Ernest Howard Shepard s Winnie the Pooh illustration could bring $50,000+ at Heritage Auctions
Ernest Howard Shepard (British, 1879-1976) It Appears You have Eaten a Bee, The House at Pooh Corner interior book illustration, 1928. Ink on board, 3 x 7-1/2 inches. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000.
DALLAS, TX
.- A 93-year-old Winnie the Pooh illustration, Chas Addams cartoons, all three original trilogy Star Wars video cassette covers and an array of pulp covers from Norman Saunders and Virgil Finlay are among the top highlights in Heritage Auctions Illustration auction April 30.
This is a well-balanced sale that will appeal to collectors of widely varying tastes, with images that will take us all back to earlier years, Heritage Auctions Senior Vice President Ed Jaster said. Ernest Howard Shepards ink drawing perfectly captures the characters from Winnie the Pooh, which just about everyone would list as a childhood favorite: Alberto Vargas for the elite pin-up art collectors,