Helen Wills Moody Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1906 - d. 1998

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  • Painting, Helen Wills Moody
    Jan. 16, 2022

    Painting, Helen Wills Moody

    Est: $300 - $500

    Helen Wills Moody Roark (American 1905-1998), "Cypress Point, Carmel, California," 1937, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, signed, titled and dated verso, board: 4.5"h x 9.5"w, overall (with frame): 5.5"h x 10.5"w. Note: Helen Newington Wills, also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She became famous for holding the top position in women's tennis for a total of nine years: 1927–33, 1935 and 1938.

    Clars Auctions
  • Moody, Helen Wills
    Feb. 19, 2021

    Moody, Helen Wills

    Est: €400 - €600

    (1905 Centerville - Carmel 1998). 7 Bl. Darstellungen von Tennisspielern. Kaltnadelradierungen, wohl 1920er Jahre. Meist 8°. Sign. "Helenwills". Unter Passep. mont. u. dort auf typogr. Zettel mit Namenszug, Technik u. Dargestelltem bez. Tls. leicht angestaubt. - ╔Dabei: Kirchner, Eugen╗(1865-1896). "Die Tennisspieler". Aquatintarad. der Ges. f. vervielfält. Kunst, um 1900. 19 x 23,5 cm. Mit typogr. bez. im Unterrand. Unter Passep. mont. - Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. - ╔21 weitere Bl.╗ zum Thema Tennis. Versch. Techniken, Formate, Künstler, etc. - Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. - Zus. 29 Bl. R

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • Moody, Helen Wills
    Dec. 12, 2020

    Moody, Helen Wills

    Est: €500 - €750

    (1905 Centerville - Carmel 1998). 7 Bl. Darstellungen von Tennisspielern. Kaltnadelradierungen, wohl 1920er Jahre. Meist 8°. Sign. "Helenwills". Unter Passep. mont. u. dort auf typogr. Zettel mit Namenszug, Technik u. Dargestelltem bez. Tls. leicht angestaubt. - ╔Dabei: Kirchner, Eugen╗(1865-1896). "Die Tennisspieler". Aquatintarad. der Ges. f. vervielfält. Kunst, um 1900. 19 x 23,5 cm. Mit typogr. bez. im Unterrand. Unter Passep. mont. - Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. - ╔21 weitere Bl.╗ zum Thema Tennis. Versch. Techniken, Formate, Künstler, etc. - Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. - Zus. 29 Bl. - D

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998) SELF PORTRAIT; PORTR
    Apr. 25, 2016

    Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998) SELF PORTRAIT; PORTR

    Est: £300 - £500

    Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998) SELF PORTRAIT; PORTRAIT OF LILI DE ALVAREZ (A PAIR) both signed in pencil and titled, woodcut prints depicting the two lady tennis players in action on the court, uniformly mounted, framed & glazed, overall 33 by 25.5cm., 13 by 10in.; sold together with a first edition copy of 'Tennis' by Helen Wills with illustrations by the author, d/j preserved, 8vo, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York & London, 1928 (3)

    Graham Budd Auctions
  • Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998)
    Nov. 10, 2014

    Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998) SELF PORTRAIT ON THE TENNIS COURT Signed, original pencil & watercolour drawing, 37.5 by 34.5cm., 15 by 13 1/2in. The image has been completed on what appears to be a piece of watercolour board which has a further landscape drawing by her on the reverse. Interestingly, there is also a hand written note which reads, "Reserved for Mr. Macauley". This may well be Lt. Col. A.D.C. 'Duncan' Macaulay (O.B.E.) an author and journalist who was once Secretary/Chief Executive to the All England Club, Wimbledon. Accompanied by a press photograph showing Helen Wills Moody at the Bernheim Art Galleries in Paris, at an exhibition of her work in 1932.

    Graham Budd Auctions
  • Helen Wills Moody
    Aug. 15, 2012

    Helen Wills Moody

    Est: $100 - $200

    Helen Wills Moody Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "For Robert Cluthe-Helen Wills Moody 1933," on an off-white sheet folded to a size of 5 x 3.25. In fine condition.

    RR Auction
  • HELEN WILLS MOODY - Current Bid: $50.00
    Dec. 16, 2010

    HELEN WILLS MOODY - Current Bid: $50.00

    Est: $100 - $150

    HELEN WILLS MOODY (1905-1998) Famed American tennis player who was ranked in the world's top ten for numerous years, achieving World No. 1 nine times as well. A.L.S. "Helen Wills" 1p. sm. 8vo., [n.p., n.d. but ca. 1920s], to the editor of the literary magazine The Forum, in part: "...I am just leaving for a short trip to Honolulu...I have no time to write a letter upon 'Are we happier than our grandmothers?'. But if it isn't too late, I can do it when I return...". Fine.

    Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
  • HELEN WILLS MOODY
    Jun. 04, 2010

    HELEN WILLS MOODY

    Est: $200 - $300

    HELEN WILLS MOODY (1905-1998) Famed American tennis player who was ranked in the world's top ten for numerous years, achieving World No. 1 nine times as well. A.L.S. "Helen Wills" 1p. sm. 8vo., [n.p., n.d. but ca. 1920s], to the editor of the literary magazine The Forum, in part: "...I am just leaving for a short trip to Honolulu...I have no time to write a letter upon 'Are we happier than our grandmothers?'. But if it isn't too late, I can do it when I return...". Fine.

    Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
  • OOB Amaryllis Helen Newington Wills CA 1936
    Feb. 07, 2010

    OOB Amaryllis Helen Newington Wills CA 1936

    Est: $600 - $800

    OOB - 'Amaryllis' by Helen Newington Wills (CA, 1905-1998), monogram lr, Grand Central Art Galleries, NYC label verso, lengthy June 1936 inscription from artist to Boston publisher Charles Parsons, a light impasto rendering in a gilt molded frame, SS: 15 3/4" x 11 1/2", OS: 19 3/4" x 11 1/2", fine condition. Also known as Helen Wills Moody, the painter was a very famous tennis player who won 31 Grand Slams and 2 Olympic gold medals from1928-1938, she was befriended by Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo, who used her as a model for many paintings and murals.

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
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