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(16) Western & Pulp Magazine Illustration Sketches

Price realized
$381
Pre-sale estimate
$200 – $400
Hammer price
$300
Category
Fine Art
Sold
August 26, 2023
Sale
August Fine Estates Auction - Day 1

Lot description

(lot of 16) Unframed western and pulp magazine illustration art, including: (1) pen and ink sketch on the back of a cut section of a print, Cowboys on Horseback, signed lower right G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones, Texas, 1933-2017), with dedication, sheet: approx 7.5"h, 9.75"w, (2) graphite drawings on tracing paper, unsigned, attributed to Reinhold H. Palenske (American, 1884-1954), (one) Cowboy on Horseback Shooting, sheet: approx 6"h, 6"w, (one) Lineman Riding Along Fence, sheet: approx 3.5"h, 5.5"w, (1) prickly pear juice on paper, "9 Cowboys," signed lower right Jon Flaming (Texas, b.1962), dated 2020, sheet: approx 11.5"h, 8 7/8"w, (1) pen and ink sketch on the back of an artist's promotional card, signed lower right Ray Vinella (Raimondo J. Vinella, New Mexico, 1933-2019), with dedication, sheet: approx 8 3/8"h, 5.25"w, (3) graphite drawings on tracing paper, unsigned, attributed to Howell Dodd (American, 1910-2005), (one) Angry Man, inscribed "ad at back of US Camera, 1954," (one) Woman Undressing, (one) Two Women, largest sheet: approx 14"h, 17"w, (1) graphite drawing on tracing paper, Woman Undressing, unsigned, attributed to Earl H. Norem (American, 1924-2015), note verso "Earl - use girl (flopped) from other sketch," sheet: approx 11"h, 6 3/8"w, (1) etching on paper, "Blacksmiths," signed lower right Oliver Wendell Schenk (American, 1903-1996), sheet: approx 7.5"h, 9.5"w, (4) Henry Clarence Pitz (Pennsylvania, 1895-1976), (one) pen and ink with ink wash on illustration board, Bird Perched on Branch, signed lower right Henry C. Piz, (one) pen and ink with ink wash on cardstock, Bird Perched on Branch, initialed lower right C, (one) pen and ink on cardstock, Gaucho Roping, unsigned, (one) pen and ink on cardstock, Gaucho Cooking Over Campfire, unsigned, largest sheet: approx 14 5/8"h, 11 5/8"w, (2) ink on illustration board, Lealand Roger Gustavson (American, 1899-1966), from "Rio Grande Deadline," (one) "Get Back in the House," signed lower right Gustavson, (one) "I Said Bedtime," unsigned, largest: approx 17"h, 13.5"w Start Price: $100.00

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.