Richard Felton Outcault Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Richard Felton Outcault Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 29, 2023
Richard Felton Outcault (1863 – 1928) Newspaper Cartoon Full Page
Est: $100 - $200
Richard Felton Outcault (1863 – 1928) Newspaper Cartoon Full Page 'Home-Sweet-Home's The Sweetest Place'. An American cartoonist. He was the creator of the series The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown and is considered a key pioneer of the modern comic strip. IMPORTANT: NO In-House Shipping, Please read our shipping terms for provider.
Absolute Auction Gallery
Oct. 28, 2023
The Yellow Kid by Richard Outcault Wood Panel
Est: $100 - $200
Carved figural wood plaque of THE YELLOWÊKID.ÊThe Yellow Kid was the first comic character and was created by famous cartoonist Richard Outcault. Measuring approx 9.25" x 4" wide. Novelty item from possibly the Cartoon Art Hall of Fame. See photos.ÊProvenance: Private Nashville TN estate. The Yellow Kid by Richard Felton Outcault (1863-1928) is generally held to be the character that gave birth to American comic strips. The Kid, later named Mickey Dugan by Outcault, was a smallish figure dressed in a nightshirt who roamed the streets of New YorkÊin company with other urchins. The Yellow Kid was not a Comic strip,Êrather he appeared as a character in a series of large single panel color comic illustrations in the New YorkÊWorldÊwith the more or less continuous running titleÊHogan's Alley.ÊTheÊWorldÊpublished the first of these illustrations,ÊAt the Circus in Hogan's Alley,Êon May 5, 1895. The newspaper's readers, it seems, singled out the Kid as a distinctive character and his popularity led other artists to create similar characters. In short succession these actions gave rise to the comic strip. Outcault was born in Lancaster, Ohio and studied design in Cincinnati before joining the laboratories of Thomas Edison as an illustrator in 1888. By 1890 Outcault combined employment as an illustrator on theÊElectrical World,Êa trade journal, with freelance cartoon work for illustrated humor journals such asÊPuck, Judge, Life,ÊandÊTruth.ÊThe Kid's genesis lay in the genre of city urchin cartoons made popular by these journals. In particular Outcault drew inspiration from Michael Angelo Woolf's work.
Premier Auction Galleries
Oct. 28, 2023
Richard Outcault THE YELLOW KID Colored Lithograph
Est: $200 - $400
Cartoonist art litho set in ornate period oak frame measuring approx 31" tall x 26" wide and image sight size approx 14" x 10". Normal use and wear throughout as shown. Original auction tag on verso from James D Julia Auction in Maine which sold a large portion of Richards collection, see photos. Provenance: Private Nashville TN estate.
Premier Auction Galleries
Oct. 28, 2023
Richard Outcault THE YELLOW KID Colored Lithograph
Est: $200 - $400
Cartoonist art litho set in ornate period oak frame measuring approx 31" tall x 26" wide and image sight size approx 14" x 10". Normal use and wear throughout as shown. Original auction tag on verso from James D Julia Auction in Maine which sold a large portion of Richards collection, see photos.ÊProvenance: Private Nashville TN estate.
Premier Auction Galleries
Oct. 28, 2023
Richard Outcault THE YELLOW KID Colored Lithograph
Est: $200 - $400
Cartoonist art litho set in ornate period oak frame measuring approx 31" tall x 26" wide and image sight size approx 14" x 10". Normal use and wear throughout as shown. Original auction tag on verso from James D Julia Auction in Maine which sold a large portion of Richards collection, see photos.Ê Provenance: Private Nashville TN estate.
Premier Auction Galleries
Oct. 28, 2023
3 Cent Brucker Boghein Yellow Kid Cigar Advertising
Est: $150 - $300
Framed gold foil cut back cigar advertising forÊBrucker BogheinÊof Philadelphia. Shows the full bodied THE YELLOW KID carton character by Richard Outcault. SAY GET THE HIGH TONED 3 cent Cigar set under glass in black and gold trim frame. Measuring approx 19" tall x 10" wide overall and in very good condition. Provenance: Private Nashville TN estate.
Premier Auction Galleries
Oct. 28, 2023
Richard Outcault Raw Wood Bust of THE YELLOW KID
Est: $200 - $400
Carved wood sculpture of THE YELLOW KID head bust. Raw wood head that features Richard Outcault's famous Yellow Kid face, possibly prototype or model for that character. No signatures found, measuring approx 13" tall x 12" wide. Provenance: Private Nashville TN estate. See photos.
Premier Auction Galleries
Jul. 16, 2023
Richard F. Outcault - "Poor Lil' Mose," 1901-02
Est: $300 - $500
Richard Felton Outcault (American, 1863-1928). Eight "Poor Lil' Mose" Comics, New York Herald, 1901-02. Comprising "PORE LIL' MOSE: HE BUILDS AN AIRSHIP," 1901; "PORE LIL' MOSE: AT CONEY ISLAND," 1901; "PORE LIL' MOSE: HE COMES TO NEW YORK," 1901; "PORE LIL' MOSE: AT CENTRAL PARK," 1901; "PORE LIL' MOSE: HE SPENDS A WEEK ON THE FARM," 1901; "PORE LIL' MOSE TALKS TO THE ANIMALS," 1901; "PORE LIL' MOSE: HE TREATS HIS FRIENDS TO SODA WATER," 1902; and "LIL' MOSE'S PET CHICKEN," n.d., (Seven: 9.875 x 13.75 inches; One 7.875 x 14.125 inches, sight). Frame: H: 16.125 in., W: 20 in., D: .75 in.
Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Inc.
Apr. 07, 2022
Outcault, Richard Felton: Buster Brown Abroad
Est: €60 - €90
Outcault, Richard Felton. Buster Brown Abroad. 5 Bl., 67 S. Mit 35 teils ganzseitigen Textillustrationen. 26 x 20 cm. Illustr. OLeinenband. London und Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, (1904). -- Erste Ausgabe des frühen Comic-Bandes. Die durch Outcault berühmt gewordene Buster-Brown-Figur reist hier u.a. auch nach Basel, Luzern und Ingelheim. – Wohlerhaltenes Exemplar.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 19, 2020
Richard Outcault, Buster Brown Sunday Art Page
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Original Hand Colored Buster Brown Sunday Art Page. Bottom edge dated April 9. Approx. 19-3/8" x 21". Features 12 panels, including 6 with hand colored details. Minor edge and corner wear, small tears, etc.
Weiss Auctions
May. 07, 2020
Richard Outcault (1863-1928) Buster Brown Original
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Hand Colored Specialty Piece for the Month of April. Dated 1906. Buster, Tige and a Female Companion Appear. 10" x 15".
Weiss Auctions
May. 07, 2020
Richard Outcault (1863-1928) Buster Brown Original
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
Original Sunday Page Topper. Hand Colored. Great Image of Buster Brown and Tige. 8" x 21 1/2".
Weiss Auctions
May. 07, 2020
Richard Outcault. (1863-1928) Buster Brown Sunday.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Original Hand Colored Buster Brown Sunday Page. November 8th dated. 19 3/8" x 26". Ten of the panels are hand colored.
Weiss Auctions
May. 07, 2020
Richard Outcault. (1863-1928) Buster Brown Sunday.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Original Hand Colored Buster Brown Sunday Page. December 14th dated. 19 3/8" x 26". All of the panels are hand colored.
Weiss Auctions
Jan. 28, 2020
Outcault (Richard Felton)
Est: £300 - £400
Outcault (Richard Felton) Buster Brown and Company, lacking title, first leave loose with tears, re-backed, original boards laid down, n.d; Buster Brown and his Dog Tige, last 4 leaves loose, top board detached, top board worn and rubbed, Cupples & Leon, 1905; Real Buster and the Only Mary-Jane, illustrated title, top board detached, corners damaged with loss, some creasing, W & R Chambers, 1908; Buster Brown’s Amusing Capers, lacking title, small closed tears to first page, board rubbed with loss to corners, Cupples & Leon, [1908]; Buster Brown in Foreign Lands, inner hinge reinforced, Dean & Sons, 1912; Buster Brown and His Pets, re-backed, inner joint reinforced, slight creasing to board, Dean & Sons, 1913; Buster Brown’s Funny Tricks, marginal toning, re-backed, original boards reinforced on inner joint, boards rubbed, crease through board centre, Dean & Sons, 1914; ,original pictorial boards, corners damaged, oblong folio; with Upton (Florence K., Bertha) The Golliwogg’s Fox-Hunt, illustrated in colour throughout, original pictorial boards, dust jacket, small chips and teats, oblong 4to, Longmans, Green & co., [c.1920] (8) *** Buster Brown comic strips first appeared in ‘The New York Herald’. Tighe, Buster Brown’s boston terrier, is the first talking pet in American cartoons.
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 23, 2019
Richard Outcault. Smithy Sunday Topper.
Est: $1,800 - $2,400
September 24th 1916. Watercolor, Ink over Graphite. 8 1/2' x 19 1/2". Scarce Piece of Original Comic Art.
Weiss Auctions
Oct. 23, 2019
Richard Outcault (1863 - 1928) Original Sunday.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
September 24th 1916 Original Sunday Page with Hand Colored Highlights. Watercolor and Ink over Graphite. These are Quite Scarce. 20" x 21". Buster Brown and Tige Appear Throughout.
Weiss Auctions
Sep. 10, 2018
1908 Buster Brown Comic Page by Richard Outcault
Est: -
Lancaster, OH
DAF Auction, Inc.
Nov. 05, 2016
Outcault, Richard Felton. Be it ever so humble ... Lithographie auf Karton.
Est: €400 - €600
Outcault, Richard Felton. Be it ever so humble ... Lithographie auf Karton. Unten rechts im Druck signiert und mit Copyright "G.M. Baxley" versehen. 1903. Blattgröße: 30,5 x 76 cm. Die Lithographie des amerikanischen Comiczeichners und Illustrators stellt ein Notenblatt zum Klassiker "Home! Sweet Home!" dar, wobei die Linien von einem Holzzaun und die Noten von den Köpfen schwarzer Kinder gebildet werden, während unter einem Violinschlüssel aus Ästen eine Insektenband munter musiziert. Der Text am unteren Rand zitiert die zweite Zeile des von John Howard Payne verfassten Liedes mit kleineren lautmalerischen Abwandlungen. - Der Schöpfer so bekannter Comic-Figuren wie "Buster Brown" und "The Yellow Kid" prägte mit letzterer nicht nur den englischen Begriff "Yellow Press", sondern gilt vor allem als Pionier des modernen Comic Strips. - Minimal angestaubt und insbesondere im Randbereich leicht fleckig, ein etwa 2,5 cm großer Wasserrand unten rechts, Kanten etwas unregelmäßig beschnitten.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Sep. 28, 2016
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) Caricature study with annotation 'And Yours Too Buster', si
Est: £100 - £200
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) Caricature study with annotation 'And Yours Too Buster', signed, pen and inks, 11.5 x 13.5cm; and one further similar by Henry Meyer (1868-1954) annotated - 'Maurice - Be - A - Good Boy - I was' (2)
Mallams
Aug. 09, 2016
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928. A Bad Cat,
Est: $500 - $700
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928. "A Bad Cat," pen and ink on Bristol board, 330 x 445 mm, titled, captioned and signed "RF Outcault" lower right, soiled with pinpricks. Published: Half-page cartoon for the "Comic Section," The New York Herald. Provenance: Alfred B. Hunt.
Bonhams
Dec. 13, 2015
Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928), "Poor Lil Mose - He Builds an Airship," "Poor Lil Mose - His Pet Monkey Meets an Old Acquaintance,"...
Est: $250 - $450
Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928), "Poor Lil Mose - He Builds an Airship," "Poor Lil Mose - His Pet Monkey Meets an Old Acquaintance," "Poor Lil Mose - On the Speedway," and "Poor Lil Mose - He Visits the Harlem Heights," 1901, group of four colored comic strips, presented in gilt frames, H.- 10 in., W.- 13 7/8 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Oct. 24, 2015
RICHARD OUTCAULT (1863-1928) BUSTER BROWN | Richard Outcault (1863-1928)
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
(Sunday Page - 18 octobre 1904) Après avoir quasiment inventé la bande dessinée moderne avec le Yellow Kid à la fin du XIXème siècle, Richard Felton Outcault imagine au tout début des années 1900 le personnage de Buster Brown pour les Sunday pages du New York Herald, créant au passage le premier chien doté de parole dans la bande dessinée, le compagnon de Buster, Tige. Tout est à inventer à cette époque. Pourtant, Outcault maîtrise déjà parfaitement le rythme du gaufrier, la stylisation du dessin, la mise en scène des personnages. Et ses indications de mise en couleurs achèvent de faire de cette planche un lot d’exception.
Sotheby's
Jun. 23, 2015
* Richard Felton Outcault, (American, 1863-1928), Sunday World New York Feb. 9th
Est: $500 - $700
Richard Felton Outcault (American, 1863-1928) Sunday World New York Feb. 9th color lithographic print on paper
Hindman
Jun. 23, 2015
* Richard Felton Outcault, (American, 1863-1928), Sunday World, New York, February 9th, 1896
Est: $400 - $600
Richard Felton Outcault (American, 1863-1928) Sunday World, New York, February 9th, 1896 color lithograph 17 x 10 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Jun. 23, 2015
* Richard Felton Outcault, (American, 1863-1928), New York Journal's Colored Comic Supplement "In Gay New York"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Richard Felton Outcault (American, 1863-1928) New York Journal's Colored Comic Supplement "In Gay New York" color lithograph 24 1/2 × 17 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 17, 2014
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928). BUSTER BROWN'S OPINION OF THE BURR MCINTOSH MONTHLY. Circa 1903. 14x7 inches, 35x18 cm.
Est: $500 - $750
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) BUSTER BROWN'S OPINION OF THE BURR MCINTOSH MONTHLY. Circa 1903. 14x7 1/4 inches, 35 1/2x18 1/2 cm. Condition A-: minor creases and abrasions in margins. Printed on card. Outcault, who brought the world Hogan's Alley and The Yellow Kid, also created Buster Brown, who first appeared in 1902. Outcault is considered the father of the modern comic strip. The Burr McIntosh Monthly published between 1903 and 1910. The magazine was bound with a ribbon run through holes in each page so that readers could conveniently remove pages and hang them as art in the their homes. Buster Brown appeared frequently in the pages of the magazine, both in full page images and in little vignettes accompanying ads, and perhaps, most famously, in the pictorial series Buster Brown and his Bubble. This rare/span poster is previously unreferenced.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2014
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928). THE YELLOW KID / IN MCFADDEN'S FLATS. 1896. 18x12 inches, 45x30 cm. G.W. Dillingham Co., New York
Est: $600 - $900
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) THE YELLOW KID / IN MCFADDEN'S FLATS. 1896. 18x12 inches, 45 3/4x30 1/2 cm. G.W. Dillingham Co., New York. Condition A-: tear at bottom edge into text; creases in margins and image and along horizontal fold; pencil notation in bottom margin. Paper.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2014
ARCHIE GUNN (1863-1930) & RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928). NEW YORK JOURNAL'S COLORED COMIC SUPPLEMENT. 1896. 15x20 inches, 38x52
Est: $800 - $1,200
ARCHIE GUNN (1863-1930) & RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) NEW YORK JOURNAL'S COLORED COMIC SUPPLEMENT. 1896. 15x20 1/2 inches, 38x52 cm. H.A. Thomas & Wylie Lith. Co., N.Y. Condition A-: minor tears at edges; creases in margins and image and along vertical fold. Paper. One in a series of ads for The New York Journal in which The Yellow Kid appears with a beautiful companion. Hearst combined two of the stellar attractions of the newspaper: the showgirls drawn by Archie Gunn to illustrate articles on the New York musical comedy scene and Outcault's cult favorite, The Yellow Kid. Several images combining the best of both of these artists appeared throughout 1896, as illustrations in the newspaper and as posters. rare/span.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2014
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928). THE NEW YORK SUNDAY JOURNAL. 1897. 15x20 inches, 38x50 cm. H.A. Thomas & Wylie, Lith. Co., New Yor
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) THE NEW YORK SUNDAY JOURNAL. 1897. 15x20 inches, 38x50 3/4 cm. H.A. Thomas & Wylie, Lith. Co., New York. Condition A-: minor tears at edges; minor creases in margins and image; light time-staining in upper right corner. Paper. The Yellow Kid was one of the earliest, and certainly the most popular of all early American comic characters. At its heart was social commentary about New York, presented in a humorous and irreverent manner. The New York World newspaper, owned by Joseph Pulitzer, was among the first to print in color and to run comics. On May 5th, 1895, Outcault ran the first strip featuring The Yellow Kid, called Hogan's Alley. Such was the success of his character with the public, that one year later, William Randolph Hearst poached Outcault to come work for his newspaper, The New York Journal. Here, The Yellow Kid is out for a sleigh ride of sorts through Madison Square Park - the second Madison Square Garden, with Augustus Saint Gaudens' Statue of Diana visible rising above the trees in the background. The issue being advertised is Sunday, January 31, 1897, which featured a Hogan's Alley comic entitled Mickey and His Friends Hobnob with Royalty.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 11, 2013
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.- "A Bad Cat,"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
"A Bad Cat," pen and ink on Bristol board, 330 x 445 mm, titled, captioned and signed "RF Outcault" lower right, soiled with pinpricks. Published : Half-page cartoon for the "Comic Section," The New York Herald . Provenance : Alfred B. Hunt.
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2013
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.- "Resolved!"
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
"Resolved!" watercolor and ink over graphite, 394 x 203 mm, signed "RF Outcault" lower left, some soiling and discoloring on verso with marginal chips, tears, and residue from previous mat. Provenance : Alfred B. Hunt. Due to the great volume of fan mail he received weekly, R.F. Outcault drew this fine announcement of Buster Brown and his dog Tige to be sent by the paper to his little correspondents instead of an individual personal reply. In full: "Resolved! That I love all my dear little friends even if I cannot find the time to answer their letters. Buster."
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2013
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.- "Buddy Tucker,"
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
"Buddy Tucker," pen and ink with blue pencil on Bristol board in 3 pieces, 380 x 534 mm, signed "RF Outcault" lower right, soiled. Published : Half-page cartoon for the "Comic Section," The New York Herald , May 14, 1905. Provenance : Alfred B. Hunt. This short-lived spin-off of "Buster Brown" recorded the innocent scrapes of a little messenger boy and his friend Botts the Bear. Outcault licensed the character as he did the Yellow Kid and Buster Brown, so there were Buddy Tucker boots, suits, crockery and other merchandise. He was never as popular as the other two characters, so when the readership lagged, Outcault introduced Buddy to Alice in Wonderland who took him on storybook adventures such as visiting Randolph Caldecott's The House that Jack Built . Reprinted in Buddy Tucker and His Friends (New York: Cupples & Leon, 1906.)
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2013
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.- "Buster Brown in Mischief Again," pen and ink on Bristol board, 565 x 432 mm, some soiling with pinpricks.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
"Buster Brown in Mischief Again," pen and ink on Bristol board, 565 x 432 mm, some soiling with pinpricks. Published : Full-page cartoon for the "Comic Section," The New York Herald , October 22, 1905. Provenance : Alfred B. Hunt.
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2013
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.- "Buster Brown and Tige, etc.,"
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
"Buster Brown and Tige, etc.," pen and ink on Bristol board, 596 x 457 mm, some soiling with pinpricks. Published : full-page cartoon for the "Comic Section," The New York Herald , October 1, 1905. Provenance : Alfred B. Hunt.
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2013
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.- "Buster Brown," pen and ink on Bristol board, 584 x 450 mm, some soiling, discoloring and pinpricks.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
"Buster Brown," pen and ink on Bristol board, 584 x 450 mm, some soiling, discoloring and pinpricks. Published : Full-page cartoon for the "Comic Section," The New York Herald , September 17, 1905. WITH: "Buster Brown on his Uncle Jack's Farm," color proof, 535 x 400 mm, New York Herald , 1904. Provenance : Alfred B. Hunt. This and the following two drawings record events on Buster's visit to his Aunt Emeline and Uncle Jack's estate in Lenox, Mass. R.F. Outcault invented the American comic strip during the New York newspaper wars of the 1890s. While Joseph Pulitzer was battling with William Randolph Hearst for the supremacy of the World over the Journal , Outcault introduced a single panel strip set in Hogan's Alley in Pulitzer's Sunday supplement in 1895. The World's printer decided to use a new yellow ink on the night shirt of one of the slum urchins and "The Yellow Kid" was born. His weekly sardonic messages scrawled on the nightshirt grew so popular that the next year Hearst hired Outcault out from under Pulitzer to draw "The Yellow Kid" for him. Then Pulitzer had staff artist George Luks draw another "The Yellow Kid," and from this competition arose the term "yellow journalism" to describe any sensational journalism like that practiced by both Pulitzer and Hearst. Outcault retired "The Yellow Kid" when he moved over to the more genteel New York Herald . He now introduced a little middle class boy named Buster Brown and his dog Tige. Based in part on the cartoonist's own son, Buster got into all sorts of mischief every week and always got paddled by his Ma just before the final panel. The strip had no greater fan than young Vladimir Nabokov: "Every episode ended in a tremendous spanking for Buster, which was administered by his wasp-waisted but powerful Ma, who used a slipper, a hairbrush, a brittle umbrella, anything—even the bludgeon of a helpful policeman—and drew puffs of dust from the seat of his pants. As I had never experienced corporal punishment in any form whatsoever, those pictures conveyed to me the impression of strange, exotic tortures, no different from, say, the burying of a trussed live criminal up to his chin in torrid desert sand." A brilliant self-promoter, Outcault licensed Buster and Tige for all sorts of products, the most enduring being Buster Brown Shoes.
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2013
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.- "The girl, a dog, and her mother's hat,"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
"The girl, a dog, and her mother's hat," pen and ink and dry brush on Bristol board, 255 x 570 mm, some soiling with pinprick, tear to upper edge. Published : Half-page cartoon for the "Comic Section", The New York Herald , 1901. WITH: "How Towser Lost his Taste for Music", color proof, 410 x 315 mm, soiled, marginal chips, New York Herald , 1901. Provenance : Alfred B. Hunt.
Bonhams
May. 13, 2013
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928). THE NEW YORK SUNDAY JOURNAL. 1897. 15x20 inches, 28x50 cm. H.A. Thomas & Wylie, Lith. Co., New Yor
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) THE NEW YORK SUNDAY JOURNAL. 1897. 15x20 inches, 28x50 3/4 cm. H.A. Thomas & Wylie, Lith. Co., New York. Condition B / B-: tears, losses and staining at edges, some affecting image; creases and abrasions in margins and image; vertical fold. Paper. The Yellow Kid was one of the earliest, and certainly the most popular of all early American comic characters. At its heart was social commentary about New York, presented in a humorous and irreverent manner. The New York World newspaper, owned by Joseph Pulitzer, was among the first to print in color and to run comics, and on May 5th, 1895, Outcault ran the first strip featuring The Yellow Kid, called "Hogan's Alley." Such was the success of his character with the public that one year later William Randolph Hearst poached Outcault to come work for his newspaper, The New York Journal. Here, The Yellow Kid is out for a sleigh ride of sorts through Madison Square Park - the second Madison Square Garden, with Augustus Saint Gaudens' Statue of Diana visible rising above the trees in the background. The issue being advertised is Sunday, January 31, 1897, which featured a "Hogan's Alley" comic entitled "Mickey and His Friends Hobnob with Royalty" (Mickey Dugan was The Yellow Kid's real name). rare/span
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 06, 2012
The Yellow Kid / McFadden’s Flats. 1896
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) Size: 12 x 18 in./30.6 x 45.8 cm One of the subsequent Yellow Kid spin-offs produced by Outcault for William Randolph Hearst was McFadden’s Row of Flats. Running from October 18, 1896 to January 10 of the following year, it has been collected in its entirety here for a post-series book.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Sep. 06, 2012
New York Sunday Journal / The Yellow Kid. 1897
Est: $800 - $1,000
Artist: RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) Size: 20 x 15 1/8 in./50.6 x 38.4 cm H.A. Thomas & Wylie, N.Y. Around the World with the Yellow Kid followed our protagonist on a world tour much like the famed American journalist Nellie Bly. Here, he and his motley companions are about to have a run-in with Queen Victoria, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and two other world leaders. Outcault would go on to create another comic strip character that became an even-better known and enduring promotional icon: Buster Brown.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Sep. 06, 2012
High Admiral. 1896
Est: $800 - $1,000
Artist: RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) Size: 15 1/8 x 23 5/8 in./38.3 x 60 cm Otis F. Wood, NYC The Yellow Kid was the first comic strip character to achieve a popularity that not only increased the sales of newspapers carrying him, but also to demonstrate that a comic strip character could be merchandised profitably. In fact, for these two reasons, his creator, Richard Felton Outcault is generally credited with permanently establishing the comic strip and making it a part of American society. The Yellow Kid was a bald, snaggletoothed child with a goofy grin in a yellow nightshirt – a hand-me-down from his sister – who hung around in a ghetto alley filled with equally odd characters, mostly other children. The kid habitually spoke in a ragged, peculiar slum argot printed on his shirt, a device meant to lampoon advertising billboards of the day. The Kid's head was drawn wholly shaved as if having been recently ridden of lice. Here, he is being used to promote High Admiral cigarettes in this in-store display.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Aug. 13, 2011
RICHARD F. OUTCAULT [1863-1923], PRINT ON CLOTH"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
RICHARD F. OUTCAULT [1863-1923], PRINT ON CLOTH" WITH HAND-COLORING, 1904, 28" X 20", BUSTER" BROWN: Printed Buster Brown cartoon on a linen bag, signed lower left, copyright 1904." Richard Felton Outcault, 1863-1923.
DuMouchelles
Nov. 19, 2010
Richard F. Outcault Buster Brown and Tige Illustration
Est: -
Richard F. Outcault Buster Brown and Tige Illustration Original Art (c. 1910). Buster Brown spends some time with his best friend Tige in this heartfelt ink drawing by Richard F. Outcault, creator of the Yellow Kid and a pioneer in comic strip history. This drawing has an image area of 12.5" x 9.5", and aside from paper tanning, soiling, and some light striking along the edges, it is in Good condition.
Heritage Auctions
Apr. 20, 2010
Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928), evening at the world's columbian exposition, chicago 1893, Signed lower right, "R.F. Outcault." gouac
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928) evening at the world's columbian exposition, chicago 1893 Signed lower right, "R.F. Outcault." gouache, framed. 29 x 43 1/8 in.(sight)
Freeman's | Hindman
Apr. 17, 2010
RICHARD F. OUTCAULT (American, 1863-1928). LANDSCAPE WITH FENCE, signed and dated '87 lower right. Watercolor.
Est: $500 - $700
RICHARD F. OUTCAULT (American, 1863-1928). LANDSCAPE WITH FENCE, signed and dated '87 lower right. Watercolor - Framed, sight: 8 1/4 in. x 11 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Oct. 19, 2009
OUTCAULT, RICHARD FELTON. 1863-1928.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Original illustration, pen and ink and watercolor on stiff paper, 13 ¾ x 9 inches, signed ("R.F. Outcault"), May 12, 1907, featuring the Yellow Kid holding up a glass, matted, some slight fading to red, mount residue on verso. The Yellow Kid first appeared in the Outcault-penned Hogan's Alley cartoon about a group of New York City tenement children. It was one of the earliest cartoons to run in a weekly Sunday color supplement. The character occasionally appeared in Outcault's later strips, including Buster Brown. This example with the character's yellow nightshirt inscribed: "Well hully gee. Here's to you." and then below: "I drew this picture just for you / and it's the best that I can do / Sincerely yours." Provenance: From the collection of M.B. Goldstone. See illustration on preceding page.
Bonhams
Nov. 09, 2008
New York Sunday Journal/The Yellow Kid.
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
New York Sunday Journal/The Yellow Kid. RICHARD FELTON OUTCAULT (1863-1928) H.A. Thomas & Wylie, N.Y. Cond A-/Slight tears at edges/P. Hully Gee! Who was the Yellow Kid? Quite simply the first successful comic strip character to achieve a popularity that not only increased the sales of newspapers carrying him, but also the first to demonstrate that a comic strip character could be merchandised profitably. In fact, for these two reasons, his creator, Richard Felton Outcault (1863-1928), is generally credited with permanently establishing the comic strip and making it a part of American society. The Yellow Kid was a bald, snaggletoothed child with a goofy grin in a yellow nightshirt-a hand me down from his sister-who hung around in a ghetto alley filled with equally odd characters, mostly other children-most of which can be seen in this poster for the New York Sunday Journal. The kid habitually spoke in a ragged, peculiar slum argot printed on his shirt, a device meant to lampoon advertising billboards of the day. The Kid's head was drawn wholly shaved as if having been recently ridden of lice-a common sight among New York's tenement ghetto children during the period. Around the World with the Yellow Kid-one of three strip series produced by Outcault between 1896 and 1898 (none of which lasted more than four months)-sent The Kid on a world tour in the manner of famed American journalist, Nellie Bly. That strip is hilariously promoted in this Outcault-inspired design, both in its cast of characters (from The Kid and his pals to Queen Victoria, Kaiser Wilhelm II and their cronies) to its not-so-subtle commentary ("Say wont we nock yoorop silly"). Outcault would go on to create another comic strip character that became an even-better known and enduring promotional icon-Buster Brown. 1897 20 x 15 in./51 x 38 cm
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 18, 2008
R.F. OUTCAULT (1863 - 1928 N.Y. N.Y.) PEN
Est: $6,000 - $10,000
R.F. OUTCAULT (1863 - 1928, N.Y., N.Y.) PEN AND INK ILLUSTRATION ART OF CHILDREN (EARLY BUSTER BROWN) SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 28" X 19"
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