Kurt Vonnegut Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kurt Vonnegut Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 19, 2024
Vonnegut (Kurt) Cat's Cradle, first English edition, 1963; and another edition of the same (2)
Est: £300 - £400
Vonnegut (Kurt) Cat's Cradle, first English edition, original boards, dust-jacket, spine slightly browned, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light surface soiling, original publisher's wraparound band (a little spotted with toning to spine), an excellent example, 1963; and another edition of the same, 8vo (2) *** Vonnegut's fourth novel, scarce with the original wraparound band.
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 19, 2024
Vonnegut (Kurt) Player Piano, first English edition, 1953
Est: £300 - £400
Vonnegut (Kurt) Player Piano, first English edition, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, faint edge-spotting, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, rubbing to spine tips and corners, minor chipping to corners, 1 or 2 short nicks to head, faint surface soiling to lower panel, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1953. *** Vonnegut's first book, a dystopia that takes place in a hyper-automised society.
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 24, 2024
Kurt Vonnegut Jr Limited Edition Hand-Signed Self-Portrait Artwork With Museum Glass Frame
Est: -
Self-portrait Artwork That Encapsulates A Unique Artistic Touch. This Framed, Limited Edition Piece (38 Of 80) Showcases A Minimalist Line Drawing In Blue Ink, Created On 6/7/05. Hand-signed By The Artist, It Offers Authenticity And Exclusivity. The Artwork Is Beautifully Framed With Tru Vue Museum Glass, Ensuring Clarity And Protection. This Piece Is A Must-have For Discerning Art Collectors Seeking A Distinctive Addition To Their Collection. Pickup on Sunday, August 25th, 2024 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Large items cannot be shipped. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline, NOT requiring shipping will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not paid for will be automatically charged to the card on file.
Aether Auctions
Jul. 11, 2024
Kurt Vonnegut Slapstick signed limited
Est: $300 - $500
Heading: Author: Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. Title: Slapstick Place Published: New York Publisher:Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence Date Published: [1976] Description: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt and red, top edge gilt, publisher‘s slipcase with gold foil label. No. 189 of 250 copies. First Edition.Signed by Vonnegut on the limitation page.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Feb. 15, 2024
Vonnegut (Kurt) Breakfast of Champions, first edition, 1973 & others by the same, mostly proof copies (6)
Est: £100 - £150
Vonnegut (Kurt) Breakfast of Champions, first edition, original cloth with gilt signature stamped on upper cover, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, spine head a little frayed, 1973; Jailbird, uncorrected proof copy, contemporary ink publisher's notes on first page, original wrappers, light stain to upper wrapper, 1979; God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian, proof copy, original wrappers, 1999; and 3 others by the same, including a photoduplicated typescript of Slapstick or Lonesome No More, with some corrections, 8vo (6)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 23, 2023
Kurt Vonnegut Quotable Notables Stickers
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Pickup on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Large items cannot be shipped. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline, NOT requiring shipping will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not paid for will be automatically charged to the card on file.
Aether Auctions
Oct. 23, 2023
Kurt Vonnegut Books
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Pickup on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Large items cannot be shipped. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline, NOT requiring shipping will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not paid for will be automatically charged to the card on file.
Aether Auctions
Oct. 23, 2023
Kurt Vonnegut Signed & Inscribed 2/3 Artist Proof Lithograph Box 23" X 16"
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Pickup on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Large items cannot be shipped. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline, NOT requiring shipping will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not paid for will be automatically charged to the card on file.
Aether Auctions
Aug. 25, 2023
KURT VONNEGUT JR., TOCK TICK ABSTRACT SCREENPRINT
Est: $200 - $400
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (American 1922-2007), "Untitled" (Tock Tick), color screenprint depicting an abstract portrait, pencil signed and numbered 17/30 to lower margin, framed. Provenance: : From the Estate of James Lipton, writer and host of Inside the Actor’s Studio. Approximate measurements: image h. 10. 375", w. 8. 625"; frame h. 17. 25", w. 13. 25", d. 0. 75".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Nov. 29, 2022
Kurt Vonnegut. Signed Card.
Est: $100 - $200
[Signed/Author] Small white blank card signed Kurt Vonnegut with a small drawing of the sun in blue ink. Condition: Fine.
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Nov. 02, 2022
Kurt Vonnegut PSA GEM MT 10 Signed Bookplate
Est: $200 - $300
Kurt Vonnegut PSA GEM MT 10 Signed Bookplate A bookplate boldly signed by American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), the unique signature an arresting combination of letters, lines, and symbols, measuring 1.75" x 1.5" alone. Encapsulated and PSA/DNA certified and graded GEM MT 10. The bookplate has not been used; two adhesive panels verso are untouched. A minor paper clip impression is visible only verso, else nearly pristine. The bookplate measures 3" x 4" while the slab measures 4.125" x 7.25." Over the course of his 50-year-long writing career, Kurt Vonnegut explored the limits of autobiography, fantasy, and mixed literary genres. His short stories, novels, plays, and works of non-fiction were unexpectedly original, strange, and often darkly humorous. Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five," which is a science fictional twist on the author's real-life experiences as a prisoner of war in World War II Dresden, was nominated for the Hugo Award, but has also been banned by some school systems. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!
University Archives
Aug. 14, 2022
KURT VONNEGUT GALAPAGOS A NOVEL
Est: $25 - $50
First trade edition with dust jacket.
Davis Brothers Auction
Aug. 13, 2022
[Kurt Vonnegut] Hocus Pocus SIGNED Franklin Library Edition
Est: $75 - $100
Kurt Vonnegut. SIGNED. Hocus Pocus. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1990. First edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's full leather with gilt titles and decoration.
Britannic Auctions
Jul. 09, 2022
Slap-Stick:
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Kurt Vonnegut, signed, collector's edition, w/COA, LEA
Gateway Gallery Auction
Mar. 08, 2022
KURT VONNEGUT AUTOGRAPH & PHOTO
Est: $10 - $1,000
Black and white photograph of author Kurt Vonnegut with autographed paper in same frame. Dimensions: (Frame) H 14.25" x W 11.25", (Each sight0 H 3.75" x W 5.75" Condition: Both slipped in frame. Frame coming apart at corners.
Westport Auction
Dec. 16, 2021
KURT VONNEGOT TITLED "ABSOLUT VONNEGUT" LITHOGRAPH
Est: $100 - $1,000
Kurt Vonnegut lithograph titled "ABSOLUT VONNEGUT". Signed bottom right and numbered 1/1. Measures approx
Elite Auctioneers, LLC
May. 12, 2021
VONNEGUT, Kurt (1922-2007). The Sirens of Titan. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961.
Est: $600 - $800
VONNEGUT, Kurt (1922-2007). The Sirens of Titan. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. 8vo. Publisher's navy cloth lettered in white (some minor rubbing); original dust jacket (a few short closed tears to top edge, very light chipping to spine ends, minor toning).FIRST HARDCOVER EDITION of Vonnegut's second novel. "The hardcover edition of the book is very scarce" (Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy). Currey p.503.
Hindman
Nov. 19, 2020
KURT VONNEGUT PRINT "HOMAGE TO MARCEL DUCHAMP 'OBJET TROUVE'" Formatted as Vonnegut's Screen Actors Guild membership card. Titled lo
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
KURT VONNEGUT PRINT "HOMAGE TO MARCEL DUCHAMP 'OBJET TROUVE'" Formatted as Vonnegut's Screen Actors Guild membership card. Titled lower left and editioned 7/80. Signed lower center inside a side-profile portrait. 21" x 24" sight. Framed 27.5" x 29.75".
Eldred's
Oct. 28, 2020
VONNEGUT KURT (1922-2007)
Est: €500 - €600
21.XI.1975. Autograph signed on the blanc paper of “Wien Hilton”. Vienna. 21.XI.1975. 13.5 x 11.5 cm. “Peace and Plenty to Wolf-Dieter Wimmer “.
Hermitage Fine Art
Feb. 27, 2020
ELAINE STEINBECKS COPY OF VONNEGUT'S TIMEQUAKE
Est: $100 - $200
Kurt Vonnegut (Indiana 1922-2007) Timequake 1997 Putnam Publishing Group. First Edition. Inscribed "If this isn't nice, what is? Kilgore Trout". Kilgore Trout is Kurt Vonnegut's "nome d' guerre". Estate of Elaine Steinbeck
Curated Estates
Jan. 09, 2020
Vonnegut (Kurt) Deadeye Dick, first English edition, signed and inscribed by the author, 1983.
Est: £100 - £150
Vonnegut (Kurt) Deadeye Dick, first English edition, signed and inscribed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket slightly chipped and with a couple of short tears, a very good copy, 8vo, 1983. ⁂ Presentation copy from the author to Tom Maschler, with the latter's book label. The inscription reads "For Tom, yet another forest slain - Kurt Vonnegut Feb. 24 1983."
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 08, 2019
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "Welcome to the Monkey House"
Est: $200 - $400
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (American, 1922-2007), "Welcome to the Monkey House." Published by Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte Press, New York, 1968, 13th edition, 1st Delacorte printing. Octavo,yellow/black board cover withorange/red/black lettering to spine, with dust jacket. Approx: 8.25" x 5.5".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Dec. 08, 2019
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "Deadeye Dick", 1st Ed. Signed
Est: $200 - $300
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (American, 1922-2007), "Deadeye Dick." Published by Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, NY, NY,1982. 1st Edition, 1st printing, signed, inscribed and dated 1997. Octavo, blue cloth cover with gilt embossing to cover andspine, with dust jacket. Approx. 8.5" x 5.75".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Dec. 08, 2019
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "Slaughterhouse Five", Signed
Est: $200 - $400
Ayn Rand (American, 1922-2007), "Slaughterhouse Five-25th Anniversary Edition." Published by Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence., New York & Cleveland, 1994, 1st edition, 2nd printing, signed and dated by author on end paper. Octavo, blackboard cover with silver-gilt lettering to spine, with dust jacket. Approx: 8" x 5.25".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Sep. 26, 2019
Vonnegut (Kurt) Slaughterhouse-Five; or, the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, second printing, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1969.
Est: £300 - £400
Vonnegut (Kurt) Slaughterhouse-Five; or, the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, second printing, signed presentation inscription from the author to Tom Maschler to half-title, original cloth, light fading to head, first state dust-jacket with 0369 code to rear flap, browning, chip to foot of spine and light creasing to head, a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1969. ⁂ Tom Maschler (b.1933), publisher and author.
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 22, 2019
Signed Vonnegut Silkscreen - Helen (1995) Artist Proof
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (American, 1922-2007). "Helen" - a color silkscreen print on white coventry cotton paper - 1995. "AP" (Artist Proof) in pencil on lower left. Signed by the artist in pencil on lower right. An embossed printers mark on lower right corner of paper. Signed in pencil by none other than Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and featured in Vonnegut's Discover Card advertisement on television, "Helen" is a wonderfully abstract visage of a woman with mesmerizing, large eyes, a proud nose, and full heart-shaped lips topped by a short coiffure and extending from a long, slender neck - all in a striking color palette of peach, sienna, black, and white. Although best known for his literature, Vonnegut was also an accomplished visual artist who specialized in abstract faces delineated in a bold color palette. Size: 13.25" W x 22.25" H (33.7 cm x 56.5 cm); 18.625" W x 23" H (47.3 cm x 58.4 cm) with mat When invited to enter an exhibition featuring artwork by authors, in the esteemed company of Norman Mailer and Tennessee Williams, Vonnegut said, "I've drawn all my life, on the edges of manuscripts and things like that. But I started thinking, 'This is the amateur approach.' ...So I decided to take myself seriously as an artist... My father was an artist, my grandfather was an artist, and I have three children who are accomplished artists." Follow this link for an interesting article entitled "Kurt Vonnegut's Fantastic Faces" by Peter Reed - http://www.kurtvonnegutprints.com/artist.asp Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134271
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 05, 2019
KURT VONNEGUT JR.'S 'SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE' FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING FIRST STATE DUST JACKET
Est: $300 - $400
KURT VONNEGUT JR.'S 'SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE' FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING FIRST STATE DUST JACKET Octavo, 186 pages. VG/VG-. Dust jacket has some age-toning, closed tear to upper edge of front hinge, some rubbing and wear. Price uncut '$5.95' and '0369' code on rear flap. Ownership inscription on first flyleaf. Slight foxing to edges of text block.
Potomack Company
Dec. 05, 2018
VONNEGUT, KURT. 1922-2007. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade. [New York]: Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte Press, 1969.
Est: $800 - $1,200
VONNEGUT, KURT. 1922-2007. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade. [New York]: Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte Press, 1969. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt and red, dust jacket in red, blue, black and white. Jacket browning slightly, handling creases to outside margin on pp 139 through 173.FIRST EDITION, in first state dust jacket, with "0369" on rear flap. Slaughterhouse Five was Vonnegut's breakthrough novel, rising to the top of the New York Times bestseller list.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2018
VONNEGUT, KURT. 1922-2007. Player Piano. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
VONNEGUT, KURT. 1922-2007. Player Piano. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Publisher's green cloth with spine titled in silver, pictorial dust jacket. Sunning to spine and top edges, thumbed.FIRST EDITION of Vonnegut's first novel, with "A" and Scribner's seal on title page.
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2018
VONNEGUT JR, Kurt (1922-2007). World War II Scrapbook, including 22 autogra
Est: $150,000 - $200,000
VONNEGUT JR, Kurt (1922-2007). World War II Scrapbook, including 22 autograph letters signed (“Kurt III” and “Kay”) to his family; together with telegrams, period photographs, printed matter, ephemera, and related material; Dresden and Indianapolis, 1944-45. Bound scrapbook, green cloth with 106th Infantry Division Golden Lion insignia mounted to upper cover, 302 x 245mm, with approximately 84 pages flled; including 30 pages of correspondence, sizes varying 108 x 126 (for V-mail prints) to 210 x 280mm. Letters from Dresden: Vonnegut’s unpublished wartime correspondence recounting the events that inspired Slaughterhouse-Five, collected in a contemporary scrapbook kept by his family. In January 1943, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. left Cornell University in Ithaca, New York to enlist in the United States Army. He was assigned to study mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Tennessee before deployment to Europe with the 106th Infantry Division in late 1944. During the Battle of the Bulge that December he was captured and held as a Prisoner of War in Dresden, where he famously survived the Allied bombing in the meat locker of a slaughterhouse. It was an experience that would inform the writing of his best-known and most infuential work, the semi-autobiographical novel Slaughterhouse-Five (1969). This remarkable scrapbook, which includes Vonnegut’s own photos of Dresden and its surroundings, was kept by his sister, Alice, and his father, “It’s been one helluva holiday season for all of us. The worst of all my somewhat sensational experiences just undergone in the course of battle and capture is not being able to tell you wonderfully affectionate people not to worry – to tell you that I came through the whole god-awful slaughter without a scratch.” Kurt Vonnegut, Sr. It opens with a portrait of the young soldier in uniform and quickly follows with newspaper clippings (often carefully annotated by Alice) from January 1945. Local news coverage is interrupted by a telegram to Kurt Vonnegut, Sr.: “The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son Private First Class Kurt Vonnegut Jr Has been reported Missing in Action,” which Alice docketed “Received Thursday morning, January 11, 1945.” Eight letters from Vonnegut, Jr. are dated between October and November 1944; they relay the excitement of being abroad with cautious optimism: “Today I am a world citizen. […] This adventure began a great deal more quickly than any of us had expected. How violent it will be I don’t know” (1 October 1944). And a few days later: “Methinks I’m in a safe and static situation” (5 November 1944). Several letters from Vonnegut Jr. following his capture fnally begin to wend their way to Indiana starting in March. His frst notes home are on Kriegsgefangenenlager (“POW Camp”) letterhead, and are poignantly followed in the scrapbook by a wine label, taped to the page and docketed again by Alice: “Celebration and rejoicing Monday night, March 26 1945.” Despite the most dire of circumstances, Vonnegut’s letters showcase trademark satire and dry humor. On 3 January 1945: “It’s been one helluva holiday season for all of us. The worst of all my somewhat sensational experiences just undergone in the course of battle and capture is not being able to tell you wonderfully afectionate people not to worry – to tell you that I came through the whole god-awful slaughter without a scratch.” On 9 January: “Family: I was captured Dec 19. This is my third week in prison. We move out tomorrow to be put to work. Please don’t worry…” Months later, his 21 May letter begins with a lighthearted description of events before ending on a somber note: “This letter started as a huge joke. There’s no sense in going through with it. There’s nothing funny in watching friends starve to death or in carrying body after body out of inadequate air-raid shelters to mass kerosene funeral pyres – and that is what I’ve done these past six months.” On 29 May 1945: “I’ve been told that you were probably never informed that I was anything other than ‘missing in action.’ Chances are that you also failed to receive any of the letters I wrote from Germany. That leaves me a lot of explaining to do – “ This letter, the only one to have been published, follows with a four-page account of his capture. One of the fnal letters fnally brings the good news his family was waiting for: “It is a source of great delight to be able to announce that you will shortly receive a splendid relic of World War II with which you may decorate your hearth – namely, me in an excellent state of preservation. You may well say “Huzzzah!” for this prodigal princeling has survived.” He reports being liberated two days prior and closes, “It will soon be your maudlin duty to set goodies before me that I may once more be my merry, curly-topped, little-ol butterball self.” Vonnegut returned home in the summer of 1945 and married soon after. His frst novel, the dystopian Player Piano, was published in 1952. Provenance: the Vonnegut family.
Christie's
Oct. 06, 2018
K. Vonnegut Self Portrait Print, t/p
Est: $300 - $350
Kurt Vonnegut (American/Indiana, 1922-2007) serigraph, self portrait in color, pencil signed by Vonnegut lower right corner. Writing en verso reads, "Self Portrait #1" Kurt Vonnegut 1993, created for the Midway College Library Fund, Midway, Ky. Hand-pulled by Joe Petro III, September 1993, Lexington, Ky. An edition of 20 "Self-Portraits #1" were pulled with yellow hair. These are marked T/P, for trial proof. BFK RIVES watermark lower right edge. Sheet - 30" H x 22 1/4" W. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Oct. 06, 2018
2 Kurt Vonnegut Serigraphs, Bowl of Fruit & Flowers in Vase
Est: $300 - $400
Two (2) Kurt Vonnegut (American/Indiana, 1922-2007) serigraphs. 1st item: Still life depicting a bowl of fruit. Pencil signed in lower right and A/P in lower left. Float mounted in wood frame. Sheet - 43 1/4" H x 30" W. Framed 53 1/4" H x 40 1/2" W. 2nd item: Still life depicting flowers in vase with a window. Pencil signed lower right. Housed in a matted frame behind glass. Sheet - 27" H x 22 1/4" W. Framed - 37 1/4" H x 32 1/4" W. Kurt Vonnegut is best known as an award winning writer. As early as 1969, in his best seller Slaugherhouse-Five, he began including simple felt tip drawings in his novels. He was invited to enter a show where artwork by writers, including Norman Mailer and Tennessee Williams (both accomplished painters) were exhibited, and by the 1980s he had begun creating more formalized visual art (mostly 2 dimensional; his sculptures are rare). He had a one-man show at the Margo Fiden Gallery in Greenwich Village, opening on October 15, 1983. Perhaps his most widely recognized work of art is Absolut Vonnegut, created in 1995 as one of a series of Absolut Vodka advertisements by renowned American artists. (Source: Peter Reed, Volume 10, Issue No. 1 of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, copyright 1999 Florida Altantic University, Boca Raton, Florida). (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 14, 2018
Kurt Vonnegut Sculpture, Wasp Waist
Est: $1,000 - $1,400
Kurt Vonnegut (American/Indiana, 1922-2007) black aluminum sculpture titled "Wasp Waist" depicting the silhouette of a curvaceous woman. Signed en verso and numbered "6/9". 24" H, 6" square base. Kurt Vonnegut is best known as an award winning writer. As early as 1969, in his best seller Slaugherhouse-Five, he began including simple felt tip drawings in his novels. He was invited to enter a show where artwork by writers, including Norman Mailer and Tennessee Williams (both accomplished painters) were exhibited, and by the 1980s he had begun creating more formalized visual art (mostly 2 dimensional; his sculptures are rare). He had a one-man show at the Margo Fiden Gallery in Greenwich Village, opening on October 15, 1983. Perhaps his most widely recognized work of art is Absolut Vonnegut, created in 1995 as one of a series of Absolut Vodka advertisements by renowned American artists. (Source: Peter Reed, Volume 10, Issue No. 1 of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, copyright 1999 Florida Altantic University, Boca Raton, Florida). (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 08, 2017
KURT VONNEGUT JR PLAYBOY INTERVIEW AUTOGRAPH
Est: $50 - $250
First page of Playboy interview from 1973 with Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922-2007) by David Standish. Autographed in blue ink, and matted to a plaque beneath Plexiglass. Measures 10 1/2" by 12 3/4". In excellent condition with minimal wear to reverse.
Affiliated Auctions & Realty LLC
Apr. 20, 2017
Author KURT VONNEGUT - Easton Press Book
Est: $250 - $400
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) Author. Vonneguts works, such as Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. As a citizen he was a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a critical leftist intellectual. His book, Mother Night, The Easton Press, 2003, leather bound, signed collectors edition on the edition page, gilt edges.
The Written Word Autographs
Apr. 08, 2017
Author KURT VONNEGUT - Easton Press Book
Est: $250 - $400
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) Author. Vonneguts works, such as Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. As a citizen he was a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a critical leftist intellectual. His book, Mother Night, The Easton Press, 2003, leather bound, signed collectors edition on the edition page, gilt edges.
The Written Word Autographs
Jun. 15, 2016
Kurt Vonnegut, Poster for Exhibition of Silkscreens
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: Kurt Vonnegut, American (1922 - 2007) Title: Poster for Exhibition of Silkscreens Medium: Silkscreen Poster, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 4/20 Image Size: 39 x 27 inches Size: 41.5 x 29.5 in. (105.41 x 74.93 cm)
RoGallery
Jun. 15, 2016
Kurt Vonnegut, Smerdyakov, Silkscreen
Est: $300 - $400
Artist: Kurt Vonnegut, American (1922 - 2007) Title: Smerdyakov Year: 1996 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 26/99 Image Size: 11 x 7 inches Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.56 x 25.4 cm) Frame Size: 15 x 11 inches
RoGallery
Jun. 15, 2016
Kurt Vonnegut, Untitled Tock Tick, Silkscreen
Est: $300 - $400
Artist: Kurt Vonnegut, American (1922 - 2007) Title: Untitled (Tock Tick) Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 26/30 Image Size: 10 x 8.5 inches Size: 14 x 10.5 in. (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Frame Size: 15 x 11.5 inches
RoGallery
Jun. 15, 2016
Kurt Vonnegut, Untitled Portrait, Silkscreen
Est: $300 - $400
Artist: Kurt Vonnegut, American (1922 - 2007) Title: Untitled (Portrait) Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 28/99 Image Size: 14 x 11.5 inches Size: 20 x 13 in. (50.8 x 33.02 cm) Frame Size: 21 X 14 inches
RoGallery
May. 17, 2016
Vonnegut, “Slaughterhouse Five [Proof Copy],” London, 1970
Est: $400 - $520
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) – best-selling American author, whose works including, “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle” “Slaughterhouse Five or The Children’s Crusade [Proof Copy].” London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. Proof copy of the first English edition with “First Published in Great Britain 1970” to copyright page 8vo (216 x 138 mm); text in original wrappers with Jonathan Cape logo and affixed printed notice dated February, housed in pictorial dust jacket with printed flaps attached after a design by Brian Edwards and printed “Proof Only Provision Publication Date 19th February 1970” Scarce dust jacket on this volume depicts Tralfamadorian, the fictional alien race mentioned in several of Vonnegut’s works Very good condition This is a fantastic English proof edition of Vonnegut’s most acclaimed novel, “Slaughterhouse Five,” in a very scarce dust jacket. The edition and jacket are in very good condition with only minor soiling and toning. Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the American Middle West. He studied at Cornell in the early 1940s before enlisting in the army. The armed forces sent him to what is now Carnegie Mellon University to study engineering before shipping him to serve in Europe. There, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the battle, Vonnegut was captured and became a German prisoner of war. He was held in Dresden during the Allied bombing of the city, where witnessed the complete devastation that it caused. Vonnegut narrowly escaped harm during the attack because he, beside other prisoners, was working in an underground meat locker making vitamin supplements. After the war, during the 1960s, he emerged as a novelist and essayist, writing, “Cat’s Cradle (1963)”, “Slaughterhouse Five (1969),” and “Breakfast of Champions (1973)” to enormous acclaim, despite repeated bouts of depression. By his death in 2007, Vonnegut had established himself as one of America’s most influential satirists. His works featuring new worlds, blending science fiction, political commentary, and absurd humor. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
May. 17, 2016
Vonnegut, “Breakfast of Champions [Proof Copy],” NY, 1973
Est: $200 - $260
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) – best-selling American author, whose works including, “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle” “Breakfast of Champions [Uncorrected Proof].” New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1973. Stated first edition, being an "Uncorrected Proof” 234 pp with numerous line drawings and sketches by Vonnegut Tall Quatro (273 x 138 mm) in original green paper wrappers. Text block clean “Breakfast of Champions” was Vonnegut’s fiftieth birthday present to himself and his characters. This is the story of two lonely aging white men on a fast dying planet. One of the two, Kilgore Trout is a science fiction writer. In the tale, Vonnegut grants many of characters their freedom. The title of the book appears in a key scene late in the novel when a waitress says, “Breakfast of Champions!” when serving a customer a martini. The wrappers are in fair condition with the interior text block clean and bright. The front wrapper has suffered some stains on the upper half and a small tear near the lower third. Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the American Middle West. He studied at Cornell in the early 1940s before enlisting in the army. The armed forces sent him to what is now Carnegie Mellon University to study engineering before shipping him to serve in Europe. There, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the battle, Vonnegut was captured and became a German prisoner of war. He was held in Dresden during the Allied bombing of the city, where witnessed the complete devastation that it caused. Vonnegut narrowly escaped harm during the attack because he, beside other prisoners, was working in an underground meat locker making vitamin supplements. After the war, during the 1960s, he emerged as a novelist and essayist, writing, “Cat’s Cradle (1963)”, “Slaughterhouse Five (1969),” and “Breakfast of Champions (1973)” to enormous acclaim, despite repeated bouts of depression. By his death in 2007, Vonnegut had established himself as one of America’s most influential satirists. His works featuring new worlds, blending science fiction, political commentary, and absurd humor. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
Feb. 09, 2016
Vonnegut, “Breakfast of Champions [Proof Copy],” NY, 1973
Est: $300 - $390
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) – best-selling American author, whose works including, “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle” “Breakfast of Champions [Uncorrected Proof].” New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1973. Stated first edition, being an "Uncorrected Proof” 234 pp with numerous line drawings and sketches by Vonnegut Tall Quatro (273 x 138 mm) in original green paper wrappers. Text block clean Estimate: $400-$600 “Breakfast of Champions” was Vonnegut’s fiftieth birthday present to himself and his characters. This is the story of two lonely aging white men on a fast dying planet. One of the two, Kilgore Trout is a science fiction writer. In the tale, Vonnegut grants many of characters their freedom. The title of the book appears in a key scene late in the novel when a waitress says, “Breakfast of Champions!” when serving a customer a martini. The wrappers are in fair condition with the interior text block clean and bright. The front wrapper has suffered some stains on the upper half and a small tear near the lower third. Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the American Middle West. He studied at Cornell in the early 1940s before enlisting in the army. The armed forces sent him to what is now Carnegie Mellon University to study engineering before shipping him to serve in Europe. There, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the battle, Vonnegut was captured and became a German prisoner of war. He was held in Dresden during the Allied bombing of the city, where witnessed the complete devastation that it caused. Vonnegut narrowly escaped harm during the attack because he, beside other prisoners, was working in an underground meat locker making vitamin supplements. After the war, during the 1960s, he emerged as a novelist and essayist, writing, “Cat’s Cradle (1963)”, “Slaughterhouse Five (1969),” and “Breakfast of Champions (1973)” to enormous acclaim, despite repeated bouts of depression. By his death in 2007, Vonnegut had established himself as one of America’s most influential satirists. His works featuring new worlds, blending science fiction, political commentary, and absurd humor. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
Feb. 09, 2016
Vonnegut, “Slaughterhouse Five [Proof Copy],” London, 1970
Est: $700 - $910
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) – best-selling American author, whose works including, “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle” “Slaughterhouse Five or The Children’s Crusade [Proof Copy].” London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. Proof copy of the first English edition with “First Published in Great Britain 1970” to copyright page 8vo (216 x 138 mm); text in original wrappers with Jonathan Cape logo and affixed printed notice dated February, housed in pictorial dust jacket with printed flaps attached after a design by Brian Edwards and printed “Proof Only Provision Publication Date 19th February 1970” Scarce dust jacket on this volume depicts Tralfamadorian, the fictional alien race mentioned in several of Vonnegut’s works Very good condition Estimate: $800-$1,200 This is a fantastic English proof edition of Vonnegut’s most acclaimed novel, “Slaughterhouse Five,” in a very scarce dust jacket. The edition and jacket are in very good condition with only minor soiling and toning. Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the American Middle West. He studied at Cornell in the early 1940s before enlisting in the army. The armed forces sent him to what is now Carnegie Mellon University to study engineering before shipping him to serve in Europe. There, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the battle, Vonnegut was captured and became a German prisoner of war. He was held in Dresden during the Allied bombing of the city, where witnessed the complete devastation that it caused. Vonnegut narrowly escaped harm during the attack because he, beside other prisoners, was working in an underground meat locker making vitamin supplements. After the war, during the 1960s, he emerged as a novelist and essayist, writing, “Cat’s Cradle (1963)”, “Slaughterhouse Five (1969),” and “Breakfast of Champions (1973)” to enormous acclaim, despite repeated bouts of depression. By his death in 2007, Vonnegut had established himself as one of America’s most influential satirists. His works featuring new worlds, blending science fiction, political commentary, and absurd humor. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
Dec. 05, 2015
VONNEGUT KURT: (1922-2007) American Author. An excellent ori
Est: £200 - £300
VONNEGUT KURT: (1922-2007) American Author. An excellent original pencil drawing of Vonnegut by artist Heather Spears, executed on a 4to sheet of paper, the image depicting Vonnegut standing in a full length pose delivering a talk at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, October 1993, with the pencil annotation in the artist's hand 'I'm teaching people how to be a good date - how to show a stranger a good time', signed by Vonnegut in bold black ink with his name alone at the base of the image. Accompanied by an unsigned printed 8vo programme from the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, 1993. An unusual signed portrait. VG""" Heather Spears (1934- ) Canadian Artist, Poet & Novelist, based in Denmark."""
International Autograph Auctions
Mar. 31, 2015
VONNEGUT, Kurt: 1. Original Art work. Signed full page coloured sketch/silhouette with a dark water colour square shape below his signature, (43.3 x 35.5cm). CONDITION: Small tape to back of top two corners; o/w VG; 2. Signed coloured poster. For an
Est: £500 - £800
VONNEGUT, Kurt: 1. Original Art work. Signed full page coloured sketch/silhouette with a dark water colour square shape below his signature, (43.3 x 35.5cm). CONDITION: Small tape to back of top two corners; o/w VG; 2. Signed coloured poster. For an exhibition of his drawings that was held in 1980 at The Margo Feiden Gallery in New York City. The poster is illustrated with his drawing of an abstract like flower/mask, and Vonnegut has signed and inscribed it Êto LindaË in black ink beneath his orange printed signature. CONDITION: Fine; 3. Sun Moon Star. Coloured poster for the book written by Vonnegut and illustrated by Ivan Chermayeff. CONDITION: Fine (3)
Sworders
Feb. 26, 2015
Kurt Vonnegut, Self-Portrait with Flower and Heart, Lithograph
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: Kurt Vonnegut, American (1922 - 2007) || Title: Self-Portrait with Flower and Heart || Year: 1985 || Medium: Lithograph, signed in marker || Edition: 5/100 || Image Size: 22.5 x 17 inches || Size: 30 x 22.25 in. (76.2 x 56.52 cm)
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