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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Fire Belle (Always Ready), 1956
Oil on canvas
29 x 23 in.
Signed lower center

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78204 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $191,200.00

Playdays

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980), American
Modeled 1924; Edition of 32.
Bronze with weathered green p...

Auction 650 | Lot: 33285 | Apr 26, 2007

Sold For: $167,300.00

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An American Bronze Of A Young Woman

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980)
Circa 1929-
Bronze with green patin...

Auction 637 | Lot: 33400 | Oct 19, 2006

Sold For: $95,600.00

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Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)
Rebel without a Cause (James Dean) (from Ads), 1985
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
38 x 38 inches (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
AP 18/30 (aside from an edition of 190)
Signed and numbered in pencil lower right with the blindstamp of the publisher
Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York

Auction 5224 | Lot: 70300 | Nov 14, 2015

Sold For: $87,500.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Up in the Air (Whooooooosh!), 1965
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5087 | Lot: 78137 | Jun 27, 2012

Sold For: $86,500.00

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GASTON LACHAISE (French-born American 1882-1935)
Egyptian Head
Bronze, cast 2/8
Signed on baseG. Lachaise ©1923
...

Auction 638 | Lot: 24036 | Nov 9, 2006

Sold For: $83,650.00

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TIFFANY STUDIOS
A "Dragonfly" Leaded Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, circa 1910
Shade stamped: TIFFANY STUDIOS ...

Auction 5021 | Lot: 73142 | Jun 4, 2009

Sold For: $71,700.00

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SALVATOR ROSA (Italian 1615 - 1673)
Penitent Saint William of Maleval, circa 1645-50
Oil on canvas
30 x 24-1/4 inches...

Auction 638 | Lot: 24052 | Nov 9, 2006

Sold For: $71,700.00

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Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)
Forms in Space, 1985
Screenprint in colors on Rives BFK paper
31 x 47-1/2 inches (78.7 x 120.7 cm)
Ed. 35/125
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil in lower margin
Published by the artist for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
Printed by Styria Henrici, New York

Auction 5224 | Lot: 70240 | Nov 14, 2015

Sold For: $68,750.00

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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
Unexpected Lift (A Nice Catch), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1961
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5221 | Lot: 71133 | Oct 14, 2015

Sold For: $68,750.00

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Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984)
Lady Standing on Statue of Liberty, #326 and PN977
Acrylic on canvas
33 x 25 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5221 | Lot: 71198 | Oct 14, 2015

Sold For: $65,625.00

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ASHER BROWN DURAND (American, 1796-1886)
A Natural Monarch, 1853
Oil on canvas
23 x 18-1/2 inches (58.4 x 47.0 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: A.B. Durand / 1853
(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 5118 | Lot: 73054 | Nov 15, 2012

Sold For: $62,500.00

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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
Daisies Are Telling (Love Me, Love Me Not), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1955
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5221 | Lot: 71131 | Oct 14, 2015

Sold For: $55,000.00

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James Elliott Bama (American, 1926-2022)
The Living Fire Menace, Doc Savage paperback cover, 1971
Oil on board
17-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches (44.5 x 31.8 cm) (sight)
Signed lower left

The present work is published as the cover of The Living Fire Menace, Doc Savage #61 by Kenneth Robeson (Bantam, 1971).

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71128 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $50,000.00

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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
What a Deal, 1951
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)
Signed lower right

Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Academic Woman

The present work is published as a 1953 Brown & Bigelow calendar. The work was also reproduced on page 148 in Gil Elvgren All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel (Taschen, 1996) and It appears on page 232 in The Art of Pin-Up by Dian Hanson with Louis K. Meisel and Sarahjane Blum (Taschen, 2014).

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71162 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $47,500.00

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Keith Haring (1958-1990)
Best Buddies, 1990
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
28-1/8 x 32 inches (71.4 x 81.3 cm) (sheet)
Ed. 45/200
Editioned and titled in pencil along recto lower edge; signed and dated in pencil by Julia Gruen, the executor of the Keith Haring Estate, verso lower left; printer's chop mark, lower left
Printed by Jean-Paul Russell, Durham Press, Inc.

Private Collection, Miami, Florida

Auction 8139 | Lot: 65117 | Oct 24, 2023

Sold For: $45,000.00

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GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (American, 1883-1962)
Winter
Oil on board
22 x 18 inches (55.9 x 45.7 cm)
Signed lower left: Guy Wiggins N.A.
Titled and signed verso: WINTER / 5th AVE. AT 42nd ST. / Guy Wiggins N.A.
(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64274 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $43,750.00

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Keith Haring (1958-1990)
Untitled (Plate 5), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) (sheet)
Ed. 15/100 (editioned aside from 15 artist's proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil along left edge; printer's chop mark, lower left
Published by Martin Lawrence Editions, New York
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York

Private Collection, Miami, Florida

Auction 8139 | Lot: 65150 | Oct 24, 2023

Sold For: $42,500.00

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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
I'm Just Trying it for Sighs, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1948
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5221 | Lot: 71130 | Oct 14, 2015

Sold For: $42,500.00

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Crystallized Silver with Copper
Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA

(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 8068 | Lot: 72196 | Dec 8, 2021

Sold For: $40,000.00

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EDWARD LAMSON HENRY (American 1841-1919)
Village Square, 1870
Oil on artists' board
14 x 11-3/4 inches (35.6 x 29.8 cm)
Signed lower left: Henry 70

Auction 656 | Lot: 23399 | Dec 7, 2007

Sold For: $38,837.50

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$58,256 or more

Arturo Di Modica (American/Italian, b. 1941)
Charging Bull (Prototype for Wall Street Bull), 1988
Bronze with brown patina
14 inches (35.6 cm)
Ed. 7/10
Inscribed on base with 'AD' seal: Modica 7/10

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Leon Hariton, sculptor;
Estate of the above.

Auction 5337 | Lot: 61699 | Dec 10, 2017

Sold For: $37,500.00

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Alberto Vargas (American, 1896-1982)
Running Playboy Girl
Watercolor on board
27.5 x 18.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Auction 5221 | Lot: 71237 | Oct 14, 2015

Sold For: $37,500.00

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Rudy Nappi (American, 1923-2015)
Reefer Girl paperback cover, 1953
Oil on board
23 x 15-5/8 inches (58.4 x 39.7 cm)
Signed lower left

The present work is published as the cover of Reefer Girl by Jane Manning (Cameo Books #330, 1953).

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71114 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $36,250.00

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A Large and Fine English Chippendale Carved Giltwood Mirror, 18th century with restorations
70-1/2 h x 60 w x 7 d inches (179.1 x 152.4 x 17.8 cm)

Auction 5295 | Lot: 63485 | Dec 10, 2016

Sold For: $35,000.00

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Keith Haring (1958-1990)
Untitled (Plate 2), from The Blueprint Drawings, 1990
Screenprint on wove paper
42-1/2 x 60 inches (108.0 x 152.4 cm) (sheet)
Ed. 4/33 (editioned aside from 5 artist's proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil along right edge; printer's chop mark, lower left
Printed by Durham Press, Durham

Private Collection, Miami, Florida

Auction 8139 | Lot: 65123 | Oct 24, 2023

Sold For: $30,000.00

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NORMAN ROCKWELL (American, 1894-1978)
The American Contractor, John A. Roebling Corporation advertisement, 1953
Oil and pencil on board
22 x 17 inches (55.9 x 43.2 cm) (sight)
Signed center left: Norman Rockwell

Auction 5174 | Lot: 70292 | May 10, 2014

Sold For: $30,000.00

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George Petty (American, 1894-1975)
Oh, General, I Bet You Tell That to All the Spies, Esquire magazine Interior, November 1, 1941
Watercolor on board
13-1/2 x 20-1/8 inches (34.3 x 51.1 cm) (image)
Signed upper center

The present image was also used in a Blue Swan's Petty Panty advertisement in 1942 and on Petty Stationary circa 1942. It appears on page 421 in The Art of Pin-Up by Dian Hanson with Louis K. Meisel and Sarahjane Blum (Taschen, 2014).

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71142 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $27,500.00

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Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)
American Beauties, circa 1929
Pencil and watercolor on paper
18-1/2 x 18-1/4 inches (47.0 x 46.4 cm) (oval, sheet)
Signed lower left

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71146 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $27,500.00

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Olivia De Berardinis (American, b. 1948)
Sex Quotation, Playboy magazine interior, August 1988
Gouache on board
19 x 27-3/4 inches (48.3 x 70.5 cm) (sight)
Signed and dated lower right

Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Academic Woman

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71177 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $27,500.00

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Keith Haring (1958-1990)
Untitled (Plate 3), from The Blueprint Drawings, 1990
Screenprint on wove paper
42-1/2 x 59 inches (108.0 x 149.9 cm) (sheet)
Ed. 4/33 (editioned aside from 5 artist's proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil along right edge; printer's chop mark, lower left
Printed by Durham Press, Durham

Private Collection, Miami, Florida

Auction 8139 | Lot: 65124 | Oct 24, 2023

Sold For: $27,500.00

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NEWELL CONVERS WYETH (American, 1882-1945)
This is What Tobey Was Doin! He Was Catchin' Butterflies, magazine story illustration, circa 1919-20
Oil on canvas
30-1/4 x 38-3/4 inches (76.8 x 98.4 cm)
Signed lower left: N.C. Wyeth
Inscribed (and marked out) verso: May Everybody's / "All the Brothers" II
(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 5198 | Lot: 68299 | Nov 17, 2014

Sold For: $27,500.00

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PORFIRIO SALINAS (1910-1973)
Untitled Caliche Road with Post Oak and Prickly Pear
Oil on canvas
24in. x 30in.
Signed low...

Auction 653 | Lot: 36288 | May 19, 2007

Sold For: $26,290.00

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GILLETTE ELVGREN (1914-1980)
Original Pin-up Art
Surprising Catch, Brown & Bigelow Calendar, 1952
Oil on canvas
30in. x 24in.
Not signed

In 1945 Elvgren accepted an exclusive contract from Brown & Bigelow, and painted calendar pin-ups for them for nearly thirty years. He also worked in advertising, with clients such as Schlitz Beer, General Electric, Serta Perfect Sleep, and General Tire. This painting is reproduced on page 164 of Gil Elvgren by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel.
There is a small area of paint flaking out of the surface at the lower right.

Keywords: pin-up, painting, oil, humor, bathing, girl, sea

Auction 604 | Lot: 25064 | Oct 29, 2004

Sold For: $26,290.00

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Robert McGinnis (American, b. 1926)
Mermaid on the Rocks paperback cover, 1967
Gouache on board
9-5/8 x 14-3/8 inches (24.4 x 36.5 cm) (sight)
Signed lower right

Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Academic Woman

The present work is published as the cover of Mermaid on the Rocks by Brett Halliday (Dell, 1967), and a copy of the book accompanies the lot.

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71126 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $25,000.00

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Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)
Jeanne Dean
Watercolor and pencil on board
21-1/2 x 16 inches (54.6 x 40.6 cm) (image)
Signed lower right

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71148 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $25,000.00

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CHILDE HASSAM (American, 1859-1935)
The MacKaye Spectatorium with Iowa Pavillion in Foreground, Columbian Exposition, 1893
Watercolor over pencil architectural rendering on paper laid on board
24 x 36 inches (61.0 x 91.4 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Childe / Hassam / 1893

Auction 5198 | Lot: 68152 | Nov 17, 2014

Sold For: $25,000.00

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John Chamberlain (1927-2011)
Untitled, from the Foil series, circa 1972
Aluminum foil with acrylic lacquer and polyester resin
5 x 4-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches (12.7 x 10.8 x 13.3 cm)

Auction 5258 | Lot: 69206 | May 2, 2016

Sold For: $22,500.00

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ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (American, 1837-1908)
White Head, Monhegan
Oil on canvas
33-1/2 x 28-1/2 inches (85.1 x 72.4 cm)
Signed lower left: ABricher

Auction 5118 | Lot: 73072 | Nov 15, 2012

Sold For: $22,500.00

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OLIVIA DE BERARDINIS (American, b. 1948)
"Two of a Kind", Heather Kozar, Playboy Pin-Up, September 2004
Watercolor and pastel on board
27 x 22 in.
Signed and dated lower left

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78179 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $21,510.00

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Huarmey Mantle with Mountain Valley Image

Auction 6062 | Lot: 50552 | Sep 17, 2011

Sold For: $21,510.00

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Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951)
St. Valentine, The Saturday Evening Post cover study, February 1918
Oil on board
11 x 13 inches (27.9 x 33.0 cm)
Bears inscription lower right and on the reverse

Property from the Nelkin Collection

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71051 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $20,000.00

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McClelland Barclay (American, 1891-1943)
Manhattan Nights, Cosmopolitan magazine interior, October 1936
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Signed lower left

Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Academic Woman

Auction 8161 | Lot: 71069 | Apr 23, 2024

Sold For: $20,000.00

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Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, 1898-1995)
VJ Day, Times Square, New York, 1945
Gelatin silver print, printed 1982 by Life Magazine photography lab
13-3/4 x 10-3/4 inches (34.9 x 27.3 cm) (image/sheet)
Signed in ink in the image by both the photographer and Edith Shain, thought to be the nurse in the photograph.

Auction 8071 | Lot: 73358 | May 24, 2022

Sold For: $20,000.00

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GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (American, 1883-1962)
A Blizzard on Wall Street
Oil on canvas board
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Signed lower right: Guy Wiggins

Auction 5118 | Lot: 73170 | Nov 15, 2012

Sold For: $20,000.00

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AN AMERICAN FAVRILE GLASS VASE
Tiffany & Co., c.1908

The tapering cylindrical form frosted and etched with grapes and leaves in green and purple, color only to the mid section, Maude B. Feld sticker on underside, etched signature underside L. C. Tiffany-Favrile 7025 C
12.3in. high
Provenance: Maude B. Feld sold item to Mrs. R. A. McMurry sold item to current owner.

Auction 614 | Lot: 30840 | Mar 20, 2005

Sold For: $19,120.00

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Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Nobility of Time, 1984
Bronze with brown and greenish patina
23-3/8 inches high
Ed. 266/350 (there are also 35 artist proofs)
Inscribed on base: Dali / 226/350
Foundry marks: c JEMELTON 1984; CERA PERSA - PERSEO S.A, MENDRISIO

Conceived in 1977 and first cast in 1984. Dali's iconic soft watch is draped over a tree trunk while an angel and woman look on.

LITERATURE:
R. & N. Descharnes, Dali : Le dur et le mou, Sortilège et magie des formes Sculptures et Objets Relié, no. 635, p. 247.

Bruce Hochman OS has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this lot.

Auction 5375 | Lot: 63719 | Sep 23, 2018

Sold For: $18,750.00

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Manuel Neri (b. 1930)
Side View of Model II, 1971
Water-based pigments and pencil on paper
41 x 29-3/4 inches (104.1 x 75.6 cm) (sheet)
Signed and dated lower right: MNeri 71

Auction 5274 | Lot: 66157 | Nov 11, 2016

Sold For: $18,750.00

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