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  • PINKNEY, Jerry (American, 1939-2021). Original watercolor o...
    Dec. 01, 2022

    PINKNEY, Jerry (American, 1939-2021). Original watercolor o...

    Est: $400 - $600

    PINKNEY, Jerry (American, 1939-2021). Original watercolor of a hippopotamus, crocodile, poodle, spider and duck. 1975. Pen, ink, and watercolor on illustration board. Illustration for the Childcraft Dictionary. Pen, ink, and watercolor on paper, mounted onto illustration board for a 2-page layout. 15 x 11” With some production markings on mount, inkstamp and markings on verso.

    Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
  • PINKNEY, Jerry (American, 1939-2021). Original watercolor o...
    Dec. 01, 2022

    PINKNEY, Jerry (American, 1939-2021). Original watercolor o...

    Est: $500 - $700

    PINKNEY, Jerry (American, 1939-2021). Original watercolor of “Jack and the Beanstalk”. 1998. Pen, ink, and watercolor on illustration board. With production overlays. 12 x 9 ½”. With production markings and directions on recto and verso. With “World Book Publishing/Childcraft 1998 Childcraft Revision” sticker on verso. Excellent. Pinkney was a prominent and popular illustrator of children’s books, with nearly 100 credits. He was the first African-American illustrator to win the Caldecott Medal (2010) and has won numerous other awards.

    Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
  • JERRY PINKNEY (1939-2021) Ernest "Ernie" Davis.
    Jun. 09, 2022

    JERRY PINKNEY (1939-2021) Ernest "Ernie" Davis.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    JERRY PINKNEY (1939-2021) Ernest "Ernie" Davis. Watercolor and gouache on Bainbridge Board, circa 1970. 445x400 mm; 17 1/2x15 3/4 inches. Signed "J. Pinkney" in lower left image. Hinged to matte. Provenance: The Anthony and Davida Artis Collection of African-American Fine Art (Flint, MI). A fine portrait by Pinkney of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman trophy, in 1961. Jerry Pinkney, who died last year, leaving a tremendous and important body of work, won numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal for 2010, for which he was the first African-American artist to hold that honor. He was also the first illustrator to be honored with a full-scale retrospective of his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In addition to that, he served on the United States Postal Service Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee for a decade, from 1982 to 1992, and in 2003 was appointed to the National Council on the Arts/NEA, where he became an influential advocate for arts funding. Davis played college football for Syracuse University when they won the 1960 National Championship. He was the first pick in the 1962 NFL Draft, where he was selected by the Cleveland Browns, but was diagnosed with leukemia that same year. Davis died shortly thereafter, at the age of 23, without ever playing in a professional game. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939)
    Mar. 20, 2021

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939)

    Est: $300 - $500

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939), group of (2) illustrations to include: ''Caviar All Day Long'', ink and watercolor, signed lower right, ''Woman's Day Art Department'' label to verso, (toning, crease to left corner); and ''What People Overdo to Foods'', ink and watercolor, signed lower left, (glue bleed-through). Largest sheet 17-1/4''h, 18-1/4''w. Provenance: Acquired by present owner from the artist.

    South Bay Auctions Inc
  • JERRY PINKNEY (American, b.1939)
    Jan. 30, 2021

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b.1939)

    Est: $300 - $500

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b.1939), ''Kaleidoscope'', book cover illustration for ''The Houghton Mifflin Reader'', c. 1971, ink and watercolor on raised paper cut-outs, signed lower right. Jenny Fohr/Louis Shima gallery label adhered to verso, along with offset-printed cover proof. Float mounted and glazed in shadow box frame. Some fading. Sight 15-1/4''h, 15-1/4''w. Provenance: Acquired by present owner from the artist.

    South Bay Auctions Inc
  • JERRY PINKNEY (American, b.1939)
    Dec. 05, 2020

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b.1939)

    Est: $300 - $500

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b.1939), group of (4) children's book illustrations, c. 1970s, mixed media on paper, to include: wave with animal face, (laid to board, foxing, some toning); landscape with lamb and African tribesman, (laid to board, cut down, foxing, toning); living room with girl, (laid down, toning); and three beds with rug and child's shoes, (laid down, some waving, toning). Unsigned. Largest 14-3/4''h, 22-1/2''w. Provenance: Acquired by present owner from the artist.

    South Bay Auctions Inc
  • JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939)
    Dec. 05, 2020

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939)

    Est: $300 - $500

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939), group of (3) children's book illustrations of a beaver, mixed media on paper, with paper cut-out overlay, unsigned. Laid to board, minor toning, some with glue residue. Largest sheet 6-1/4''h, 7''w. Provenance: Acquired by present owner from the artist.

    South Bay Auctions Inc
  • JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939)
    Dec. 05, 2020

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939)

    Est: $400 - $600

    JERRY PINKNEY (American, b. 1939), portrait of Frederick Douglass, watercolor and pencil on wove paper laid down on illustration board, signed lower right. Stains, some fading and mat burn. Sight 15-1/2''h, 12-3/8''w. Inscription to verso: ''Frederick Douglas [sic] by Jerry Pinkney 1973, This illust. was made to prove to Seagam [sic] Distillers Co. of NYC that Pinkney was the best black artist in America to do their 1974 Black Historical Calendar''. Provenance: Acquired by present owner from the artist.

    South Bay Auctions Inc
  • Jerry Pinkney (b.1939 American) ''Forest Landscape'' Illustration Watercolor and Gouache on Paper 11''x16.5'' Sight. An original illustration artwork for one his children's books Signed l.r. Framed 20''x25.5''. Excellent condition.
    May. 07, 2020

    Jerry Pinkney (b.1939 American) ''Forest Landscape'' Illustration Watercolor and Gouache on Paper 11''x16.5'' Sight. An original illustration artwork for one his children's books Signed l.r. Framed 20''x25.5''. Excellent condition.

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney (b.1939 American) ''Forest Landscape'' Illustration Watercolor and Gouache on Paper 11''x16.5'' Sight. An original illustration artwork for one his children's books Signed l.r. Framed 20''x25.5''. Excellent condition.

    MBA Seattle Auction LLC
  • Jerry Pinkney (b.1939 American) ''Little Girl in Garden'' Illustration Watercolor and Gouache on Paper 8.5''x22'' Sight. An original illustration artwork for one his children's books Signed upper left. Framed 16.5''x29.5''. Excellent condition.
    May. 07, 2020

    Jerry Pinkney (b.1939 American) ''Little Girl in Garden'' Illustration Watercolor and Gouache on Paper 8.5''x22'' Sight. An original illustration artwork for one his children's books Signed upper left. Framed 16.5''x29.5''. Excellent condition.

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney (b.1939 American) ''Little Girl in Garden'' Illustration Watercolor and Gouache on Paper 8.5''x22'' Sight. An original illustration artwork for one his children's books Signed upper left. Framed 16.5''x29.5''. Excellent condition.

    MBA Seattle Auction LLC
  • Jerry Pinkney Portrait of Ernie Davis
    Nov. 24, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Portrait of Ernie Davis

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Jerry Pinkney (b. 1939) Portrait of Ernie Davis, c. 1970 watercolor on paper signed 13 x 13 inches framed

    Treadway Gallery
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - boy up a tree, pencil & watercolor, 14" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 2 colonial garbed men with shirtless man, pencil & watercolor, 14" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man and woman in woods, pencil & watercolor, 14" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 2 women in bedroom, pencil & watercolor, 14" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - men table with man passed out on floor, pencil & watercolor, 14" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 2 men on doorstep of house with thatched roof, pencil & watercolor, 14" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Illustration Drawing Franklin

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 2 men with topless woman, pencil & watercolor, 14" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man and crying woman, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - masquerade, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - men on horseback, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 3 women, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man with seated woman, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin Lib
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin Lib

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 2 men sword fighting, pencil & watercolor, 12"" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 2 men in jail, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man and woman fighting, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Franklin

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man reaching for something on floor, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in a Franklin Library book, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration -house & car, pencil & watercolor, 15" x 10", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov (Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series) from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration -plantation house, pencil & watercolor, 15" x 10", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov (Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series) from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration -dining room scene, pencil & watercolor, 15" x 10", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov (Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series) from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Lolita

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration -Good Luck gas station, pencil & watercolor, 15" x 10", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov (Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series) from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Redux
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Redux

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration, pencil & watercolor, 13" x 20", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Redux" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - men & car, pencil & watercolor, 11 1/2" x 8 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man at window w woman on bed, pencil & watercolor, 13 1/2" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man & woman staircase, pencil & watercolor, 11 3/4" x 8 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - 2 men, pencil & watercolor, 12 1/2" x 8 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - graveyard, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - lady in bed, pencil & watercolor, 11 1/2" x 8 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - lady in hat w/ man, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 9 1/2", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - woman in chair, pencil & watercolor, 11" x 9", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run
    Mar. 27, 2019

    Jerry Pinkney Original Pencil Illustration Rabbit Run

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Jerry Pinkney, untitled illustration - man w group of boys, pencil & watercolor, 12" x 17", original pencil drawing with watercolor wash used for illustration in the Franklin Library book "Rabbit Run" by John Updike, from the Franklin Mint Collection

    Wilson's Auctioneers and Appraisers
  • JERRY PINKNEY. "The Lion & The Mouse."
    Dec. 06, 2018

    JERRY PINKNEY. "The Lion & The Mouse."

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    JERRY PINKNEY. "The Lion & The Mouse." Illustration for the cover of School Library Journal, published December 2009. Watercolor, graphite, and wash. 407x279 mm; 16x11 inches. Signed in lower left image. Framed. A copy of the Journal accompanies the lot.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • JERRY PINKNEY. "Rabbit and Snake."
    Dec. 06, 2018

    JERRY PINKNEY. "Rabbit and Snake."

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    JERRY PINKNEY. "Rabbit and Snake." Double-page illustration for pages 54-55 of "Further Tales of Uncle Remus" as told by Julius Lester (New York: Dial Books, 1988). Watercolor, pen and ink on paper. 260x356 mm; 10 1/4x14 inches. Signed in lower left image. Tipped to matte.

    Swann Auction Galleries
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