Original Magazine Cover Art

In its December 10 sale, Illustration House offered a number of original magazine cover illustrations from the American press in a variety of styles.

Lot 25	John Falter						1910-1982		x
x		Postal workers sorting Christmas mail.								x
x		Magazine cover, Saturday Evening Post, December 8, 1945; Oil on hardboard panel, 23.75 x 20", signed lower left								x
x		Estimate: $25,000 - 35,000								x
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x		Condition - Very good overall: A few small professional inpaints. Restored under supervision of Judy Goffman Fine Art, ca. 1982. Framed in old wood and linen liner.								x
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Lot 25

John Falter

1910-1982

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Postal workers sorting Christmas mail.

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Magazine cover, Saturday Evening Post, December 8, 1945;
Oil on hardboard panel, 23.75 x 20", signed lower left

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Estimate: $25,000 - 35,000

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Condition - Very good overall: A few small professional inpaints. Restored under supervision of Judy Goffman Fine Art, ca. 1982. Framed in old wood and linen liner.

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Lot 28	George E. Hughes						1907-1990		x
x		Baby in back yard pulling up rose garden.								x
x		"Coming Up Roses" Magazine cover, Saturday Evening Post, June 8, 1957; Oil on masonite panel, 22 x 20.25", signed lower left								x
x		Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000								x
x		Number written verso: P4672. Bears original label from Post verso, with date of 12/14/1955, probably the date received. Provenance - According to the consignor, Norman Rockwell talked Hughes into donating this painting for a raffle in Arlington VT in the late 1950's. The consignor (who was 11 at the time) had his name entered by his uncle who was an acquaintance of Rockwell's. He won it, and the painting has hung in his home since then.								x
x		Condition - Very good overall: clean; original frame provided by Hughes in 1950s (probably recently repainted).

Lot 28

George E. Hughes

1907-1990

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Baby in back yard pulling up rose garden.

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"Coming Up Roses"
Magazine cover, Saturday Evening Post, June 8, 1957;
Oil on masonite panel, 22 x 20.25", signed lower left

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Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000

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Number written verso: P4672. Bears original label from Post verso, with date of 12/14/1955, probably the date received.
Provenance - According to the consignor, Norman Rockwell talked Hughes into donating this painting for a raffle in Arlington VT in the late 1950's. The consignor (who was 11 at the time) had his name entered by his uncle who was an acquaintance of Rockwell's. He won it, and the painting has hung in his home since then.

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Condition - Very good overall: clean; original frame provided by Hughes in 1950s (probably recently repainted).

Δ Lot 29	Robert Hilbert								x
x		Boy falling while on "E-Z" roller skates.								x
x		“New Skates” Magazine cover, American Weekly, June 9, 1954; Gouache, 22.5 x 18", signed lower right								x
x		Estimate: $1,500 - 2,000								x
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x		Condition - Very good overall: relatively unscuffed; matted and framed.								x
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x	Lot 44	Harrison Fisher						1875-1934		x
x		Young woman holding duckling.								x
x		Magazine cover, Cosmopolitan, September 1924; Pastel on sand-surfaced canvas, 22 x 16", signed lower left								x
x		Estimate: $3,500 - 5,500								x
x		Simaltaneously published in Britain as a cover for Nash's magazine. Literature - Literature: “The Complete Works of Harrison Fisher, Illustrator” by Naomi Welch 1999 p. 161, 188.								x
x		Condition - Very good overall: metal-leaf 'swan' moulding.

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Lot 44

Harrison Fisher

1875-1934

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Young woman holding duckling.

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Magazine cover, Cosmopolitan, September 1924;
Pastel on sand-surfaced canvas, 22 x 16", signed lower left

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Estimate: $3,500 - 5,500

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Simaltaneously published in Britain as a cover for Nash's magazine.
Literature - Literature: “The Complete Works of Harrison Fisher, Illustrator” by Naomi Welch 1999 p. 161, 188.

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Condition - Very good overall: metal-leaf 'swan' moulding.

Δ Lot 29

Robert Hilbert

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Boy falling while on "E-Z" roller skates.

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“New Skates”
Magazine cover, American Weekly, June 9, 1954;
Gouache, 22.5 x 18", signed lower right

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Estimate: $1,500 - 2,000

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Condition - Very good overall: relatively unscuffed; matted and framed.

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Lot 44

Harrison Fisher

1875-1934

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Young woman holding duckling.

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Magazine cover, Cosmopolitan, September 1924;
Pastel on sand-surfaced canvas, 22 x 16", signed lower left

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Estimate: $3,500 - 5,500

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Simaltaneously published in Britain as a cover for Nash's magazine.
Literature - Literature: “The Complete Works of Harrison Fisher, Illustrator” by Naomi Welch 1999 p. 161, 188.

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Condition - Very good overall: metal-leaf 'swan' moulding.

x	Lot 45	James Montgomery Flagg						1877-1960		x
x		Coy young woman wearing black hat.								x
x		Magazine cover, Associated Sunday Magazines, February 7, 1915; Watercolor, 17.5 x 14.25", signed lower right								x
x		Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000								x
x		Literature - Literature: “James Montgomery Flagg: Uncle Sam and Beyond” by Nicholas Steward, published by Collectors Press, 1997. p. 29.								x
x		Condition - Good overall: may have faded slightly, moisture stain along bottom edge, framed.

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Lot 45

James Montgomery Flagg

1877-1960

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Coy young woman wearing black hat.

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Magazine cover, Associated Sunday Magazines, February 7, 1915;
Watercolor, 17.5 x 14.25", signed lower right

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Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000

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Literature - Literature: “James Montgomery Flagg: Uncle Sam and Beyond” by Nicholas Steward, published by Collectors Press, 1997. p. 29.

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Condition - Good overall: may have faded slightly, moisture stain along bottom edge, framed.

x	Δ Lot 50	Amy Hogeboom								x
x		Young woman holding disk and giant quill pen.								x
x		Magazine cover, The Golden Book Magazine, July 1927; Gouache, watercolor, bronze paint, 14 x 9.75", signed lower left								x
x		Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500								x
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x		Condition - Very good; some incipient flaking; black mat and frame; not examined out of frame.								x
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Δ Lot 50

Amy Hogeboom

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Young woman holding disk and giant quill pen.

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Magazine cover, The Golden Book Magazine, July 1927;
Gouache, watercolor, bronze paint, 14 x 9.75", signed lower left

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Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500

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Condition - Very good; some incipient flaking; black mat and frame; not examined out of frame.

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Amy Hogeboom, The Golden Book Magazine, July 1927

Lot 69	Gyo Fujikawa						1908-1998		x
x		Seven Dwarfs discover Snow White sleeping.								x
x		“A scene from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” Magazine cover, Children's Digest, May 1952; Gouache, 8.75 x 7.5", not signed								x
x		Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000								x
x		The artist's first name is noted verso, along with the date and magazine title abbreviation. In this period, Disney artists were never given public credit for their work.								x
x		Condition - Very good overall: light fading; glue residue outside image; archivally matted and metal-sectional frame

Lot 69

Gyo Fujikawa

1908-1998

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Seven Dwarfs discover Snow White sleeping.

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“A scene from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”
Magazine cover, Children's Digest, May 1952;
Gouache, 8.75 x 7.5", not signed

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Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000

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The artist's first name is noted verso, along with the date and magazine title abbreviation. In this period, Disney artists were never given public credit for their work.

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Condition - Very good overall: light fading; glue residue outside image; archivally matted and metal-sectional frame

Gyo Fujikawa, Children's Digest, May 1952

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