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Saturday Evening Post covers pop in Swann Illustration Sale
Ruth Eastman, Hitting the Links of Palm Beach, proposed cover for The Saturday Evening Post, gouache, circa mid-1920s. Sold for $11,875, a record for the artist.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Swann Galleries opened the winter/spring 2021 season with a robust sale of Illustration Art. The auction saw record prices for several works, as well as auction debuts from artists. Original artwork from the collection of Richard Dick McDonough brought excitement from buyers, and covers for The Saturday Evening Post and The New Yorker, Sunday comics, and story illustrations sparked widespread interest.
The Dick McDonough Collection of Golf Illustration, featured a selection of 63 golf and sports-themed works of art, including original illustrations and rare printed posters and graphics. Most notable was College Football by Joseph F. Kernan, which led the sale at $75,000, a record for Kernan. The 1932 oil-on-canvas served as a cover The Sa