This week’s featured auction is the forthcoming Heritage Auctions sale of the Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection, which takes place in Dallas on August 13-14.
The remarkable collection includes original science fiction and fantasy artworks from the late 19th century to the present day – and here are 10 of our favourites…
The War of the Worlds illustration by Cosmo Rowe
Estimate: $3,500+
The War of the Worlds by H.G Wells, Pearson’s Magazine interior illustration, 1897
Cosmo Rowe (American, 1877-1952)
Ink wash and gouache on board, signed upper right
At the Earth’s Core cover by James Allen St. John
Estimate: $75,000+
At the Earth’s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs, book dust jacket, 1922
James Allen St. John (American, 1872-1957)
Oil on board, signed lower right
Another Dimension cover by Leo Morey
Estimate: $6,000+
Another Dimension, Amazing Stories cover, October 1935
Leo Morey (American, 1899-1965)
Mixed media on board, signed and dated lower left
Galactic Patrol cover by Hans Waldemar Wesso
Estimate: $8,000+
Galactic Patrol, Astounding Stories cover, September 1937
Hans Waldemar Wesso (American, 1893-1948)
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Crusades Across the Void cover by Malcolm Smith
Estimate: $8,000+
Crusades Across the Void, Amazing Stories cover, October 1942
Malcolm Smith (American, 1912-1966)
Mixed media on board, unsigned
Reader I Hate You cover by Virgil Finlay
Estimate: $12,000+
Reader, I Hate You, Super Science Stories cover, May 1943
Virgil Finlay (American, 1914-1971)
Acrylic on board, signed lower left
Shadow Over Mars cover by Earle K. Bergey
Estimate: $20,000+
Shadow Over Mars, Startling Stories cover, Fall 1944
Earle K. Bergey (American, 1901-1952)
Oil on canvas, signed center left
Hands From The Void cover by Lawrence Sterne Stevens
Estimate: $12,000+
Hand from the Void, Super Science Stories cover, January 1951
Lawrence Sterne Stevens (American, 1884-1960)
Oil on board, unsigned
The World Jones Made cover attributed to Robert Emil Schulz
Estimate: $30,000+
The World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick, paperback cover, 1956
Attributed to Robert Emil Schulz (American, 1928-1978)
Oil on board, unsigned
Foundation’s Edge cover by Michael Whelan
Estimate: $10,000+
Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov, paperback cover, 1983
Michael Whelan (American, b. 1950)
Acrylic on board, signed and dated lower center
