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Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994) Penny Candy, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 23, 1944 Oil and tempera ...

Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994) Penny Candy, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 23, 1944 Oil and tempera ...

Auction amount: $375,000

Sold: Nov 4, 2022

Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)

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Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Penny Candy, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 23, 1944
Oil and tempera on board
27-1/4 x 21-3/4 inches (69.2 x 55.2 cm)
Signed lower right: Stevan Dohanos

Auction 8099 | Lot: 67204 | Nov 4, 2022

Sold For: $375,000.00

Make Offer to Owner
$562,500 or more
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
After Church, The Saturday Evening Post cover, April 16, 1949
Oil on canvas
39 x 30 inches (99.1 x 76.2 cm)
Signed lower left: Stevan Dohanos

Auction 8080 | Lot: 67129 | May 10, 2022

Sold For: $225,000.00

Make Offer to Owner
$337,500 or more
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Menemsha, Massachusetts, Post Office, Saturday Evening Post cover, August 26, 1950
Oil on canvas
39 x 30 inches (99.1 x 76.2 cm)
Signed lower left: Stevan Dohanos

Auction 5227 | Lot: 68158 | Nov 16, 2015

Sold For: $167,000.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
The Future Fireman, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 14, 1953
Oil on board
39 x 31 in.
Signed lower left

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.
Auction 5145 | Lot: 78014 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $106,250.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
The Vacationers, Saturday Evening Post cover, August 25, 1951
Oil on Masonite
46 x 35-1/4 inches (116.8 x 89.5 cm)
Signed lower left: Stevan Dohanos
Dated on the reverse: August 25, 1951

Auction 5275 | Lot: 68123 | Nov 12, 2016

Sold For: $87,500.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Victory Garden, The Saturday Evening Post cover, May 26, 1951
Oil on masonite
48 x 36 in.
Signed lower left

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78013 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $81,250.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Great Stories from the Saturday Evening Post paperback cover, 1947
Oil on canvas
27 x 14-1/4 inches (68.6 x 36.2 cm)
Signed lower right

This illustration was published as the paperback cover of Great Stories from the Saturday Evening Post edited by Ben Hibbs (Bantam Books, 1947).

Auction 8027 | Lot: 71152 | Oct 16, 2020

Sold For: $62,500.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
First Day of School, Saturday Evening Post magazine cover, September 2, 1944
Oil on panel
17-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (44.5 x 39.4 cm)
Signed lower right: Stevan Dohanos

Auction 5286 | Lot: 68138 | May 3, 2017

Sold For: $37,500.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Native in an Army Raft, The Saturday Evening Post cover, December 1, 1945
Oil and pencil on Masonite
12 x 12 inches (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Signed lower left: Stevan Dohanos

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small

Auction 8080 | Lot: 67148 | May 10, 2022

Sold For: $37,500.00

Make Offer to Owner
$56,250 or more
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Checking Out, The Saturday Evening Post cover, October 22, 1949
Gouache and casein on board
37.5 x 29.5 in. (image)
Signed lower left

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.
Auction 5145 | Lot: 78012 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $32,500.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Deplaning
Oil on canvas
37-1/2 x 28-1/2 inches (95.3 x 72.4 cm)
Signed lower left: Stevan Dohanos

PROPERTY FROM THE IRI COLLECTION

PROVENANCE:
Collection of Charles Martignette;
The estate of the above;
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, February 18, 2010, lot 87124;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Auction 5404 | Lot: 68113 | May 3, 2019

Sold For: $32,500.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Mutually Beneficial Friendship, Saturday Evening Post cover, October 11, 1958
Gouache on board
28-3/4 x 26-1/4 inches (73.0 x 66.7 cm)
Signed lower left: Stevan Dohanos

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FLORIDA COLLECTION
Auction 5227 | Lot: 68159 | Nov 16, 2015

Sold For: $31,250.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Icing the Cake, The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 16, 1945
Gouache and tempera on masonite
14.5 x 11.25 in.
Signed lower right

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78011 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $27,500.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Home Movies, Home Life in America (Beer Belongs) ad illustration, ...
Auction 5038 | Lot: 78033 | Oct 15, 2010

Sold For: $14,340.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Deplaning
Oil on canvas
37.5 x 28.5 in.
Signed lower left...
Auction 5034 | Lot: 87124 | Feb 18, 2010

Sold For: $8,962.50
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
The Scientists, 1940
Gouache and tempera on board
17 x 21 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5090 | Lot: 78099 | Mar 2, 2012

Sold For: $7,500.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Saturday Football Over the Radio, "Beer Belongs" campaign advertisement, 1947
Gouache and casein on board
17 x 20.5 in.
Signed lower right

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78017 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $6,875.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Umpire with Cinder in His Eye
Watercolor and gouache on board
25.5 x 19.5 in. (image)
Signed lower right

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78015 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $6,875.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
New England Church, LIFE magazine interior illustration, August 8, 1949
Oil on canvas
39 x 30 in.
Signed lower right

The IRI Collection

Auction 5390 | Lot: 71030 | Apr 23, 2019

Sold For: $6,875.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Parcel Pick-Up
Watercolor and gouache on board
25 x 19 in. (image)
Signed lower right

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78016 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $6,250.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Winter Logs, 1948
Oil on panel
20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Stevan Dohanos '48

Auction 13189 | Lot: 27079 | Sep 8, 2022

Sold For: $6,250.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Baker Frosting Cake, The Saturday Evening Post cover study, June 16, 1945
Gouache on paper
13-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches (34.3 x 26.7 cm) (sight)
Signed lower right
(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 8114 | Lot: 71030 | Apr 25, 2023

Sold For: $6,000.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Impatience at the Counter
Watercolor on paper
22.5 x 20.5 in...
Auction 5034 | Lot: 87125 | Feb 18, 2010

Sold For: $3,883.75
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Extra! Extra!, Saturday Evening Post story illustration
Gouache and watercolor on board
23 x 33 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78188 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $3,107.00

Make Offer to Owner
$4,660 or more
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Delegates Only
Gouache on canvas laid on board
26.5 x 24.5 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78087 | May 4, 2011

Sold For: $2,629.00
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Sundown, The Saturday Evening Post interior, February 15, 1941
Gouache on board
24-1/4 x 16-1/4 inches (61.6 x 41.3 cm) (sight)
Signed center right

Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Academic Woman

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71085 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $1,875.00

Make Offer to Owner
$2,812 or more
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
The Call, The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration
Oil on canvas
26-1/2 x 20 inches (67.3 x 50.8 cm)
Signed lower right

Auction 8000 | Lot: 71077 | Apr 24, 2020

Sold For: $1,875.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
New England Church, LIFE magazine story illustration, August 8, 1949
Oil on canvas
39 x 30 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5126 | Lot: 78256 | Apr 11, 2013

Sold For: $1,875.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
The Place Beneath #2, story illustration
Gouache on board
13 x 21.25 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78073 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $1,434.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Nighttime Prayer
Gouache on board
22 x 17 in.
Signed center right

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78021 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $1,375.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Extra Extra, Saturday Evening Post story illustration
Gouache and tempera on board
17 x 13.5 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78088 | May 4, 2011

Sold For: $1,195.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Four Roses Whiskey advertisement
Oil on canvas
26 x 20 in.
Signed upper right

Auction 5090 | Lot: 78614 | Mar 2, 2012

Sold For: $1,187.50
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
The Gladiators, circa 1940
Casein and gouache on board
18.5 x 20.75 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5126 | Lot: 78259 | Apr 11, 2013

Sold For: $937.50
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Cowards Comeback, Saturday Evening Post interior, May 27, 1950
Gouache on board
21-1/4 x 47 inches (54.0 x 119.4 cm)
Signed lower right: Stevan Dohanos

Previously from the collection Mr. Kenneth J. Stuart, Sr., longtime Art Director of the Saturday Evening Post

Auction 15263 | Lot: 17197 | Feb 6, 2026

Sold For: $750.00

Make Offer to Owner
$1,125 or more
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Get Well Cards
Oil on canvas
30 x 28 in.
Signed lower right

Property from the Estate of Sherman Small.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78018 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $750.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Man with Tribe
Gouache on board
14.5 x 28.5 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5111 | Lot: 78039 | Oct 14, 2012

Sold For: $687.50
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Nazi Warfare, The Saturday Evening Post story illustration
Watercolor and gouache on board
10.75 x 34.5 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5111 | Lot: 78040 | Oct 14, 2012

Sold For: $687.50
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994)
Death Comes Dancing, The American Magazine interior illustration, February 1950
Mixed media on board
17.5 x 19.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Auction 5291 | Lot: 71277 | May 12, 2017

Sold For: $687.50

Make Offer to Owner
$1,031 or more
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
The Chains of Fear (part 1), The Saturday Evening Post story illustration, May 24, 1958
Gouache on board
22.25 x 16.5 in.
Not signed

Auction 5126 | Lot: 78257 | Apr 11, 2013

Sold For: $625.00
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Second Wave
Gouache and tempera on board
33 x 26 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78187 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $537.75
STEVAN DOHANOS (American, 1907-1994)
Coal Truck
Watercolor and pencil on board
14 x 11 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78629 | May 6, 2011

Sold For: $507.88

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