Buck Brown Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Buck Brown Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 30, 2024
Playboy Archive | Robert "Buck" Brown (American, 1936-2007)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
"Boy, talk about naughty!" Watercolor, gouache and pen on Playboy stamped annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Handwritten caption below the artwork. Run date January 1969.
Julien's Auctions
Oct. 09, 2022
Buck Brown (IL,1936-2007) gouache painting
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Robert E "Buck" Brown (Illinois, 1936 - 2007) NAME: You ain't Jivin Nobody MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Very good. Framed under glass. SIGHT SIZE: 12 x 10 inches / 30 x 25 cm FRAME SIZE: 18 x 16 inches / 45 x 40 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121152 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Cartoonist and painter, Robert Buck Brown was born Bobby Brown on February 3, 1936 in the Browntown suburb of Morrison, Tennessee. His parents, Doris Lemmings Brown and WPA worker Michael Fate Brown, separated when Brown was five years old. Moving to Chicago, Brown attended A.O. Sexton Elementary School and Englewood High School. At Englewood, Brown placed second in an art contest where the winner was sculptor, Richard Hunt. Brown graduated from Englewood High School in 1954. In 1955, Brown joined the United States Air Force and gained notoriety for his cartoons. By 1958, Brown was attending art classes at Wilson Junior College, driving a Chicago Transit Authority bus and sketching the dramas of everyday life. Attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Brown submitted his cartoons to various publications, and one was accepted by Hugh Hefner of Playboy magazine in 1961. Brown graduated with a B.F.A. degree in 1966.After nearly fifty years, Brown was best known for his cartoons painted in acrylic colors. His famous naughty "Granny" became a permanent fixture in Playboy magazine. Brown, whose fame came at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, drew more white characters than black ones. However, Brown often depicted establishment types, like the U.S. Cavalry besieged by Indians or other people of color.Brown not only made a name for himself as a cartoonist but also as a painter of humorous paintings. Some of his paintings were part of Bill and Camille Cosby's art collection. Another celebrity singer, Johnny Mathis, had a wall in his office covered with Brown's golf cartoons. His cartoons and illustrations had also appeared in Ebony, Ebony Junior, Jet and Esquire magazines.Brown passed away on Monday, July 2, 2007 at age 71.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 03, 2022
Buck Brown (IL,1936-2007) gouache painting
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Robert E "Buck" Brown (Illinois, 1936 - 2007) NAME: You ain't Jivin Nobody MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Very good. Framed under glass. SIGHT SIZE: 12 x 10 inches / 30 x 25 cm FRAME SIZE: 18 x 16 inches / 45 x 40 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121152 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Cartoonist and painter, Robert Buck Brown was born Bobby Brown on February 3, 1936 in the Browntown suburb of Morrison, Tennessee. His parents, Doris Lemmings Brown and WPA worker Michael Fate Brown, separated when Brown was five years old. Moving to Chicago, Brown attended A.O. Sexton Elementary School and Englewood High School. At Englewood, Brown placed second in an art contest where the winner was sculptor, Richard Hunt. Brown graduated from Englewood High School in 1954. In 1955, Brown joined the United States Air Force and gained notoriety for his cartoons. By 1958, Brown was attending art classes at Wilson Junior College, driving a Chicago Transit Authority bus and sketching the dramas of everyday life. Attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Brown submitted his cartoons to various publications, and one was accepted by Hugh Hefner of Playboy magazine in 1961. Brown graduated with a B.F.A. degree in 1966.After nearly fifty years, Brown was best known for his cartoons painted in acrylic colors. His famous naughty "Granny" became a permanent fixture in Playboy magazine. Brown, whose fame came at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, drew more white characters than black ones. However, Brown often depicted establishment types, like the U.S. Cavalry besieged by Indians or other people of color.Brown not only made a name for himself as a cartoonist but also as a painter of humorous paintings. Some of his paintings were part of Bill and Camille Cosby's art collection. Another celebrity singer, Johnny Mathis, had a wall in his office covered with Brown's golf cartoons. His cartoons and illustrations had also appeared in Ebony, Ebony Junior, Jet and Esquire magazines.Brown passed away on Monday, July 2, 2007 at age 71.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 09, 2022
BUCK BROWN (1936-2007) "This is about a dynamic young commodities broker..." Proposed Playboy cartoon.
Est: $500 - $750
BUCK BROWN (1936-2007) "This is about a dynamic young commodities broker..." Proposed cartoon for Playboy magazine, 1983, with their stamps and notations in the margins. Acrylic on board with Brown's manuscript caption in the margins. 515x381 mm; 20 1/4x15 inches, board. Signed "Buck Brown" along lower right edge; tipped to backing board with original tissue overlay and a Typed Letter Signed by Playboy's cartoon editor, Michelle Urry, sending the artwork back to Brown with regrets that it was not accepted for publication [by senior editors], 1 8vo page, 9 February 1983. Framed with captioned window matte. The full caption reads: "This is about a dynamic young commodities broker, his speculative ventures, his search for investment opportunities and the heartbreak of an uncertain world money market and runaway inflation. Ain't nothin' but the Blues . . ."
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 06, 2018
BUCK BROWN. "Waitress, bring me a bowl of white beans."
Est: $600 - $900
BUCK BROWN. "Waitress, bring me a bowl of white beans." Acrylic on canvas. 508x610 mm; 20x24 inches. Signed and dated "[19]94" in lower left image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 09, 2017
Buck O'Neil Autographed OAL Bobby Brown Baseball - Negro League Kansas City Monarchs
Est: -
YES WE WILL SHIP THIS ITEM! Please read all the terms and conditions of our auction! Please keep in mind, all items we sell are in used condition unless otherwise stated. Expect some wear, scratches, dents and dings and damage that can not be seen in the pictures. All items are sold as is where is without guarantee or warranty of any kind. No Returns. Please ask questions before bidding. By placing a bid you are entering a legal and binding contract. Non paying bidders will be added to the No bid list, and will not be allowed to bid on items from our future auctions. You will receive negative feedback.
Richard L. Edwards Auctioneer
Feb. 15, 2015
Buck Brown. Acrylic on Board.
Est: $300 - $600
Acrylic on Board - signed lower right. Art work believed to have been made for Penthouse or Playboy. 15.75" X 11.75". (AFA 350)
Weiss Auctions
Dec. 08, 2010
BUCK BROWN
Est: $400 - $600
BUCK BROWN Before you, I always felt dirt..., June 1963, p. 174 Pen and ink on paper, signed 14½ x 11 in. (36.8 x 28 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 08, 2010
BUCK BROWN
Est: $400 - $600
BUCK BROWN If this weren't the Renaissance..., December 1968, p. 119 Acrylic on board, signed 15 x 20 in. (38 x 50.8 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 08, 2010
BUCK BROWN
Est: $400 - $600
BUCK BROWN Well Martha, there goes the egg money..., August 1967, p. 159 Acrylic on board, signed 15 x 20 in. (38 x 50.8 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 15, 2009
BUCK BROWN (American, 1936-2007) Playboy cartoon,
Est: $200 - $400
BUCK BROWN (American, 1936-2007) Playboy cartoon, preliminary illustration Ink on paper 10 x 8 in. Signed upper right Caption: "You've been in here screwing since morning. Surely you don't consider that an eight-hour day."
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 15, 2008
BUCK BROWN (American 1936 - 2007) Playboy cartoon
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
BUCK BROWN (American 1936 - 2007) Playboy cartoon illustration, May 1973 Gouache on paper 10 x 8 in. Signed lower right Caption: "Actually, Miss Hilliard, I thought we'd have a little dinner first."
Heritage Auctions