Illustration Art
‘Football Hero’ Scores New World Record
Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s painting, Beat-up Boy, Football Hero, becomes an auction hero at Heritage after selling for $4.1 million, shattering a previous world record by the artist.
Saying Grace
Norman Rockwell’s masterpiece for The Saturday Evening Post resonates as much today as when it debuted in the troubled 1950s.
Frazetta's "Princess" Makes Auction Debut
Legendary fantasy artist's stunning original work "The Princess of Mars" highlights Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art event in September. A personal favorite of the artist, the masterpiece was held by Frazetta’s family for five decades.
I Heart Milton Glaser
Renowned New York graphic designer Milton Glaser embraced the world around him and left us with a message of love -- and Dylan's psychedelic hair. An artist remembered.
New Year's Baby Hitching to War
Sale of acclaimed illustrator Joseph Christian Leyendecker's 1943 war-time classic gives birth to a heartwarming story at Heritage Auctions event.
Waving The Flagg
Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg's recruiting poster featuring Uncle Sam exhorting “I Want You for U.S. Army” so resonated with the public that it became one of the most enduring images of the 20th century.
The Wonderfully Odd World of French Artist J. J. Grandville
With its dreamy images and diverse cast of anthropomorphic characters, Grandville created a world like no others and his work was a major precursor to the Surrealist movement.
Love at First Slope
After more than two decades, Nicholas Lowry's long-term romance with travel posters continues to sizzle at Swann Auction Galleries.
Norman Rockwell Museum Illustrates Artist's Genius
Set on 36 acres of picturesque rolling countryside, the Norman Rockwell Museum houses the largest collection of original Rockwell art in the world.
First published Tintin cover sells for $1.12M
The very first original cover art featuring the comic character Tintin sold for more than $1.12 million by Heritage Auctions on Saturday, June 8.
N.C. Wyeth, Rockwell lead American art auction
A pair of paintings by iconic American artist Newell Convers Wyeth combined to sell for more than $1.1 million, leading Heritage Auctions' May 3, 2019, auction of fine art.
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Charles Addams
In this most recent installment of Antique Trader's "Ten Things You Didn't Know" feature, we dig up 10 fun facts about author/illustrator Charles Addams.
