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Auction Name Illustration Art Signature® Auction Total Sales (USD) 930,513.25
Auction Date April 21, 2026 - April 21, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 428,720.00
Sale Number #8245 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 643,080.00
Total Lots 99
Sold Lots 94.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 453,520.00
% of Lots Sold 94.95% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 680,280.00
Unsold Lots 5 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 136.78%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
71048 Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo (American, b. 1941) Eagle's Tale, Mirage book interior, 1979 Oil on board 31-1/4 x 22 inches (79.4 x 55.9 cm) Signed and dated lower left: Boris © 79

1979; 1982 USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 USD 30,000.00
71055 Greg and Tim Hildebrandt

Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (American, 20th Century) Arwen joins the Quest, Inquest magazine cover, June 2000 Acrylic on board 38 x 27-1/2 inches (96.5 x 69.8 cm) Signed lower left: Greg and Tim / Hildebrandt

2000; 2001 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 27,500.00
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
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
71031 John Schoenherr

John Schoenherr (American, 1935-2010) The Cloak and The Staff, Analog Science Fiction magazine cover, August 1980 Oil on board 24-7/8 x 18 inches (63.2 x 45.7 cm) Initialed and dated lower right: JS © 80

1980 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 20,000.00
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
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
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
71049 Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo (American, b. 1941) Touch of Freedom, 2008 Oil on board 29-3/8 x 18-1/8 inches (74.5 x 46.0 cm) Signed and dated lower right: Boris © 08

2008; 2009 USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 15,000.00
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
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
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
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
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
71034 Kelly Freas

Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005) The Pritcher Mass, Analog Science Fiction digest magazine cover, October 1972 Oil on Masonite 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Signed lower left: Kelly Freas–

1972 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 8,750.00
71043 Robert McGinnis

Robert McGinnis (American, 1926-2025) Lady L final movie poster key art, 1965 Gouache on board 26 x 20-1/8 inches (66.0 x 51.1 cm) Not signed

1965 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 8,750.00
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