• Auction 23619

    Over the Horizon: Art of the Future from the Paul G. Allen Collection

    23 August 2024 - 12 September 2024, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 2,927,358 (USD)
57 Lots for Sale 23619
Lot 201
WILLIAM A. MACKAY (1876-1939)
MAGNIFICENT PAGEANTS OF AIR-SHIPS BEARING WONDERFUL ELECTRIC LIGHTS
tempera on paper
16 x 12 ¾ in. (40.6 x 32.4 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 202
F. W. READ (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
IN FUTURO
gouache on paper
24 1/8 x 18 in. (61.2 x 45.7 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$6,930
Lot 203
GEORGE GIBBS (1870-1942)
RACING TO THE SHIP
charcoal on paper
19 x 37 in. (38.3 x 94 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$10,710
Lot 204
GEORGE GIBBS (1870-1942)
STRANDED
charcoal on paper
24 ¾ x 37 in. (62.9 x 94 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$15,120
Lot 205
HERBERT PAUS (1860-1944)
MONORAIL AIMS AT HIGH SPEED
watercolor on paper
16 ¼ x 14 ¾ in. (41.3 x 37.5 cm) (sight)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$7,560
Lot 206
NORMAN SAUNDERS (1907-1989)
DO WILD RADIO WAVES CAUSE AIR DISASTERS?
oil on canvas
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$6,048
Lot 207
FRANK R. PAUL (1884-1963)
TAKE-OFF FROM MT. EVEREST
gouache and colors on paper
22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$25,200
Lot 208
FRANK R. PAUL (1884-1963)
NEW YORK IN 1973
ink and paint on paper
17 x 12 ¾ in. (43.2 x 32.4 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$21,420
Lot 209
LEE CONREY (1883-1976)
SCIENCE PLANS A NEW TOWER OF BABEL SIX MILES HIGH
gouache and graphite on paper
27 ¾ x 10 in. (70.5 x 25.4 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$6,930
Lot 210
STEVAN DOHANOS (1907-1994)
THE SCIENTISTS
gouache and tempera on board
17 ¼ x 21 3/8 in. (43.8 x 54.5 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$11,340
Lot 211
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
SATURN AS SEEN FROM TITAN
oil on board
18 7/8 x 23 ¾ in. (47.9 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$302,400
Lot 212
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
THE SHIP STANDS NOSE UP, ALL READY FOR THE LONG DART TO MARS
oil and paint on board
15 ¼ x 19 ½ in. (38.7 x 49.5 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$56,700
Lot 213
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
MAN WILL CONQUER SPACE SOON: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
oil on board
22 ½ x 18 in. (57.2 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$151,200
Lot 214
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
CROSSING THE LAST FRONTIER
oil on board
15 x 31 in. (38.1 x 78.7 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$138,600
Lot 215
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
THE BABY SPACE STATION
oil on board
21 1/8 x 16 ¼ in. (53.7 x 41.3 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$119,700
Lot 216
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
THREE-STAGE LAUNCH VEHICLE DESIGNED TO SEND THE BABY SPACE STATION INTO ORBIT
oil on board
21 3/8 x 16 5/8 in. (54.3 x 42.2 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$63,000
Lot 217
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
ASSEMBLY OF THE MOONSHIPS 1,075 MILES ABOVE THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
oil on board
15 3/8 x 33 5/8 in. (39.2 x 85.4 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$113,400
Lot 218
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
DESCENDING TOWARD THE MOON
oil on board
13 ¼ x 16 in. (33.7 x 40.6 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$126,000
Lot 219
FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)
A GROUP OF TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS AND PREPARATORY DRAWINGS FOR CUTAWAY OF THE...
various mediums
various sizes(12)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 220
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
THE UNLOADING ON THE MOON
oil on board
13 x 27 ½ in. (33 x 69.9 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$100,800
Lot 221
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
LUNAR EXPEDITION IN SINUS RORIS
oil on board
14 ½ x 29 3/8 in. (36.8 x 74.6 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$88,200
Lot 222
FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)
A GROUP OF FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS FOR WERNHER VON BRAUN'S BOOK FIRST MEN TO...
various mediums
various sizes(14)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$25,200
Lot 223
FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)
A GROUP OF SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS AND SKETCHES FOR WERNHER VON BRAUN’S “THE...
various mediums
various sizes(17)
estimate
$5,000 - $10,000

price realized
$27,720
Lot 224
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
ASSEMBLING THE MARS EXPEDITION
oil on board
17 1/8 x 33 5/8 in. (43.5 x 85.4 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$107,100
Lot 225
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
IN ORBIT 600 MILES ABOVE MARS! PREPARING TO LAND
oil on board
17 ¼ x 33 ¼ in. (43.8 x 84.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$176,400
Lot 226
FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)
A GROUP OF TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS AND SKETCHES FOR WERNHER VON BRAUN’S “BLAST-OFF...
various mediums
various sizes(12)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$32,760
Lot 227
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
THE STRAIGHT WALL
oil on board
12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.1 x 27 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$52,920
Lot 228
ARCHIVE OF SCIENTIFIC DRAWINGS, SCHEMATICS, AND CALCULATIONS
WERNHER VON BRAUN, c.1952
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$189,000
Lot 229
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)
SATURN V ROCKET, JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTRE, CAPE CANAVERAL, 1967 JOHN F....
each signed in ink and copyright credit stamp (margin)
each image: 14 x 9 ½ in. (35.5 x 24.1 cm.)
each sheet: 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.4 cm.)
(2)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 230
A SATURN 1-B ROCKET MODEL
CIRCA 1960
54 x 10 in.
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 231
A LARGE SCALE MODEL OF THE FRIENDSHIP 7 MERCURY CAPSULE
CIRCA 1961
80 ¾ x 17 in. (105 x 43cm), including base
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$25,200
Lot 232
A THREE-PIECE SCALE MODEL OF THE GEMINI CAPSULE
CIRCA 1964
25 x 12in (63 x 30.5cm)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$8,190
Lot 233
HELMETUM DISPLASIUS TACTILLIUS MOMENTOS
7 JULY 1989
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high, 15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) wide, 12 in. (30.5 cm) deep
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$10,710
Lot 234
RUDOLPH BELARSKI (1900-1983)
LUNAR COLONY WITH TRANSPORT SPHERES
oil on canvas
21 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (53.6 x 43.5 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 235
HANNES BOK (1914-1964)
THEN THEY STARTED SENDIN' EM ROUND THE MOON - TAKIN' PICSHERS ALL THE TIME AS...
pencil on paper
14 x 9 ½ in. (35.6 x 24.1 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 236
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
TYCHO BRAHE LOCATES POSITION OF THE NOVA OF 1572 IN CASSIOPEIA
oil on board
16 x 13 7/8 in. (40.6 x 35.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$63,000
Lot 237
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
THE MOON FALLS BACK ON THE EARTH
oil on board
13 ¼ x 9 ¾ in. (33.6 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$37,800
Lot 238
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
EXPLORING COPERNICUS
oil on board
14 ¾ x 26 in. (37.5 x 66 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$69,300
Lot 239
CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)
TRANSIT OF THE EARTH
oil on board
9 ½ x 18 ¾ in. (24.2 x 47 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$52,920
Lot 240
JACK COGGINS (1911-2006)
BY SPACESHIP TO THE MOON
paint on board
15 ¾ x 11 in. (40 x 27.9 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$40,320
Lot 241
KENNETH S. FAGG (1901-1980)
UNDERSEA CITIES
tempera on paper
13 ¾ x 19 ¼ in. (34.9 x 49 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 242
VIRGIL FINLAY (1914-1971)
SPACE SUIT
ink on board
7 ½ x 5 ¼ in. (19.1 x 13.3 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 243
FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)
CLEAN AIR PARK
watercolor and ink on paper
15 ¼ x 25 ¼ in. (39.4 x 64.8 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$27,720
Lot 244
RUSS HEATH (1926-2018)
CAPRI SATELLITE
ink and tempera on paper
13 ½ x 17 ½ in. (34.3 x 44.5 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$9,450
Lot 245
ROBERT GIBSON JONES (1889-1969)
VIDEO BLAST-OFF
acrylic on board
15 ½ x 10 ¾ in. (39.4 x 27.3 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 246
ALEXANDER LEYDENFROST (1888-1961)
MISSILE INCEPTION OVER EASTERN UNITED STATES
charcoal and tempera on paper
17 ¾ x 33 ¾ in. (45.1 x 85.7 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$7,560
Lot 247
ALEXANDER LEYDENFROST (1888-1961)
THE HANFORD PLANT
charcoal and tempera on paper
17 ¾ x 34 3/8 in. (45 x 87.3 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 248
ROBERT T. MCCALL (1919-2010)
PIONEERING THE SPACE FRONTIER NO. 8
oil on canvas
46 x 72 in. (116.8 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$277,200
Lot 249
RAY PIOCH (20TH CENTURY)
A COLONY ON MARS
gouache on paper
10 ¼ x 18 7/8 in. (26.1 x 48 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$6,930
Lot 250
RAY PIOCH (20TH CENTURY)
THREE WORKS: NOW THEY'RE PLANNING A CITY IN SPACE
each gouache on paper
various sizes(3)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 251
RAY PIOCH (20TH CENTURY)
INSIDE OUR FIRST SPACE STATION
tempera on board
10 ¾ x 14 ½ in. (27.3 x 36.8 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$11,970
Lot 252
ALEX SCHOMBURG (1905-1998)
SPACE STATION
paint on board
19 ½ x 13 ½ in. (49.5 x 34.3 cm.) (image)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 253
JAMES B. SETTLES (1902-1957)
SUPER TRAIN OF TOMORROW
watercolor and gouache on board
19 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (50.5 x 35.2 cm.) (image)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$30,240
Lot 254
MALCOLM SMITH (1910-1966)
SPACE STATION OVER EAST ASIA
paint on board
16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (41.9 x 29.9 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$18,900
Lot 255
R.C. SWANSON (20TH CENTURY)
ROCKET FLEET IN DESERT LANDSCAPE
gouache and paint on board
18 ¾ x 51 ¼ in. (47.6 x 130.2 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$32,760
Lot 256
FRANK TINSLEY (1899-1965)
WHY DON'T WE BUILD ... FLOATING AIRPORTS?
gouache and graphite on board
19 ½ x 26 ¼ in. (49.5 x 66.7 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$7,560
Lot 257
EDWARD VALIGURSKY (1926-2009)
SPACE PORT
gouache on board
14 3/8 x 22 3/8 in. (36.7 x 57 cm.) (sight)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,710
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