Richard (1902) Taylor Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Richard (1902) Taylor Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
Work on paper, Richard Taylor
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Richard Taylor (Canadian, 1902-1970) "Conversation," watercolor and ink on paper, initialed lower right, titled lower center, sight: 4.5"h x 7"w, overall (with frame): 11.5"h x 13.75"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 30, 2024
Playboy Archive | Richard Taylor (American, 1902-1970)
Est: $600 - $800
"I think my analysis is beginning to work. I don't hate myself this morning!" Pen, ink, watercolor and gouache on illustration board, signed upper left. Printed caption below the artwork. Run date unknown. Item not removed from the frame.
Julien's Auctions
Jun. 20, 2024
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Caroline and George.
Est: $500 - $750
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Caroline and George. llustration from a contest submission for The Limited Editions Club publication of Penguin Island by Anatole France, 1932-33. Pen, ink, and wash on paper. 5 1/2 x 10 inches. Signed in lower left image. From Book VIII: "Caroline Meslier, came and sat down on a bench at the end of a terrace . . . Almost immediately, a clerk in the Electricity Trust, George Clair, took his place beside her."
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2024
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Future Times: The Endless History.
Est: $500 - $750
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Future Times: The Endless History. Illustration from a contest submission for The Limited Editions Club publication of Penguin Island by Anatole France, 1932-33. Pen, ink, and wash on paper. 13 3/4 x 9 1/2. Signed in lower left image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2024
(NEW YORKER) RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "Quicksand or not Barclay. I’ve half a mind to struggle."
Est: $800 - $1,200
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "Quicksand or not Barclay. I've half a mind to struggle." Cartoon published in The New Yorker, August 29, 1942. Pen and ink and wash on board. 10 1/8 x 15 inches, taped to 14 x 18-inch mat. Signed "R. Taylor" in upper left image. Caption inscribed in pen on mat. Includes The New Yorker stamp on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2022
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "The Messenger."
Est: $800 - $1,200
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "The Messenger." Illustration for an unknown project. Watercolor and ink on illustration board. 420x670 mm; 16 1/2x26 1/2 inches, image, on 20x30-inch board. Signed "Richard Taylor 1945" and titled in lower center image. While Taylor is best known for his droll New Yorker cartoons, he was a master of science fiction and fantasy illustration. Most of that work appeared on the covers of Arkham House novels in the 1950s and 60s, though his archives have presented numerous examples of such dark, Hieronymus Bosch-like landscapes and creatures as this wonderful illustration.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2022
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "Franz Kafka: 'Metamorphosis.'"
Est: $700 - $1,000
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "Franz Kafka: 'Metamorphosis.'" Cartoon or illustration about Kafka's novel Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung) about a man who awakens one morning to find that he has been transformed into an insect. Ink and watercolor on board. 253x170 mm; 10x6 1/2 inches, on 20x15-inch board. Initialed "R.T." in lower left image and captioned by Taylor in lower right margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 27, 2022
Richard Taylor (American, 1902-1970), original New Yorker Magazine illustration "Don't Write, Send a Night Letter", gouache and ink...
Est: $200 - $400
Richard Taylor (American, 1902-1970), original New Yorker Magazine illustration "Don't Write, Send a Night Letter", gouache and ink on paper, depicts a group of men seated around plinth of monument topped by beadered man in spectacles, all depicted in tones of black and white, singular figure at lower right in muted bcolor, artist signed in picture on plinth base "R. Taylor" and on mat in ink at lower right, also inscribed on mat in lower right corner "The New Yorker Magazine", stamped verso "The New Yorker Editorial Department, 25 West 43rd Street", loose in frame, expected toning and minor mat burn, small hole/ damage at upper right, foxing to mat, sold as found, ss: 12 3/4" h. x 8" w.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Jun. 09, 2022
(THE NEW YORKER) RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Group of three war-related cartoons.
Est: $700 - $1,000
(THE NEW YORKER) RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Group of three war-related cartoons. Unknown publications, most likely the New Yorker. "The Captain says he'd like the potatoes with the jackets on" * "I certainly wish my family wasn't so damn sure I'd been sent to iceland." * "Worried Hitler." All signed "R. Taylor" 15x19 1/2 but Hitler 12x9 on 18x13-inch board.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 09, 2022
(THE NEW YORKER) RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Group of three cartoons.
Est: $700 - $1,000
(THE NEW YORKER) RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Group of three cartoons. Unmarked, but most likely published or intended for the New Yorker. Ink, wash, and watercolor on board. All signed "R. Taylor" in image. Measurements given for boards. "I was standing in line in the bank, waiting to open a Christmas Club account, when suddenly this horrible character rushed up to me and thrust a black satchel full of heaven-knows-what into my hands." 15x20 inches * "I never did find out what he won this one for." 18x15 1/2 inches, on slightly larger, captioned matte * "But I don't WANT to get Europe direct!"
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Jun. 09, 2022
(THE NEW YORKER) RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "So Professor Hadleigh--our paths cross again!"
Est: $300 - $400
(THE NEW YORKER) RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "So Professor Hadleigh--our paths cross again!" Cartoon published in The New Yorker, November 12, 1954. Ink and wash on board. 381x431 mm; 15x17 inches (board). Signed "R. Taylor" in lower right. Hinged to captioned window matte.
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Jun. 09, 2022
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Group of three cartoons published in Collier's magazine.
Est: $700 - $1,000
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) Group of three cartoons published in Collier's magazine. Ink and wash on board. All signed "R. Taylor" in images" and hand-captioned in lower margins. Measurements given for board size. "Harvey won't let me get rid of it. He says that would be tempting fate." May 27, 1939. 10x15 inches * "I don't think your men are taking these maneuvers seriously enough, Lieut." November 4, 1939. 507x381 mm; 20x15 inches * Life ran her picture on the cover and nothing happened!" Undated. 390x510 mm; 15 1/2x20 inches.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) [CARTOONS / NEW YORKER CARTOONIST] "It's never happened before in the history of the ideal mortuary." * "Ju
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "It's never happened before in the history of the ideal mortuary." * "Just once more, and we'll have 'em sold on 'the age-test hermetical vault.'" Together, two cartoons for unknown publications. Pen and ink on paper mounted to board, heightened in white. The first is 264x205 mm; 10 1/4x8 inches (sheet), mounted to 15x10-inch board. The second is 200x245 mm; 8x9 3/4 inches, on 10x15-inch board. Each signed "R. Taylor" in lower right image and captioned in ink in lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) [CARTOONS / NEW YORKER CARTOONIST) "Harry has no interest in mundane pleasures." * "Curtis sees so much more
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "Harry has no interest in mundane pleasures." * "Curtis sees so much more in these things than I do, he says this one is terribly obscene." Together, two art-related cartoons for unknown publications. The first is pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper. 425x285 mm; 16 3/4x11 1/4 inches (sheet). Signed "R. Taylor" in lower right image and captioned in graphite on verso. The second is ink and wash on board, heightened in white. 330x220 mm; 13x8 3/4 inches, on 15x10-inch board. Signed "R. Taylor" in lower left image and captioned in ink in lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) [CARTOONS / NEW YORKER CARTOONIST] "If you have ever tried to stagger up from a chaise lounge at the foot of
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "If you have ever tried to stagger up from a chaise lounge at the foot of a bed in a dark room, you know what now happens." Cartoon for King Features Syndicate, published October 22, 1938, with their stamp on verso. Pen, ink, wash, and gouache on board. 165x275 mm; 6 1/2x10 3/4 inches, on 10 1/4x15-inch board. Signed "R. Taylor" in upper left image and captioned in graphite in lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) [NEW YORKER / CARTOONS] "You needn't be frightened, Mr. Jones. Our polls show that practically nobody liste
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "You needn't be frightened, Mr. Jones. Our polls show that practically nobody listens to this station." Cartoon for The New Yorker, published February 24, 1945, with their stamp on verso. Pen, ink, and wash on board, heightened in white. 285x260 mm; 11 1/4x10 1/4 inches, on 20x15-inch board. Signed "R. Taylor" in upper left image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) [NEW YORKER / CARTOONS / WWII]"I said, please don't feel it's necessary to make conversation." * "W
Est: $700 - $1,000
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "I said, please don't feel it's necessary to make conversation." * "We'd better get our stories straight, the Fuerer's [sic] going to be mad as hell!" * "Of course I'm thinking out loud, but why don't we just quit." Together, group of three war-related cartoons for The New Yorker, with their stamps and inventory numbers on versos, published June 14, 1941, April 10, 1943, and July 22, 1944, respectively. Pen, ink, and wash on board, heightened in white. The first is 415x290 mm; 16 1/2x11 1/2 inches, on 19 1/2x15-inch board. Signed "R. Taylor" in lower right image. The second is 400x280 mm; 15 3/4x11 inches, on 20x15-inch board. Signed "R. Taylor" in lower right image and captioned in graphite in lower margin. Published caption differs, reading "We damn well better get our stories straight now. This is going to be hard to explain to das Hauptquartier." The third is 330x270 mm; 12 3/4x10 3/4, on 20x15-inch board. Signed "R. Taylor" in upper left image and captioned in graphite in lower margin. Published caption differs, reading "Of course, I'm merely thinking out loud, but why don't we just quit?"
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "It is called, appropriately, 'The Carry-all.'" [NEW YORKER / CARTOONS]
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970) "It is called, appropriately, 'The Carry-all.'" Cartoon for The New Yorker, published February 25, 1939, with their stamp and inventory number on verso. Pen, ink, wash, and gouache on board. 175x230 mm; 7x9 inches, on 10x15-inch board. Signed "R. Taylor" near lower left image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 25, 2021
[ORIGINAL BOOK & COMIC BOOK ARTWORK] RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
Est: €500 - €800
"Ghostly Broadcast". Watercolour, 15 x 11.5 cm. Signed and dated 1940. Framed in passe-partout under glass. Taylor was a cartoonist who worked for various employers, for example Playboy and The New Yorker.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Apr. 28, 2021
Richard Taylor "Bather" Pen & Ink
Est: $100 - $160
Richard Denison Taylor (Canadian/American, 1902-1970). Small pen and ink drawing titled "Bather," depicting a female nude bathing herself in moonlit waters. Initialed along the lower left. Titled along the lower center. Taylor is known for his newspaper comic strips and book illustrations, most notably those he created for the New Yorker. Height: 5 1/2 in x width: 3 3/4 in.
Revere Auctions
Feb. 24, 2019
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
Est: $300 - $500
Pen, ink wash, with touches of gouache. Cartoon for the New Yorker. Signed R. Taylor upper left. C. 1940's. Dimensions: (Frame) H 16" x W 13.5", (Sight) H 11.5" x W 8.75" Condition: Slight age toning. Mat with water stain on lower edge. Frame rubbed.
Westport Auction
Feb. 17, 2019
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
Est: $600 - $800
Pen, ink wash, with touches of gouache. Cartoon for the New Yorker. Signed R. Taylor upper left. C. 1940's. Dimensions: (Frame) H 16" x W 13.5", (Sight) H 11.5" x W 8.75" Condition: Slight age toning. Mat with water stain on lower edge. Frame rubbed.
Westport Auction
Jan. 22, 2015
RICHARD TAYLOR. Two cartoons for The New Yorker.
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR. Two cartoons for The New Yorker. Watercolor, ink and wash on board. 387x508 mm; 15 1/4x20 inches, board. First cartoon uncaptioned but showing a casually seated, cigarette smoking model in a Alexander Hamilton costume posing for an artist's counterfeit of the $10 bill while two shady looking guys look on. Signed in ink upper right, Published in the October 22, 1949 issue. The New Yorker Magazine stamps and printers' marks on verso. Second captioned 'Keep perfectly still, Henderson. I've seen this very situation handled several times in the cinema." A version of the image used in the May 25, 1940 issue. Unsigned. Both with some average soiling, but images clean.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 22, 2015
RICHARD TAYLOR. 'It's over there, Madam, right under the woman with the big feet."
Est: $400 - $600
RICHARD TAYLOR. 'It's over there, Madam, right under the woman with the big feet." Pen, ink, and wash on board. 482x381 mm; 19x15 inches, board. Published in The New Yorker, May 11, 1946. Signed in image, upper right. The New Yorker stamp and notes on verso. A fun poke at Diego Rivera murals in civic buildings.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 22, 2015
RICHARD TAYLOR. "It's for you."
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR. "It's for you." Ink and wash cartoon on board. 558x381 mm; 20x15 inches, board. Signed in ink, upper left. Published in The New Yorker, March 8, 1941. Captioned in pencil, lower margin, scattered light marginal soiling; some scuffing to verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 22, 2015
RICHARD TAYLOR. "Art Class, Abstract Painting."
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD TAYLOR. "Art Class, Abstract Painting." Watercolor and ink on paper. 247x197 mm; 9 3/4x7 3/4 inches, image. Signed in lower left image. Center horizontal crease, not visible on recto, adhered on all sides to window matte, signed in full by Taylor at edge beneath image, title taped to matte with cellotape. Taylor was friends with Alexander Calder whom he used as a model for the art class instructor in the cartoon.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2010
RICHARD TAYLOR 'Town on the River' signed Artist
Est: £40 - £60
RICHARD TAYLOR 'Town on the River' signed Artist Proof silkscreen print 40cm x 40cm
Plymouth Auction Rooms
Dec. 04, 2010
Richard Taylor (b.1902) Cartoon, Playboy,
Est: -
Richard Taylor (b.1902) Cartoon, Playboy, November, 1965; Man noticing woman wearing bra backwards.
Illustration House
Nov. 18, 2009
Richard Dennison Taylor (American, 1902-1970) Two Editorial Cartoons: It'll come to you after a few mor...
Est: $200 - $400
Richard Dennison Taylor (American, 1902-1970) Two Editorial Cartoons: It'll come to you after a few more trips... and Portrait of an Art Student Copying a Master Trips signed "R.TAYLOR" l.r., titled and inscribed "...Richard Taylor" on a label affixed to the mat; Portrait signed "R.TAYLOR" l.l. and signed "Richard Taylor" on the mat l.r. Trips gouache, ink, and graphite on illustration board, Portrait watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, sight sizes to 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in., unframed. Condition: Taped to beveled mats.
Skinner
Sep. 11, 2009
Richard Dennison Taylor (American, 1902-1970) Lot of Two Editorial Cartoons: It'll come to you after a...
Est: $500 - $700
Richard Dennison Taylor (American, 1902-1970) Lot of Two Editorial Cartoons: It'll come to you after a few more trips... and Portrait of an Art Student Copying a Master Trips signed "R.TAYLOR" l.r., titled and inscribed "...Richard Taylor" on a label affixed to the mat; Portrait signed "R.TAYLOR" l.l. and signed "Richard Taylor" on the mat l.r. Trips gouache, ink, and graphite on illustration board, Portrait watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, sight sizes to 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20.0 cm), unframed. Condition: Taped to beveled mats.
Skinner
Oct. 31, 2007
RICHARD DENNISON TAYLOR, American, 1902-1970, "It's Brought Out Twice As Many for Spring Training Than Last Year"., Ink with gouache..
Est: $800 - $1,000
RICHARD DENNISON TAYLOR American, 1902-1970 "It's Brought Out Twice As Many for Spring Training Than Last Year". Signed lower right "R. Taylor". Original illustration for The New Yorker. Taylor was a popular and prolific cartoonist for national publications including Playboy, The New Yorker, and Esquire. Ink with gouache highlights on illustration board, 8" x 12 1/2" sight. Matted.
Eldred's
Oct. 31, 2007
RICHARD DENNISON TAYLOR, American, 1902-1970, Original Illustration for The New Yorker"., Ink with gouache highlights on illustratio...
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
RICHARD DENNISON TAYLOR American, 1902-1970 Original Illustration for The New Yorker". Signed upper right "R. Taylor". Taylor was a popular and prolific cartoonist for national publications including Playboy, The New Yorker, and Esquire. Ink with gouache highlights on illustration board, 12 3/4" x 12". Matted.
Eldred's
Oct. 31, 2007
RICHARD DENNISON TAYLOR, American, 1902-1970, Original Illustration for Playboy., Mixed media on illustration board, 11" x 8½". Matt...
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
RICHARD DENNISON TAYLOR American, 1902-1970 Original Illustration for Playboy. Titled in ink "Why, yes, I did dress in rather a hurry - but why do you ask?" Signed lower left "R. Taylor". Appeared in the November 1965 edition of Playboy which featured a pictorial of the James Bond girls as well as an interview with Sean Connery. Taylor was a popular and prolific cartoonist for national publications including Playboy, The New Yorker, and Esquire. Mixed media on illustration board, 11" x 8 1/2". Matted.
Eldred's
Sep. 09, 2007
Richard Harold Redvers Taylor (British,
Est: -
Richard Harold Redvers Taylor (British, 1900-1975), "Abstract," c. 1970, watercolor, 35" x 23", unsigned, framed. Exhibited: Kettleé─¶s Yard Loan Gallery, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1972
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