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A Hudson River School Legacy: The Newman Bequest And Other Gifts
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New-York Historical Society Exhibit Runs Until June 4 FRIDAY APRIL 7, 2017 • VOL. 48, NO. 14
Heritage’s Vintage Comics And Comic Art Realizes $6.3 Million Over 1,000 Lots Changed Hands Iconic and rare comic books and original art sold for $6,332,633 at Heritage Auctions on Feb. 23, 24, and 25, with the first appearance of Spider-Man and art by Frank Frazetta and Robert Crumb selling for $155,350 each. “The auction exceeded our estimates by more than $1.2 million,” said Barry Sandoval, director of comics operations at Heritage Auctions. “The market is red hot.” A high-grade copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962), CGC VF-plus 8.5, sold for $155,350 during the first day of the sale. It was followed by Frank Frazetta’s oil painting “Thor’s Flight,” published on the cover of the paperback edition of “Thongor in the City of Magicians” by Lin Carter, which also sold for $155,350. Likewise, A high-grade copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, a four-page complete story of 1962), CGC VF-plus 8.5, sold for $155,350. original art by Underground Comix master Robert Crumb closed at $155,350. Batman fans had much to choose from as the first edition of Batman, CGC VG- 3.5, sold for $143,400, and a copy of Detective Comics #35, CGC VF7.5, sold for $119,500. The Ethan Roberts estate collection of comics and comic art sold for a combined $1.2 million, as artist Alex Raymond’s original art for a Flash Gordon comic strip dated Oct. 27, 1935, sold for $131,450. The collection featured two important examples of original Frank Frazetta’s oil painting “Thor’s Flight,” cover art by genre masters Bernie published on the cover of the paperback ediWrightson: his cover art for Swamp tion of “Thongor in the City of Magicians” by Continued on page 2 Lin Carter, sold for $155,350.
The first edition of Batman, CGC VG- 3.5, sold for $143,400.
This Detective Comics #35, CGC VF- 7.5, sold for $119,500.
In 2015, the NewYork Historical Society received a magnificent gift of 15 Hudson River School paintings from the collection of the late Arthur and Eileen Newman, who had assembled a collection of important landscapes Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904) painted “Storm Clouds and still life paintings Over the Marshes,” ca. 1871–75. The oil-on-canvas was dating from 1845-80. from the collection of Arthur and Eileen Newman, bequest of These works, shown Eileen Newman, 2015.33.7. Photography was by Glenn alongside selected exam- Castellano and courtesy of the New-York Historical Society. ples from New-York Historical’s holdings, will be displayed together for the first time since they hung on the walls of the Newmans’ Manhattan residence. The exhibition features works by artists including Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, and Martin Johnson Heade, painters of the Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900) painted “Wickham first self-consciously Pond and Sugar Loaf Mountain, Orange County” in 1876.The “American” school of art oil-on-canvas was from the collection of Arthur and Eileen who were inspired by the Newman, bequest of Eileen Newman, 2015.33.9. natural beauty and emo- Photography was by Glenn Castellano and courtesy of the tional intensity of the New-York Historical Society. Hudson River Valley region. In addition, New-York Historical presents “The Inspiration: ‘The Hudson River Portfolio.’” In 1820, Irish-born William Guy Wall embarked on a sketching tour of the Hudson River Valley, and a selection of his watercolors were engraved by Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) painted “Home by the English-born John Hill in Lake” in 1852. The oil-on-canvas was from the collection of “The Portfolio,” long-conArthur and Eileen Newman, bequest of Eileen Newman, sidered the forerunner of 2015.33.13. Photography was by Glenn Castellano and the Hudson River School courtesy of the New-York Historical Society. of painters. See all eight To learn more, call the New-York rare, known watercolor models by Wall, a bound copy of “The Portfolio,” Historical Society at 212-873-3400 or visit www.nyhistory.org. and other related works.
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FEATURED AUCTION: James D. Julia Auctioneers - April 11, 12, and 13 in Fairfield, Maine - Page 13
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