman

Oscar Liebman (American, 1919-2002) Play with Passion paperback cover, 1964 Watercolor and ink on paper 14-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm) (sheet) Not signed

1964 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 475.00
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