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Illustrator, Caricaturist, Painter, b. 1893 - d. 1945

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    • LEIF'S DISCOVER OF AMERICA JOHAN BULL (1893-1945)
      Feb. 27, 2020

      LEIF'S DISCOVER OF AMERICA JOHAN BULL (1893-1945)

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Johan Bull (Norwegian 1893-1945) Leif's Discover of America. A complete ready to print manuscript with dozens of color drawings. Drawings Johan Bull. Text is not attributed. With leather covers Estate of John and Elaine Steinbeck

      Curated Estates
    • JOHAN BULL (1893-1945). FOR NORGES DELTAGELSE I DE OLYMPISKE LEKE. Window card. Circa 1932. 22x14 inches, 55x35 cm.
      Feb. 13, 2020

      JOHAN BULL (1893-1945). FOR NORGES DELTAGELSE I DE OLYMPISKE LEKE. Window card. Circa 1932. 22x14 inches, 55x35 cm.

      Est: $700 - $1,000

      JOHAN BULL (1893-1945) FOR NORGES DELTAGELSE I DE OLYMPISKE LEKE. Window card. Circa 1932. 22x14 inches, 55 3/4x35 1/2 cm. Condition B+ / A-: slight water staining, flaking and darkening at edges; minor abrasions in margins and image; pin holes in corners. Mounted on display board. A promotion for the Norwegian American Olympic Committee seeking contributions to help send Norwegian athletes to Lake Placid in 1932. Bull was born in Oslo but moved to America in 1925 and began contributing cartoons to The New Yorker.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 2 gouaches on paper, 520 x 335 mm & 358 x 465 mm and one ink on plywood, 767 x 1038 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1938-40,
      Dec. 05, 2018

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 2 gouaches on paper, 520 x 335 mm & 358 x 465 mm and one ink on plywood, 767 x 1038 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1938-40,

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 2 gouaches on paper, 520 x 335 mm & 358 x 465 mm and one ink on plywood, 767 x 1038 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1938-40, two on paper are framed, stray mark, one laid down to board, edgewear.Two depict Odin and one depicts Thor. Two are in a geometric style not unlike 8-bit graphics, albeit decades before the home computer age.

      Bonhams
    • BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 4 gouache on board or paper illustrations, 383 x 507 mm to 225 x 350 mm, signed ("Johan Bull"), 1938-1940,
      Dec. 05, 2018

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 4 gouache on board or paper illustrations, 383 x 507 mm to 225 x 350 mm, signed ("Johan Bull"), 1938-1940,

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 4 gouache on board or paper illustrations, 383 x 507 mm to 225 x 350 mm, signed ("Johan Bull"), 1938-1940, a few stray marks, one piece evenly toned.A arresting and colorful group of unpublished work in a geometric style that brings to mind 8-bit computer graphics, but probably more accurately Navaho rugs and pre-Columbian art. The pieces depict mainly Norse legends, but one depicts a Southwestern scene.

      Bonhams
    • BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 5 gouache on paper illustrations, 561 x 781 mm to 466 x 618 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1940-41,
      Dec. 05, 2018

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 5 gouache on paper illustrations, 561 x 781 mm to 466 x 618 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1940-41,

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 5 gouache on paper illustrations, 561 x 781 mm to 466 x 618 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1940-41, some edgewear, but generally very good to excellent.Four illustrations: one for Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, 2 with circus scenes, one entitled "Danse Macabre" depicting 3 skeletons dancing to the music of 3 contrabassists being led by a conductor, and one still life of a cattle skull and a collection of books.

      Bonhams
    • BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Gouache on paper, 560 x 785 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1939, depicting New York Presbyterian Hospital,
      Dec. 05, 2018

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Gouache on paper, 560 x 785 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1939, depicting New York Presbyterian Hospital,

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Gouache on paper, 560 x 785 mm, signed ("Johann Bull"), 1939, depicting New York Presbyterian Hospital, excellent condition.An atmospheric depiction of this New York City landmark.

      Bonhams
    • BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. In the Back-Yard and the Cellar. Original mock-up for a children's book, gouache on paper and type written slips laid to board, 251 x 381 mm, 15 total layouts and mock-up front cover on board, c. 1930,
      Dec. 05, 2018

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. In the Back-Yard and the Cellar. Original mock-up for a children's book, gouache on paper and type written slips laid to board, 251 x 381 mm, 15 total layouts and mock-up front cover on board, c. 1930,

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. In the Back-Yard and the Cellar. Original mock-up for a children's book, gouache on paper and type written slips laid to board, 251 x 381 mm, 15 total layouts and mock-up front cover on board, c. 1930, toned, chips around edges.A label on the back cover lists Fred A. Wish, Inc. as the agency handling submissions of Bull's apparently unpublished book. Also included are three matted designs for the front cover layout.

      Bonhams
    • BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 12 original illustrations, various mediums, on paper or board, 386 x 498 mm to 175 x 152 mm, signed ("Johan Bull" or "J.B."), 1929-1930s, depicting tennis scenes,
      Dec. 05, 2018

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 12 original illustrations, various mediums, on paper or board, 386 x 498 mm to 175 x 152 mm, signed ("Johan Bull" or "J.B."), 1929-1930s, depicting tennis scenes,

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      BULL, JOHAN. 1893-1945. Group of 12 original illustrations, various mediums, on paper or board, 386 x 498 mm to 175 x 152 mm, signed ("Johan Bull" or "J.B."), 1929-1930s, depicting tennis scenes, editor's marks, some toning, pasteaction, stray marks.Johan Bull was known for his tennis illustrations and it's clear that a number of the above illustrations were published including in the New Yorker as indicated by a stamp on the verso of one and a note on another which depicts tennis star Jean Borotra in action. Other athletes depicted include Bill Tilden, Suzanne Lenglen, John Doeg, Watson Washburn, Vincent Richards, Helen Wills, Helen Jacobs, Molla Mallory and Phoebe Holcroft Watson and Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin.

      Bonhams
    • JOHAN BULL ORIGINAL PEN & INK NEW YORKER c.1930
      May. 31, 2015

      JOHAN BULL ORIGINAL PEN & INK NEW YORKER c.1930

      Est: $400 - $600

      Framed original pen and ink by Johan Bull c. 1930. New Yorker Staff Illustrator. Given to his friend and colleague, R. John Holmgren, in the 1930s. PROVENANCE: The Estate of R. John Holmgren. Born in Oslo, Norway in 1893, Johan Bull died in Stowe, Vermont in 1945. Johan Bull (was a self-taught artist and etcher and worked from 1918-1925 for Norway’s largest newspaper The Oslo Aftenposten. He came to America in 1925 on a visit. By chance he went to the office of the New Yorker magazine, which had started four months earlier. Harold Ross asked him to go on an assignment to illustrate a sports event. He stayed in New York, became a staff illustrator for the New Yorker and contributed cartoons and illustrations to many publications including Colliers, The New York Times and The New Yorker. He was especially known for his sports scenes. Measures 14.50x14x1. Wt. 3 Pds

      Charleston Estate Auctions
    • JOHAN BULL ORIGINAL IULLUSTRATION NEW YORKER c.1930
      May. 31, 2015

      JOHAN BULL ORIGINAL IULLUSTRATION NEW YORKER c.1930

      Est: $400 - $600

      Framed rare original watercolor illustration by Johan Bull for the New Yorker Magazine.Given to his friend and colleague, R. John Holmgren, in the 1930s. PROVENANCE: The Estate of R. John Holmgren. Born in Oslo, Norway in 1893, Johan Bull died in Stowe, Vermont in 1945. Johan Bull (was a self-taught artist and etcher and worked from 1918-1925 for Norway’s largest newspaper The Oslo Aftenposten. He came to America in 1925 on a visit. By chance he went to the office of the New Yorker magazine, which had started four months earlier. Harold Ross asked him to go on an assignment to illustrate a sports event. He stayed in New York, became a staff illustrator for the New Yorker and contributed cartoons and illustrations to many publications including Colliers, The New York Times and The New Yorker. He was especially known for his sports scenes.

      Charleston Estate Auctions
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