Beyond his own body of work, Mort has amassed one of the greatest collections of Golden-Age illustration in private hands. He has decided to offer to Heritage pieces by Dean Cornwell, dubbed the “Dean of American Illustrators” by Norman Rockwell, and Joseph Christian Leyendecker who played an extremely influential role in the careers of both Norman Rockwell and Mort Künstler.
Heritage’s American Art Signature Auction will take place in Dallas on May 2 at 2pm CT.
MORT KÜNSTLER (American, b. 1931)
Duty, Honor and Tears, (Long Branch, Millwood, Virginia, May 24, 1862), 2009
Oil on canvas
28-3/8 x 40 inches (72.1 x 101.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: © M Künstler 09
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MORT KÜNSTLER
Lot #68056
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951)
The Voice in the Rice, The Saturday Evening Post story illustration, June-July 1909
Oil on canvas
29 x 21 inches (73.7 x 53.3 cm)
Signed with monogram lower left: JC
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MORT KÜNSTLER
Lot #68054
DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960)
Burning Love, possible American Magazine story illustration, June 1942
Oil on Masonite
39 x 15-1/4 inches (99.1 x 38.7 cm)
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MORT KÜNSTLER
Lot #68055
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