Illustration Art by Arnold Roth, Will Eisner, and David Levine Available at Swann Auction Galleries

Material from the collection of American cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer will be available in Swann Auction Galleries’ upcoming Illustration Art auction. Among the top lots is a 1946 Ink and watercolor by American cartoonist and illustrator Arnold Roth. Roth specializes in humorous illustrations and cartoons, with his work appearing in most major magazines since 1951. A unique quality of Roth’s illustrations is his mastery of exaggeration. His exaggeration is subtle, creating a new context that is easy to accept. The offered piece features Roth’s signature in the lower left corner and the inscription “For Jules, that top drawer fellow…. From his friend and admirer, Arnold Roth.” Another key lot in the sale is a cover art for The Spirit by Will Eisner, a pioneer of the American comic book medium. The Spirit is Eisner’s signature comic, a detective storybook with innovative, intriguing plots and great visuals. Each week, Eisner used various storytelling techniques that influenced later comic artists. 

Additional artworks of note in the catalog include a 1981 caricature illustration by David Levine depicting Jules Feiffer with a cigar. David Levine is regarded as one of the twentieth century’s most influential and talented caricaturists. As a revivalist of the 19th-century tradition, the artist was often compared to Honoré Daumier in his portrayals of American politics. Bidders can also consider George Fort Gibbs’s painting for the Bell Telephone Company postcard and an illustration work by Dean Cornwell titled Crucifixion on the Battlefield. Visit Swann Auction Galleries’s website for more information on this Illustration Art sale and to register to bid.  

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