Nov 15, 2024 10:00 EST
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Fold-In - A Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Snowboarding Conversation with preliminary sketches
AL JAFFEE
Estate / Collection: The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee
Original artwork for the fold-in in MAD #499, "A Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Snowboarding Conversation," April 2009. Pencil, ink, watercolor, and gouache on illustration board, artist's tape border around illustration, pencil annotations in margins, acetate production overlay with printed text paste-ups; 20 x 15 1/4 inches. Signed (lc). Fine; Together with, an unfinished drawing for the same fold-in. Pencil and watercolor on illustration board, protective paper overlay with a note stating that this is for MAD #485 rather than the issue where it was published. Toning and tears to paper overlay; and with, two preliminary drawings for the fold-in, the larger one showing the full illustration, and the smaller showing the final folded illustration. Colored pencil on tracing paper. Creasing to the smaller sketch.
A rarely found group that includes the Fold-In for MAD #499, as well as an earlier abandoned attempt at the idea and the two preliminary tracing paper sketches for the illustration. This group illustrates the complicated process that Al Jaffee used when producing a MAD Fold-In. As he explains in the introduction to The Mad Fold-In Collection: "I start with a 15 by 20 inch sheet of three-ply Bainbridge illustration board. I do the original art at an enlarged 172%. The board is divided into four vertical sections. I apply tracing paper over two of these vertical sections. I can now draw the visual of what the answer will be. Next, I cut this tracing paper down the center vertically and move the section on the right over to the extreme right. What we now have is a section on the left, one on the right, and two vacant sections in the center. A new piece of tracing paper is now placed over the two middle sections. The next step is filling in this middle section with a pencil drawing that connects to the right and left sides meaningfully. Of course, it all has to make sense in the context of the question asked at the top and the answer given below. When everything looks okay, I put carbon paper under the tracing paper and transfer the drawing to the illustration board. It is now ready for paint. I start with transparent watercolors, and finish with opaque gouache. Because a fold-in is painted on illustration board, I can't fold the drawing to see if it works. The first time I actually see it folded is when I receive a printed copy of MAD Magazine!"
Sold for $2,560
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee
Original artwork for the fold-in in MAD #499, "A Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions Snowboarding Conversation," April 2009. Pencil, ink, watercolor, and gouache on illustration board, artist's tape border around illustration, pencil annotations in margins, acetate production overlay with printed text paste-ups; 20 x 15 1/4 inches. Signed (lc). Fine; Together with, an unfinished drawing for the same fold-in. Pencil and watercolor on illustration board, protective paper overlay with a note stating that this is for MAD #485 rather than the issue where it was published. Toning and tears to paper overlay; and with, two preliminary drawings for the fold-in, the larger one showing the full illustration, and the smaller showing the final folded illustration. Colored pencil on tracing paper. Creasing to the smaller sketch.
A rarely found group that includes the Fold-In for MAD #499, as well as an earlier abandoned attempt at the idea and the two preliminary tracing paper sketches for the illustration. This group illustrates the complicated process that Al Jaffee used when producing a MAD Fold-In. As he explains in the introduction to The Mad Fold-In Collection: "I start with a 15 by 20 inch sheet of three-ply Bainbridge illustration board. I do the original art at an enlarged 172%. The board is divided into four vertical sections. I apply tracing paper over two of these vertical sections. I can now draw the visual of what the answer will be. Next, I cut this tracing paper down the center vertically and move the section on the right over to the extreme right. What we now have is a section on the left, one on the right, and two vacant sections in the center. A new piece of tracing paper is now placed over the two middle sections. The next step is filling in this middle section with a pencil drawing that connects to the right and left sides meaningfully. Of course, it all has to make sense in the context of the question asked at the top and the answer given below. When everything looks okay, I put carbon paper under the tracing paper and transfer the drawing to the illustration board. It is now ready for paint. I start with transparent watercolors, and finish with opaque gouache. Because a fold-in is painted on illustration board, I can't fold the drawing to see if it works. The first time I actually see it folded is when I receive a printed copy of MAD Magazine!"
The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee
Auction: Stage & Screen, Nov 15, 2024
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Archive of Grace Letters Tops $165K at Stage & Screen Auction on November 14, 2024
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs of the Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Fans and collectors from around the world convered at Doyle November 14, 2024 for the popular Stage & Screen auction. Held in collaboration with the Entertainment Community Fund, Stage & Screen offered artwork, memorabilia, autographs and photographs celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
Archive of Grace Kelly Letters Achieves $165,600!
In 1949, twenty year old Grace Kelly moved into the Barbizon Hotel for Women in Manhattan, seeking out Broadway auditions and paying modeling gigs. In 1956, Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco in one the greatest fairy tale weddings the world had ever seen. In the years between, Kelly starred in stylish Alfred Hitchcock films such as Rear Window and To Catch a Thief and won an Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl. In that first year in New York City, Grace Kelly met Prudence Wise who became a life long friend, personal secretary, and frequent correspondent. Offered is the largest known group of signed handwritten and typed letters, notes, personal photographs of Kelly and her children, and ephemera to come to market. The archive traces Grace Kelly’s remarkable journey from New York to Hollywood to Monaco in her own words in this substantial group of unpublished letters. View Lot
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The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee (Lots 301 - 453)
Doyle was MADly excited to auction property from the Personal Collection of the legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee renowned for his groundbreaking work in MAD Magazine. The Collection will be auctioned on Friday, November 15. Read More
The Entertainment Community Fund
Recognizing the importance of the performing arts to the fabric of New York, Doyle is proud to donate 10% of our profit from this auction to the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For further information on the Entertainment Community Fund, visit EntertainmentCommunity.org
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