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GILBERT BUNDY (American, 1911-1955) Cheering for the Camera Gouache on board 25 x 17.75 in. Signed lower left F...

GILBERT BUNDY (American, 1911-1955) Cheering for the Camera Gouache on board 25 x 17.75 in. Signed lower left F...

Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $875.00

Sold: Mar 2, 2012

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Gilbert Bundy (1911-1955) Original Magazine Story Illustration (c.1950). Gilbert Bundy left his indelible imprint on the world of illustration with his work for Esquire magazine in the 1930s. His success continued with appearances in a number of national periodicals and major advertising campaigns. As a combat artist in World War II, he was involved in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and other actions in the Pacific. This illustration accompanied a story in The Saturday Evening Post titled, The Lavish McTavish. It is rendered in gouache on board, measures 28 x 22, and is signed lower right.
Auction 806 | Lot: 2053 | Mar 9, 2003

Sold For: $1,322.50
GILBERT BUNDY (American, 1911-1955)
Cheering for the Camera
Gouache on board
25 x 17.75 in.
Signed lower left

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5090 | Lot: 78571 | Mar 2, 2012

Sold For: $875.00
GILBERT BUNDY (American 1911 - 1955)
Original magazine illustration
Gouache on board
22 x 20in.
Signed lower left...
Auction 677 | Lot: 58111 | Dec 12, 2007

Sold For: $776.75
Gilbert Bundy (American, 1911-1955)
"I Feel it only fair to warn you Miss Bowen - at college I won the standing broad jump." Esquire magazine cartoon, August 1954
Mixed media on board
15 x 10 in. (image)
Signed lower right

The IRI Collection

Auction 5417 | Lot: 71304 | Oct 15, 2019

Sold For: $525.00
Gilbert Bundy (American, 1911-1955)
New Dress, 1939
Watercolor on board
20 x 16 in. (sheet)
Signed lower right

Auction 5347 | Lot: 71266 | Apr 24, 2018

Sold For: $525.00

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GILBERT BUNDY (American, 1911-1955)
New Dress, 1939
Watercolor on board
20 x 16 in.
Signed low...
Auction 7010 | Lot: 88055 | Jul 15, 2009

Sold For: $507.88
Gilbert Bundy (American, 1911-1955)
"This is Art!' Connie yelled. 'Isn't He Beautiful," The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, December 19, 1942
Watercolor on paper
19 x 15-3/4 inches (48.3 x 40.0 cm) (sheet)
Signed lower left

Auction 8137 | Lot: 71203 | Oct 6, 2023

Sold For: $500.00

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Gilbert Bundy (1911-1955) Original Magazine Story Illustration (1942).
American Magazine, for I'm a Lucky Guy. Probably appeared in the September issue; an "approved" date of "June 1942" is stamped on the verso.
Watercolor on heavy paper, image size approximately 19.5 x 16. Signed lower middle.

keywords: illustrator, painting, Esquire artist, diner
Auction 807 | Lot: 3082 | Jul 20, 2003

Sold For: $460.00

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