Visual Art

Initial V: Christ Blessing, cutting from a gradual, 1423 – 1424, by Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, about 1370 – 1423). Tempera colors and gold.
Major Donation of Italian Manuscript Illuminations to Getty
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Pencil drawing by Cassandra, The Bourne and part of the Fortress from the Neva St Petersburgh, inscribed at right corner ‘CE Austen’.
Artwork by Jane Austen’s Sister Cassandra on Show
The largest collection of Cassandra Austen's artw
Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes, first appearance of Spaceman Spiff, hand-colored daily comic strip original art dated November 29, 1985
Hand-Colored Calvin and Hobbes Artwork and Frank Frazetta Cover Art to Auction
A selection of historic comic books and original comic art will be going under the hammer at Heritage Auctions' June 26-29 Comic & Comic Art auction.
From the Dahl 'Boy' archive
Roald Dahl’s Sketches for ‘Boy’ at Lyon & Turnbull
An archive featuring the progress of Roald Dahl’s 1984 memoir Boy: Tales of Childhood including 33 original ink sketches in black ballpoint pen by Dahl comes to auction on June 18 at
Spider-Man Artwork Smashes Auction Record for Greg and Tim Hildebrandt
A 1994 Fleer Marvel Masterpieces No. 115 Spider-Man original trading card artwork, preliminary sketch, and PSA 10 card by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt topped Heritage Auctions’ Deadcode’s…
A My Fair Lady Theatre Royal, Drury Lane programme, and souvenir book, 1958; a copy of Cecil Beaton's Fair Lady, C. Tinling & Co., Ltd., London, 1964; and a Beaton designed Christmas card
Cecil Beaton Designs for Anna Karenina and Oscar Wilde Plays to Auction
A large selection of designs by Cecil Beaton including costume designs for My Fair Lady and Kat
The new wooden Tolkien statue
Tolkien Sculpture to be Unveiled Next Month
Two new wooden carved sculptures celebrating East Yorkshire’s influence on J
Cistercian Number and Alphabet System, 1300s, England. Pen and black ink and tempera.
Medieval Manuscript Codes Deciphered in New Getty Exhibition
Symbols and Signs: Decoding Medieval Manuscripts at the  The J.
Original poster artwork for the John F. Kennedy Center's Imagination Celebration
Maurice Sendak Masterpieces Lead Illustration Art Sale
Where the Wild Things Are illustrations are among 28 works by Maurice Sendak at Heritage Auctions' May 2 auction which also features other pieces with a li
Where the Wild Things Are, New York, Harper & Row, 1963. First edition, first state, from the author’s library. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
Maurice Sendak's Works and Collection to Auction to Fund Special Fellowship
More than 100 works by artists who inspired illustrator Maurice Sendak as well