In its November 4 sale of illustration art, Heritage Auctions offered the Irvin Greif Collection of New Yorker Art, four works by Charles Addams, Huguette Martel, Ronald Searle, and Edward Sorel. Of these, only the Martel cartoon did not find a buyer. It is an ink drawing with collage elements and it has the title Babies Who Became Famous, and Why. There are, count 'em, nine babies.
The work was offered at auction framed and matted:
The printed cartoon is affixed to the back of the frame. Only six of the nine baby panels were published in the magazine. Martel's drawings of Sigmund Freud, Christopher Columbus, and Julia Child did not make the cut.
Bidding started at $1,000 with a presale estimate of $2,000 - up. But as of the night prior to the sale, no bids had been received. |
Huguette Martel
Heritage Auctions listing accessed the night prior to the sale
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Huguette Martel
Heritage Auctions item description |
Even in the sale, there were no bids.
Heritage offers the artwork with a Buy Now price of $1,250 through November 18. The auction house also entertains offers.
Here is the Martel cartoon as it appeared in The New Yorker:
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Babies Who Became Famous, and Why
Huguette Martel
The New Yorker, January 20, 1992, p. 33 |
And again the original Martel art:
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Babies Who Became Famous, and Why
Huguette Martel
Original art
The New Yorker, January 20, 1992, p. 33 |
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With cartoons by Michael Maslin and Huguette Martel
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The cartoon on the page opposite, here by Michael Maslin, balances out the layout with lighter lines, lighter shading, and lighter humor.
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"Gentlemen, I've asked Mr. Gilbert, a
four-in-hand expert, to join us."
Michael Maslin
The New Yorker, January 20, 1992, p. 32 |
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