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Norman Rockwell’s ‘Willie Gillis: Package From Home’ could wrap up $5 million
The iconic Norman Rockwell painting, “Willie Gillis: Package From Home,” will be offered at auction in Chicago Dec. 1, 2012. The 1941 painting is the first of a series for the Saturday Evening Post that followed the fictional Willie Gillis through his World War II U.S. military service. Read More +
Record-breaking ‘Norman Rockwell’s America’ exhibition opens in Alabama
After shattering attendance records in England, “Norman Rockwell’s America” opened at the Birmingham Museum of Art Sept. 16, 2012. Featuring more than 52 original paintings and all 323 vintage Saturday Evening Post covers, the exhibition visually chronicles the evolving landscape of American culture and society from 1916-1969 and is one of the largest Rockwell exhibitions to ever travel. Read More +
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Skirting the Issue’ pin-up art sells for $176,500
Gil Elvgren’s reign as the greatest and most popular pin-up artist of all time continued at Heritage Auctions on June 27 when his masterful “Skirting the Issue (Breezing Up),” 1956, brought $176,500, earning the top spot in the sale and beating its presale estimate several times over. Read More +
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Skirting the Issue’ pin-up art carries low estimate of $30,000
The Jerry Weist Collection of Science-Fiction and Fantasy art, one of the most important collections of artwork from the genre to ever be offered, anchors Heritage Auction Galleries’ June 27-28 sale. Read More +
Frick Art & Historical Center celebrates children’s books
“Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustrators,’’ at the Frick Art & Historical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the place to learn and rekindle the itch to collect the best in children’s books. The exhibit runs through May 2012. Read More +
Children’s book illustration art carries investment potential
The art establishment is beginning to recognize children’s book illustration art as art; the market is booming and the prices of works by top artists in the field have been rising steadily. Read More +
Ward illustration for Spicy Adventure Stories brings $62,500
Heritage Auction Galleries set a record March 1, 2012 for illustration artist Hugh Joseph Ward (American, 1909-1945). The 30-by-21-inch oil on canvas is the original illustration for the April 1937 Spicy Adventure Stories pulp magazine. With slight condition issues, … Read More +
Heritage Auctions chalks up record year with $806 million in total sales
“The bottom line is that service and value will always sell, and Heritage specializes in the very best of both,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions in regards to the firm’s record $806 million in gross sales. U.S. Coins continue to be the backbone of the company with the category registering an impressive $196 million auction total. Vintage Comics and Comic Art bore direct witness to the evolution of the category into a true investment quality asset, posting north of $26 million, a 13 percent improvement over 2010, which had already set the record for any auction house. Read More +