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August Heritage Auction

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Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer

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$95k
:wishluck:

 

U a potential buyer ? or the seller ?

I've never sold a piece of art, only collect silver surfer pieces...and I don't have a cover in my collection (at least not from original series)

 

OK now I see.

 

But now REALLY dont understand.

 

Fingers crossed would have made me think GATOR was the winner,...which some here say was NOT the case.

 

So confused.

 

hm

 

PS - I think notions of 'Cabal' are 9 out of 10 times mere 'paranoid fantasy' but still....is this Cabal stuff going on? :P

 

 

I won (not a Cabal member)

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1334936

 

 

Congrats on winning the Silver Surfer cover!

 

Yeah nice pick up at that price. $70k is pretty good for a journeyman artist. ;)

 

I'm missing a box of sa key comics here at Tampa con and I just wasn't in the mood to bid. Even more depressed when I saw how low it went :cry:

 

Hopefully you find them Rick. I always get that sinking feeling whenever someone says they lost books at a con. :eek:

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stinkininkin

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Curious why the KK passed at 30K? Seemed fair given PIH results for others from this portfolio.

 

I thought the other ones at PIH last year were a lot better. I mean "Kubla's Anguish" was probably my favorite piece in that entire sale.

That reserve price for the KK didn`t make any sense to me at all.

 

Considering what Frazetta`s published B&W pieces have gone for, "published" meaning pieces that appeared in classic editions of ERB`s series and introduced Frazetta`s work to generations of sci-fi/fantasy fans, it didn`t make any sense that B&W pieces that only appeared in a standalone portfolio would rival those prices.

 

Curious where you'd value this piece (I am pretty new here obviously). At the PIH auction the plates from the KK portfolio pulled 55+11, 70+14, and 45+12. Its easy to argue those were better pieces than this one but I guess I was still expecting a bid. The Black Nazgul pulled close to 80k (another league really).

My benchmark is his B&W illustrative art pieces that were published in books, particularly in the ERB books that helped to establish his popularity. On Heritage, the recent prices of his illustrations that appeared in the Pellucidar and John Carter/Mars books have ranged from $20K-$40K.

 

I personally think the KK pieces should sell for less, although apparently I`m in a minority. I would take the Pellucidar piece in this auction, at $24K, over the KK RNM piece all day, even at the same price.

 

Did you take note of the difference in SIZE between the two pieces? The Pellucidar is fantastic and presents well as a scan, but the measurements tells a different story. I can tell you, when it comes to art (and sometimes life hm ), size DOES matter!

 

Scott

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comix4fun

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They do unless Chicago has moved

 

 

And all this time I've been calling Dallas.....

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Curious why the KK passed at 30K? Seemed fair given PIH results for others from this portfolio.

 

I thought the other ones at PIH last year were a lot better. I mean "Kubla's Anguish" was probably my favorite piece in that entire sale.

That reserve price for the KK didn`t make any sense to me at all.

 

Considering what Frazetta`s published B&W pieces have gone for, "published" meaning pieces that appeared in classic editions of ERB`s series and introduced Frazetta`s work to generations of sci-fi/fantasy fans, it didn`t make any sense that B&W pieces that only appeared in a standalone portfolio would rival those prices.

 

Curious where you'd value this piece (I am pretty new here obviously). At the PIH auction the plates from the KK portfolio pulled 55+11, 70+14, and 45+12. Its easy to argue those were better pieces than this one but I guess I was still expecting a bid. The Black Nazgul pulled close to 80k (another league really).

My benchmark is his B&W illustrative art pieces that were published in books, particularly in the ERB books that helped to establish his popularity. On Heritage, the recent prices of his illustrations that appeared in the Pellucidar and John Carter/Mars books have ranged from $20K-$40K.

 

I personally think the KK pieces should sell for less, although apparently I`m in a minority. I would take the Pellucidar piece in this auction, at $24K, over the KK RNM piece all day, even at the same price.

 

Did you take note of the difference in SIZE between the two pieces? The Pellucidar is fantastic and presents well as a scan, but the measurements tells a different story. I can tell you, when it comes to art (and sometimes life hm ), size DOES matter!

 

Scott

That`s a fair point. The KK is 18.5" x 14", which is pretty big for one of his B&W pieces, while the Pellucidar is 6.5" x 9.5", which is small to average size.

 

But the image of the KK piece is pretty blah, plus I have no emotional attachment to KK whatsoever, whereas I grew up on ERB books and Frazetta`s work on those books (granted the Pellucidar piece was unpublished, otherwise I think it would`ve gone for a lot more).

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Curious why the KK passed at 30K? Seemed fair given PIH results for others from this portfolio.

 

I thought the other ones at PIH last year were a lot better. I mean "Kubla's Anguish" was probably my favorite piece in that entire sale.

That reserve price for the KK didn`t make any sense to me at all.

 

Considering what Frazetta`s published B&W pieces have gone for, "published" meaning pieces that appeared in classic editions of ERB`s series and introduced Frazetta`s work to generations of sci-fi/fantasy fans, it didn`t make any sense that B&W pieces that only appeared in a standalone portfolio would rival those prices.

 

Curious where you'd value this piece (I am pretty new here obviously). At the PIH auction the plates from the KK portfolio pulled 55+11, 70+14, and 45+12. Its easy to argue those were better pieces than this one but I guess I was still expecting a bid. The Black Nazgul pulled close to 80k (another league really).

My benchmark is his B&W illustrative art pieces that were published in books, particularly in the ERB books that helped to establish his popularity. On Heritage, the recent prices of his illustrations that appeared in the Pellucidar and John Carter/Mars books have ranged from $20K-$40K.

 

I personally think the KK pieces should sell for less, although apparently I`m in a minority. I would take the Pellucidar piece in this auction, at $24K, over the KK RNM piece all day, even at the same price.

 

Did you take note of the difference in SIZE between the two pieces? The Pellucidar is fantastic and presents well as a scan, but the measurements tells a different story. I can tell you, when it comes to art (and sometimes life hm ), size DOES matter!

 

Scott

That`s a fair point. The KK is 18.5" x 14", which is pretty big for one of his B&W pieces, while the Pellucidar is 6.5" x 9.5", which is small to average size.

 

But the image of the KK piece is pretty blah, plus I have no emotional attachment to KK whatsoever, whereas I grew up on ERB books and Frazetta`s work on those books (granted the Pellucidar piece was unpublished, otherwise I think it would`ve gone for a lot more).

 

Right, and what takes up a lot of those inches on the Pellucidar piece is the logo, which means the girl, who is exquisite, is tiny.

 

And while I could honestly give a flying fig about Kubla Khan as a character, I think the art Frazetta did on this portfolio is magnificent. It's not Conan, and there's no babe or beast, meaning zero box's checked off, but in terms of sheer artistic prowess, these KK pieces are top tier. Not Canaveral's, but mighty good.

 

Scott

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Curious why the KK passed at 30K? Seemed fair given PIH results for others from this portfolio.

 

I thought the other ones at PIH last year were a lot better. I mean "Kubla's Anguish" was probably my favorite piece in that entire sale.

That reserve price for the KK didn`t make any sense to me at all.

 

Considering what Frazetta`s published B&W pieces have gone for, "published" meaning pieces that appeared in classic editions of ERB`s series and introduced Frazetta`s work to generations of sci-fi/fantasy fans, it didn`t make any sense that B&W pieces that only appeared in a standalone portfolio would rival those prices.

 

Curious where you'd value this piece (I am pretty new here obviously). At the PIH auction the plates from the KK portfolio pulled 55+11, 70+14, and 45+12. Its easy to argue those were better pieces than this one but I guess I was still expecting a bid. The Black Nazgul pulled close to 80k (another league really).

My benchmark is his B&W illustrative art pieces that were published in books, particularly in the ERB books that helped to establish his popularity. On Heritage, the recent prices of his illustrations that appeared in the Pellucidar and John Carter/Mars books have ranged from $20K-$40K.

 

I personally think the KK pieces should sell for less, although apparently I`m in a minority. I would take the Pellucidar piece in this auction, at $24K, over the KK RNM piece all day, even at the same price.

 

Did you take note of the difference in SIZE between the two pieces? The Pellucidar is fantastic and presents well as a scan, but the measurements tells a different story. I can tell you, when it comes to art (and sometimes life hm ), size DOES matter!

 

Scott

That`s a fair point. The KK is 18.5" x 14", which is pretty big for one of his B&W pieces, while the Pellucidar is 6.5" x 9.5", which is small to average size.

 

But the image of the KK piece is pretty blah, plus I have no emotional attachment to KK whatsoever, whereas I grew up on ERB books and Frazetta`s work on those books (granted the Pellucidar piece was unpublished, otherwise I think it would`ve gone for a lot more).

 

Right, and what takes up a lot of those inches on the Pellucidar piece is the logo, which means the girl, who is exquisite, is tiny.

 

And while I could honestly give a flying fig about Kubla Khan as a character, I think the art Frazetta did on this portfolio is magnificent. It's not Conan, and there's no babe or beast, meaning zero box's checked off, but in terms of sheer artistic prowess, these KK pieces are top tier. Not Canaveral's, but mighty good.

 

Scott

 

Inches...tiny...girl...that's a bad combo.

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Bill C

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Just a thought. Shouldn't we create the exclusive Premium club of the underbidders ?

Cause sometimes, I don't think we get enough credit...

 

Yeah, I remember one HA a few years ago where I went to the mat on a piece and ended up with the underbidder's equivalent of a torn acl and a concussion.

 

Join me up.

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DeadpoolJr.

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How did everyone do? I went for 1 out of 2, and it's the most I've ever spend on a piece so I'm going to be sending some of my pieces to auction. Also for those that have won in the past, when do they send you an invoice?

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comix4fun

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I did the same with the Nebres Iron Fist page. Great page, just wasn't interested enough to really run it down.

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I tried for the one out of the 6 that I was eyeing, but I didn't want it bad enough to go all the way so I have officially joined the underbidder club. At least I get the satisfaction of making them pay for the piece in question. Onto the next auction, where I hope people are a little more broke after paying these higher prices this year. Every auction I seem to win this year I have to toss in a few $$ more just to get over that hump anymore.

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