Swann Galleries: Illustration Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Illustration Art | Total Sales (USD) | 328,706.00 |
| Auction Date | June 17, 2025 - June 17, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 243,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #2709 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 364,650.00 |
| Total Lots | 284 | ||
| Sold Lots | 193 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 424,150.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.96% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 624,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 91 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 52.65% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894 - 1978) | NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894 - 1978) I see 'em bumped every day. / The Traffic Officer. |
1922 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 260 | EDWARD GOREY (1925 - 2000) | Vampire bat sketches for the Broadway production of Dracula. |
circa 1976 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 181 | NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894 - 1978) | Portrait of Floyd Jerome Patten (editor at Boy's Life magazine). |
circa 1915 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 154 | (NEW YORKER) LEE LORENZ (1932 - 2022) | So you're the little woman who invented the wheel. Do tell me more. |
1996 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 249 | CHARLES E. WHITE III (1940-2022) | Nashville. |
1975 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 140 | (NEW YORKER) LEE LORENZ (1932 - 2022) | Father Time and Baby New Year on sled. |
1991 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 138 | (NEW YORKER) LEE LORENZ (1932 - 2022) | Cookout with Uncle Sam. |
1989 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 32 | HENRY JAMES SOULEN (1888 - 1965) | The Smile of Kwan Yin. |
1930 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 7,020.00 |
| 137 | (NEW YORKER) LEE LORENZ (1932 - 2022) | Confetti hourglass. |
1973 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 7,000.00 |
| 25 | GUSTAF TENGGREN (1896 - 1970) | Most beautiful in all the world, tell me your father's name, for I will marry you. |
1934 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 20 | EDWARD SOREL (1929 - ) | Marlon Brando and Tennessee Williams. |
1994 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 42 | NELL BRINKLEY (1886 - 1944) | Brinkley Girl portrait. |
circa 1920 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 40 | LYNNE BOGUE HUNT (1878 - 1960) | Treve to the enemy ridge. |
1923 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 87 | STANLEY ZUCKERBERG (1919 - 1995) | Captain Barney. |
1953 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 96 | ARTHUR SZYK (1894 - 1951) | Thumbelina. |
1945 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 188 | LUDWIG BEMELMANS (1898 - 1962) | Rue de Buci, Paris. |
1955 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 278 | GEORGES LEPAPE (1887 - 1971) | Red vest at sunset. |
circa 1920 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 120 | LUDWIG BEMELMANS (1898 - 1962) | Madeline and Pepito sketch. |
circa 1960 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 107 | GARTH WILLIAMS (1912 - 1996) | Stuart Little washed overboard. |
circa 1945 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 127 | MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS (1904 - 1957) | Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-toed Sloth. |
circa 1953 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 273 | ROBERT EDMOND JONES (1887 - 1954) | Robed figure costume design. |
circa 1942 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 13 | ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867 - 1939) | Candlelight. |
circa 1900 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 109 | GEORGE WILSON (1921 - 1999) | Toby Tyler. |
1967 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 262 | JO MIELZINER (1901 - 1976) | Four stage design thumbnail sketches for Too Many Heroes. |
1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,640.00 |
| 189 | LUDWIG BEMELMANS (1898 - 1962) | Interior room with open French doors. |
circa 1950 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
