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Sale 43
Manuscript and Collectibles Auction
| Frank Martin Celebrity Art |
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Lot 687 |
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Annabella - Etching by Frank Martin. 26" x 16" (plate is 18" x 9½"), no. 9 of 50, of French actress Annabella, who came to Hollywood in 1937 and was better known for her marriage to Tyrone Power than for her very competent acting. Signed by the artist in pencil. Framed to an overall size of 26" x 16½".
Frank Martin (1921- 2005) was a British artist and illustrator known for his wood engravings and prints of early glamorous Hollywood stars. By working with the grain of the wood, he made screen stills into prints of Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Clara Bow and other Silver Screen stars. His etchings and woodcuts have been collected by celebrities such as Elton John and Michael Caine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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| Unsold |
Lot 688 |
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Carol Lombard, Lili Damita & Others - Composite Etching by Frank Martin. 12" x 22" aquatint composed of four different plates, the largest being 5½" x 8", no. 64 of 100, Signed by the artist in pencil. Framed to an overall size of 13" x 23½".
Frank Martin (1921- 2005) was a British artist and illustrator known for his wood engravings and prints of early glamorous Hollywood stars. By working with the grain of the wood, he made screen stills into prints of Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Clara Bow and other Silver Screen stars. His etchings and woodcuts have been collected by celebrities such as Elton John and Michael Caine.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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| Unsold |
Lot 689 |
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Constance Bennett - Etching by Frank Martin. 26¼" x 17¾" aquatint in color (plate is 17" x 12"), no. 1 of 40, titled "Constance Bennett in 1924," signed by the artist in pencil. Framed to an overall size of 25½" X 20½". The glamorous, business-minded Bennett was from an acting family (daughter of Richard and sister of Joan). She was one of the few silent stars to make the transition to talkies.
Frank Martin (1921- 2005) was a British artist and illustrator known for his wood engravings and prints of early glamorous Hollywood stars. By working with the grain of the wood, he made screen stills into prints of Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Clara Bow and other Silver Screen stars. His etchings and woodcuts have been collected by celebrities such as Elton John and Michael Caine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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Lot 690 |
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Jean Harlow - Original Art by Frank Martin. 22" x 30" assemblage of views hand-drawn in pencil, including full-length nude and clothed poses, as well as head-and-shoulder poses. Signed in pencil by the artist. Framed to an overall size of 23½" x 31½".
Frank Martin (1921- 2005) was a British artist and illustrator known for his wood engravings and prints of early glamorous Hollywood stars. By working with the grain of the wood, he made screen stills into prints of Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Clara Bow and other Silver Screen stars. His etchings and woodcuts have been collected by celebrities such as Elton John and Michael Caine.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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| Unsold |
Lot 691 |
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Mae Murray - Etching by Frank Martin. 25" x 20" aquatint in color (plate is 15½" x 10"), no. 8 of 50, signed by the artist in pencil. Framed to an overall size of 25½" X 20½". Silent star Mae Murray started as a dancer in the Ziegfield Folies before going on to co-star for M-G-M opposite film idols such as Rudolph Valentino and John Gilbert. Her career fizzled when her voice was not found suitable for talkies. She was known as "the girl with the bee-stung lips."
Frank Martin (1921- 2005) was a British artist and illustrator known for his wood engravings and prints of early glamorous Hollywood stars. By working with the grain of the wood, he made screen stills into prints of Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Clara Bow and other Silver Screen stars. His etchings and woodcuts have been collected by celebrities such as Elton John and Michael Caine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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Lot 692 |
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William S. Hart - Etching by Frank Martin. 19" x 14½" (plate size is 12" x 9½"), no. 4 of 15. Signed by the artist in pencil. Framed to an overall size of 21" x 16½". Hart was the first silent Western matinee idol. Between 1914 and 1924, he appeared in or produced more than sixty movies.
Frank Martin (1921- 2005) was a British artist and illustrator known for his wood engravings and prints of early glamorous Hollywood stars. By working with the grain of the wood, he made screen stills into prints of Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Clara Bow and other Silver Screen stars. His etchings and woodcuts have been collected by celebrities such as Elton John and Michael Caine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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