Will H. Bradley Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Will H. Bradley Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 02, 2024
William H. Bradley, American (1868-1962), Fringilla, Or Tales in Verse by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, 1895, woodcut
Est: $500 - $700
William H. Bradley American, (1868-1962) Fringilla, Or Tales in Verse by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, 1895 woodcut framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Oct. 19, 2024
Original 1890s WIlliam Bradley Victopr Bicycles Print
Est: $300 - $400
Bradley, William H. 1868 - 1962 Victor Bicycles (The Youth's Companion) Letterpress Print 1896 16.1 x 11 in. (41 x 28 cm) Printer: no information Condition Details: (A-/B+) was folded horiz., tiny margin tears, print from magazine -The Yourht's Companion-#USA #Art Nouveau #Bicycles
PosterConnection Inc.
Oct. 09, 2024
William Henry Bradley (1868-1962)
Est: $500 - $700
THE CHAP-BOOK, AUGUST 1895 (THE PIPES) Color lithograph, 1895, laid on linen, published by Stone and Kimball, Chicago, framed. Image 20 1/8 x 13 1/2 inches; 511 x 343 mm. Sheet 22 x 15 1/2 inches; 559 x 394 mm. Frame 29 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches; 749 x 572 mm.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 05, 2024
William Henry Bradley, American (1868 - 1962), Prospectus for Bradley, His Book, print, 9 1/2"H x 4"W (sight), 16 1/4"H x 12 1/4"W (frame)
Est: $100 - $200
William Henry Bradley American, (1868 - 1962) Prospectus for Bradley, His Book print Illustration from Bradley's magazine (1896-1897). Single foldleaflet with enclosed subscription card. From the private collection of Bret Waller and Mary Lou Dooley Waller, Indianapolis, Indiana. Biography from the Archives of askART: Known as the innovator of the Art Nouveau Movement in America, William Bradley was an illustrator and designer whose work drew on the contrasting influences of William Morris and Aubrey Beardsley. Bradley had a distinguished career as one of the country's leading typesetters and publication art editors. From 1894, his commission poster and cover-design work initiated the poster craze in America, and he regarded his commitment to art in posters as assisting business with beautiful presentations. Multifaceted, Bradley organized his own publishing firm, the Wayside Press; designed type faces, wrote and illustrated stories in his magazine, Bradley, His Book; and served as art director for several magazines. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of a cartoonist. As a child he was fascinated by type, printing and illustration, and when he and his mother moved to Ishpeming, Michigan in 1879 after his father's death, he took his first job, at age eleven, as a printer's devil (apprentice) on a local newspaper, which initiated a life-long fascination with type and printing. He later became foreman of that newspaper and also earned money by designing posters. He moved to Chicago in 1886 to launch his career as an illustrator, working in pen and ink for "The Inland Printer" and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. During these early years in Chicago, Bradley could not afford formal art education so he learned from books. A major inspiration was Englishman William Morris, who popularized the Arts and Crafts Movement with the underlying concept that the act of creating should bring joy to the artist. Bradley was also inspired by the writings of Oscar Wilde, who taught that art was for 'arts sake'. Trained as a wood engraver in the mid -1880s, Bradley turned to line engraving when his first techniqu became obsolete. His engraved covers for the Chicago Journal Inland Printer" in 1894 established him as an innovative illustrator and engraver. He went on to gain widespread acclaim for his posters for another Chicago publication, The Chap Book, a literary journal that was published between 1894 and 1898. It was planned primarily as a way to promote a small publishing house, but its crisp modern design and lively writing won it a sophisticated audience The posters Bradley created for The Chap Book were some of the earliest examples of the Art Nouveau style in the United States and were instrumental in popularizing the style. In that era, eye-catching posters were meant to boost newsstand sales of magazines. In the late 1800s, magazines were no longer sold primarily through subscriptions, and there was great competition by publishers for readers. Spurred by the lure of profitable national advertising, some 7,500 periodicals were established in the United States between 1885 and 1905. Most were short lived, but collecting newsstand posters became something of a popular craze in the 1890s. In 1895 Bradley returned to his birthplace of Boston, Massachusetts, where he turned to traditional printing methods, the result being his own periodical Bradley: His Book, published between 1896 and 1898, and devoted to art, literature and printing. This publication had many outstanding decorative illustrations with text and advertisements and reported on the arts and crafts activities of his peers. In 1898, he disbanded the press for this publication because it was taxing his health and sold it to the University Press at Cambridge. However, he continued to work for it. He exhibited work in Paris, France at the gallery of Siegfried Bing in 1895, but by 1900 his career was in decline, and thereafter he worked largely in commercial printing and type design. He did many freelance commissions including for children's books and for magazines including Collier's, which in 1907 he served as Art Editor. During this period, his style evolved from the rhythmical Art Nouveau to more static compositions with ornamental forward-facing figures. In 1915, William Bradley worked for William Randolph Hearst as art supervisor for Hearst's International and other Hearst magazines, and also for several Hearst-produced motion pictures. In 1928 he retired to Pasadena, California. He was the author-illustrator of Toymaker to the King and Wonder Box, and he wrote and directed his own film, Mangold. He died in La Mesa, CA on Jan. 25, 1962. By the time of his death, William Bradley had had such a long distinguished career in so many areas of art creation that even he had forgotten his role in Art Nouveau. Sources: Walt Reed, The Illustrator in America website of the Museum of American Illustration; National Gallery of Art; artlex.com fogh.freeuk.com Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 30, 2024
Will H Bradley, Britain (1868-1962), The Chap Book 1894, Les Affiches Étrangeres, Lithograph Imp.Chaix
Est: $200 - $400
Will H Bradley Britain (1868-1962) The Chap Book 1894, Les Affiches Étrangeres Lithograph Imp.Chaix Signed lower left in plate
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 11, 2024
Bradley / His Book / June. 1896.
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 8 3/8 x 19 1/2 in./21.3 x 49.5 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: Bradley was an innovative and influential typographer, designer, and publisher who “brought out the art from the museums and picture galleries into the street, before the masses, trying to elevate their taste” (The Poster, Oct. 1898, p. 159). The international Art Nouveau movement found its American expression in the delicate and ornate work of his genius. Here, he uses what has been dubbed his “Queen of Hearts” design to announce the upcoming June, 1896 issue of his own small magazine. He started publishing in late 1895 when he opened his own printing establishment, the Wayside Press, in Springfield, Massachusetts. For Bradley’s fabulous Victor Cycles, see No. 35. (Art Nouveau; Literary; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jul. 11, 2024
Victor Bicycles / Overman Wheel Co. 1896.
Est: $17,000 - $20,000
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 38 3/4 x 62 1/8 in./98.6 x 157.8 cm PRINTER: Arti Grafiche, Bergamo DESCRIPTION: Known for his love of intricate patterns based on nature and the work of Art Nouveau bad boy Aubrey Beardsley, Bradley does not shy away from giving a heavy nod to both in this painstakingly detailed design. With its rhythmic variety and organic flow of line, it's obvious why it is considered one of the greatest examples of American poster art. As for the product itself, the Victor bicycle was launched by A.H. Overman in 1887, and was among the first to include wheels of matching height (as opposed to the velocipede which had a higher front wheel). Here, Bradley promotes the Torino-based Italian distributor of the brand. (Art Nouveau; Bicycles; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 27, 2024
WILL BRADLEY, AMERICAN, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY 1868-1962, VICTOR BICYCLES OVERMAN WHEEL CO. (PLATE 152) from LES MAÎTRES DE L'AFFICHE
Est: $200 - $300
WILL BRADLEY AMERICAN, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, 1868-1962 VICTOR BICYCLES OVERMAN WHEEL CO. (PLATE 152) from LES MAÎTRES DE L'AFFICHE
Potomack Company
Apr. 12, 2024
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) Victor Bicycles/Overman Wheel Company feuill
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) Victor Bicycles/Overman Wheel Company feuille: 1600 x 990 mm.
Christie's
Mar. 26, 2024
Will H. Bradley - The Chap Book - 1897 Lithograph 11.5" x 8.25"
Est: $325 - $400
"The Chap Book" by Will H. Bradley, 1897 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 11.5 x 8.25 inches, with an image size of 8.25 x 5.5 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A: Mint. Additional details: First printing lithograph page from Sonsel's 1897 Das Moderne Plakat (Modern Poster) book, printed by Verlag von Gerhard Kuhtmann, Dresden.
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 10, 2024
Will Bradley print
Est: $300 - $500
Will Bradley The Ault & Wiborg Company printShort Hills, NJ ink, paper signed image: 10.5"h x 7.75"w overall: 20"h x 16"w
Treadway Gallery
Feb. 29, 2024
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962). [TURN OF THE CENTURY AMERICAN PRESS]. Group of 16 booklets. Sizes vary.
Est: $700 - $1,000
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) [TURN OF THE CENTURY AMERICAN PRESS]. Group of 16 booklets. Sizes vary. Condition varies, generally B+. Group includes: Strathmore Expressive Printing Papers Are Part of the Picture; The Inland Printer Christmas (1899); 3 editions of Bradley His Book (1896); 4 editions of The American Chap Book (1904-5); and Will Bradley / His Chap Book (1955). Images available upon request.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 29, 2024
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962). [TURN OF THE CENTURY AMERICAN PRESS]. Group of 10 books and booklets. Sizes vary.
Est: $700 - $1,000
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) [TURN OF THE CENTURY AMERICAN PRESS]. Group of 10 books and booklets. Sizes vary. Condition varies, generally B+. Group includes: Fringilla (1895), by R.D. Blackmore; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1897), by Washington Irving; War Is Kind (1899), by Stephen Crane; Uncle Walt (1911), by George Matthew Adams and more. Each illustrated by and some printed by William H. Bradley. Images available upon request.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 08, 2024
Original 1902 William Bradley Print Ault Wiborg Matted
Est: $200 - $300
Bradley, William H. 1868 - 1962 The Ault & Wiborg Company (Print) Letterpress Print ca. 1902 10.6 x 7.4 in. (27 x 19 cm) Printer: no information Condition Details: (B+) matted print, sealed in plastic, not examined under matting, matting size 16x12 in./41x31 cm#USA #Small #Literary #Maitres & Prints;
PosterConnection Inc.
Dec. 09, 2023
Will Bradley (1868-1962) Original Poster "The Chap-Book" 1895
Est: $200 - $300
Will Bradley (1868-1962) Original Poster "The Chap-Book" 1895. Lithograph from Les Maitres de l'Affiche. Some minor staining. 11.75"h x 7.5"w. Spend $7500 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Nov. 12, 2023
Bradley / His Book : Seven Issues. 1896-1897.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: Prospectus and first 4 issues: 5 1/4 x 10 1/2 in./13.3 x 26.7 cm Last 3 issues: 8 x 11 in./20.3 x 27.9 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: This lot includes Bradley’s prospectus for His Book and the following seven complete issues; a February 1897 issue was never completed, and therefore it was not printed separately. In 1895, Bradley moved from Chicago to Springfield, Massachusetts where he established The Wayside Press, a publishing and graphic arts venture whose main product was Bradley: His Book, an art magazine appearing monthly. The artist designed, wrote, and printed each issue and also released a poster for every publication. He even illustrated the advertisements, and they are some of the loveliest commercial advertising images to exist. The magazine’s first issue—printed in 10,000 copies—was entirely sold out before the day of publication, and subsequent issues were highly sought and critically lauded. In 1896, the Syracuse Herald wrote, “Bradley, His Book is a new aspirant to magazine honors, and it puts forth strong claims to recognition. It is a model of neatness, and its literary quality is in keeping with its external appearance.” The Manchester Cricket noted, “It is a unique affair, and one of the most artistic works extant.” (8) (Art Nouveau; Literary; American; Books)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 18, 2023
William H. Bradley (1868-1962) American (two)
Est: $100 - $200
THE AVLT & WIBORG COMPANY, two lithograph posters, one dated 1900, signed in the design, sheets 12 x 9”, mats 20 x 16”. (2)
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Aug. 09, 2023
William H. Bradley (1868-1962) American (two)
Est: $200 - $400
THE AVLT & WIBORG COMPANY, two lithograph posters, one dated 1900, signed in the design, sheets 12 x 9”, mats 20 x 16”. (2)
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Aug. 03, 2023
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962). THE CHAP - BOOK / [MAY]. 1895. 22x16¼ inches, 56x41¼ cm. [Stone and Kimball, Chicago].
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) THE CHAP - BOOK / [MAY]. 1895. 22x16 1/4 inches, 56x41 1/4 cm. [Stone and Kimball, Chicago]. Condition A-: expert extensive overpainting at edges; minor scratch at lower left edge. "Bradley's technique is different from French and English [poster designers]. There is greater simplicity in the selection of colours than in French posters and he does not use as much red and black as do the English poster artists, giving thus to their work a certain monotony" (S.C. de Soissons, The Poster, October 1898). Kiehl 18, DFP-I 154, Koch p. 67, Reims 1138, Virginia p. 24, Weill 111, Met 1984.1202.9.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2023
Original 1890s Will Bradley Tobacco Habit Cure Poster
Est: $900 - $1,200
Bradley, William H. 1868 - 1962 Narcoti Cure Letterpress Print 1895 20.8 x 13.7 in. (53 x 35 cm) Printer: Narcoti Chemical Co., Springfield Condition Details: (A) backed on linen, minimal creasing#USA #Art Nouveau #Tobacco #Small #Health
PosterConnection Inc.
Apr. 01, 2023
Will Bradley. "Woman on Her Bicycle," lithograph
Est: $500 - $700
(American, 1868-1962). Lithograph in colors, 1899, plate 152 of "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche", Paris, 1899, printed by l'Imprimerie Chaix, signed in the stone, bears the blind stamp of the editor in the lower right corner, "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche" plate 152 marked ll, image was created for the American advertisement for the "Victor Bicycles," image size: 7 3/4 x 11 1/2 in., framed.
Alex Cooper
Mar. 26, 2023
Bradley / His Book : Seven Issues. 1896-1897.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: Prospectus and first 4 issues: 5 1/4 x 10 1/2 in./13.3 x 26.7 cm Last 3 issues: 8 x 11 in./20.3 x 27.9 cm DESCRIPTION: This lot includes Bradley’s prospectus for His Book and the following seven complete issues; a February 1897 issue was never completed, and therefore it was not printed separately. In 1895, Bradley moved from Chicago to Springfield, Massachusetts where he established The Wayside Press, a publishing and graphic arts venture whose main product was Bradley: His Book, an art magazine appearing monthly. The artist designed, wrote, and printed each issue and also released a poster for every publication. He even illustrated the advertisements, and they are some of the loveliest commercial advertising images to exist. The magazine’s first issue—printed in 10,000 copies—was entirely sold out before the day of publication, and subsequent issues were highly sought and critically lauded. In 1896, the Syracuse Herald wrote, “Bradley, His Book is a new aspirant to magazine honors, and it puts forth strong claims to recognition. It is a model of neatness, and its literary quality is in keeping with its external appearance.” The Manchester Cricket noted, “It is a unique affair, and one of the most artistic works extant.” (8) (Art Nouveau; Literary; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 26, 2023
The Echo. ca. 1895.
Est: $3,000 - $3,500
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 15 x 21 3/4 in./38 x 55.2 cm DESCRIPTION: Will Bradley, named "The Dean of American Designers" by the Saturday Evening Post, was the highest-paid American artist of the early 20th century. Known, occasionally, as "the American Aubrey Beardsley" (though he was an established artist before Beardsley became popular), he pioneered the American two-dimensional style of posters, drawing on Japanese block printing and the Arts and Crafts Movement. This gorgeous poster, advertising a biweekly magazine in Chicago, is in the collections of MoMA. This variant includes additional text that reads: “Chicago’s new paper in which will appear a series of colored frontispieces by Will H. Bradley.” (Art Nouveau; Literary; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 26, 2023
The Chap Book / Thanksgiving No. 1895.
Est: $3,000 - $3,500
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 13 3/4 x 20 7/8 in./35 x 53.2 cm DESCRIPTION: What’s better than one swirling Art Nouveau beauty carrying a hefty tray of Thanksgiving delights? Two swirling Art Nouveau beauties! It’s another mesmerizing design by the American Art Nouveau master. (Art Nouveau; Literary; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 26, 2023
The Chap-Book. 1894.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 14 x 20 in./35.5 x 51 cm DESCRIPTION: “Bradley’s first poster design was probably ‘The Twins,’ which he created for Stone & Kimball’s literary magazine The Chap Book in the summer or fall of 1894. It was considered the first Art Nouveau poster in America and added to the wave of interest in poster collecting started by Edward Penfield’s Harper’s placards. But Bradley’s decorative style was not as easy to accept as Penfield’s more straightforward portrayals of the haute bourgeoisie. A critic writing in The American Printer said of ‘The Twins’ that ‘the funniest thing out is the Chap-Book poster. No mortal man can possibly tell without deliberately investigating what it means or what it represents. Ten feet away one would be willing to make an oath that it was a very, very red turkey gobbler very poorly represented. On closer inspection it seems to have been intended for two human beings, one at least being in a red gown very short at both ends’” (Margolin, p. 26). (Art Nouveau; Literary; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 18, 2023
William H. Bradley The Inland Printer Christmas Color Lithograph c1890s
Est: $400 - $500
William H. Bradley (1868-1962) The Inland Printer Christmas Color Lithograph c1890s. From Les Maitres de l'affiche, pl. 172. 13âh x 9âw. Frame 18âh x 13.25âw. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Mar. 09, 2023
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962). THE CHAP - BOOK. 1894. 19¾x14 inches, 50¼x35½ cm.
Est: $400 - $600
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) THE CHAP - BOOK. 1894. 19 3/4x14 inches, 50 1/4x35 1/2 cm. Condition B: minor repaired tears at edges; minor creases in image; faded and toned. Bradley's first poster ever, and first of many Chap Book posters (Koch p. 36), from August 1894. Although justifiable comparisons to Beardsley have been made, Charles Hiatt (author of Picture Posters, 1895, and prominent critic and early authority on posters) stated it best: "He has seen and assimilated, in no small degree, the manner of Mr. Aubrey Beardsley. He is however, a great deal more than a mere imitator; what he has borrowed, he has borrowed with conspicuous intelligence, and nobody could for a moment accuse him of anything approaching petty larceny" (Picture Posters p. 298). Kiehl 13, DFP-I 152, Koch p. 22, Reims 1139, Virginia p. 23, Margolin p. 26 and 97, Keay p. 41, Met 1984.1202.8.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 09, 2023
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY 1868-1962 ‘The Inland Printer Christmas 1895’ original plate from ‘Les Maitres de l’Affiche’ 1889
Est: €250 - €450
Color lithograph, Imp. Chaix, Paris. Board n. 172. Condition: B. 15.75 x 11.42 in.
Aste Bolaffi
Dec. 03, 2022
Will H. Bradley When Hearts are Trumps by Tom HallColor Litho 1894
Est: $600 - $800
Will H. Bradley (1868 - 1962) When Hearts are Trumps by Tom Hall Color Litho 1894. Signed in plate. 16.5h x 13 5/8w. Frame 20h x 17w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Dec. 03, 2022
William H. Bradley (1868-1962) The Inland Printer Christmas Color Lithograph c1890s
Est: $300 - $500
William H. Bradley (1868-1962) The Inland Printer Christmas Color Lithograph c1890s. From Les MaÃ®tres de L'Affiche, pl. 172. 11 7/8h x 7 7/8w. Matting board 20.25h x 17w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Nov. 17, 2022
[BRADLEY, William H. (1868-1962)], illustrator. Glimpses at...
Est: $200 - $300
[BRADLEY, William H. (1868-1962)], illustrator. Glimpses at the Life and Times of A. V. H. Carpenter. Edited by Alva J. Beatty. Chicago: The Lanward Pub Co., 1890 [1891]. 4to (266 x 196 mm). Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of Carpenter and numerous intertextual illustrations by Bradley. With 10 pp. of railroad ads in the rear. Publisher’s full green cloth over beveled boards, front board decoratively stamped in blind and gilt, spine lettered in gilt, floral endleaves (light wear, soiling to binding, text a bit toned with occasional mild creasing). FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE BOOK. A nice copy. This is the first published book illustrated by Bradley, who would later become famous for his Art Nouveau illustrations and designs (he used a different style for this book). He eventually became one of the most financially successful American artists of the early 20th century.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 13, 2022
Narcoticure. 1895.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 13 7/8 x 20 7/8 in./35.2 x 53 cm DESCRIPTION: One tends to think of kicking the nicotine habit as more or less a contemporary obsession. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that athletes and celebrities endorsed various tobacco products. But this aggressive Bradley design—featuring the valiant knight of clean living lancing the tobacco demon—for the Narcoti Chemical Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, proves that freeing oneself from the clutches of smoking is a long-standing desire. Narcoticure claims that it “Cures the Tobacco Habit in/from 4 to 10 Days.” And can one put a price tag on a new start to a healthy, non-addicted lifestyle? Obviously, the answer is yes, because at an 1895 cost of five dollars, it’s clear that this cure wasn’t cheap. The poster, however, could be purchased for a mere sum of 2 two-cent stamps. Will Bradley was an innovative and influential typographer, designer, and publisher. The international Art Nouveau movement found its American expression in the delicate and ornate work of this genius. In 1895, Bradley moved from Chicago to Springfield, Massachusetts where he established The Wayside Press, a publishing and graphic arts venture whose main product was Bradley: His Book, an art magazine appearing monthly. (Art Nouveau; Tobacco; American; Animals)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 13, 2022
Victor Bicycles. 1895.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 13 1/4 x 40 3/4 in./33.8 x 103.3 cm PRINTER: J. Ottmann, New York DESCRIPTION: Bradley produced at least half a dozen designs for this brand of bicycle; this elongated version is quite rare. As always, the floral ornamentation is profuse and meticulously executed, and the width of the border makes it stand out so much stronger. Victor was the brand name of manufacturer A. H. Overman of Chicopee, Massachusetts, who started making bicycles in 1887. (Art Nouveau; Bicycles; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 06, 2022
Will H. Bradley's litho poster for The Echo
Est: $400 - $600
Heading: Author: Bradley, Will H. Title: The Echo Place Published: Chicago Publisher: Date Published: 1895 Description: Color lithograph poster. 56.4x40.6 cm (22¼x16"). Signed in stone by Will H. Bradley. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) was according to Joseph Goddu, "perhaps the most talented and original American artist to work in the poster medium." - American Art Posters of the 1890's, p. 34.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Oct. 06, 2022
Will H. Bradley's b&w poster, The Chap-Book
Est: $500 - $800
Heading: Author: Bradley, Will H. Title: The Chap-Book: Being A MISCELLANY of Curious and Interesting Songs, Ballads, Tales, Histories... Place Published: Chicago Publisher:Stone and Kimball Date Published: 1895 Description: Lithograph poster. 54.3x36.5 cm (21½x14½"). The only black & white poster among the seven placards Will H. Bradley produced for The Chap-Book. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) was an American illustrator who imported European and Japanese styles for use in American magazines – here the British influence of Aubrey Beardsley, Walter Crane and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood are apparent. The Chap-Book was a magazine published in Cambridge, MA and Chicago, IL from 1894-1898, dedicated to "all that is most modern and aggressive in the Young Man's literature," and introduced little known writers and poets of the era, such as Yeats, Henry James, Ibsen, H.G. Wells, and Rimbaud.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Sep. 24, 2022
Original Vintage 1900 Will Bradley Collier's Poster
Est: $500 - $700
Bradley, William H. 1868 - 1962 Collier´s Weekly - Out Door Number Letterpress Print 1900 16.1 x 11 in. (41 x 28 cm) Printer: no information Condition Details: (A-) mounted on linen, small tears and minimal staining at the edges#USA #Literary #Art Nouveau #Small #Bicycles
PosterConnection Inc.
Sep. 24, 2022
Original 1890s Harpers Bazar Poster WILLIAM BRADLEY
Est: $400 - $600
Bradley, William H. 1868 - 1962 Harper's Bazar - Thanksgiving Number Letterpress Print 1895 16.1 x 11.4 in. (41 x 29 cm) Printer: no information Condition Details: (B+) small tears and two tiny losses in the margins, minor staining, black and white ad -A Redfern Creation - Fibre Chamois- printed on reverse#USA #Literary #Art Nouveau #Small
PosterConnection Inc.
Aug. 25, 2022
Will H. Bradley litho poster for Chap-Book Thanksgiving
Est: $400 - $600
Heading: Author: Bradley, Will H. Title: The Chap-Book: Thanksgiving No. Place Published: Chicago Publisher:Stone and Kimball Date Published: 1895 Description: Color lithograph poster. 53x35.5 cm (21x14"). The Chap-Book was a magazine published in Cambridge, MA and Chicago, IL from 1894-1898, dedicated to "all that is most modern and aggressive in the Young Man's literature," and introduced little known writers and poets of the era, such as Yeats, Henry James, Ibsen, H.G. Wells, and Rimbaud. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) was an American illustrator who imported European and Japanese styles for use in American magazines.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Aug. 25, 2022
Will H. Bradley litho poster for The Chap-Book
Est: $400 - $600
Heading: Author: Bradley, Will H. Title: The Chap-Book (The Pink) Place Published: Chicago Publisher:Stone and Kimball Date Published: 1895 Description: Color lithograph poster. 56.40.5 cm (22x16"). The Chap-Book was a magazine published in Chicago from 1894-1898, dedicated to "all that is most modern and aggressive in the Young Man's literature," and introduced little known writers and poets of the era, such as Yeats, Henry James, Ibsen, H.G. Wells, and Rimbaud. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) was an American illustrator who imported European and Japanese styles for use in American magazines.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Aug. 25, 2022
Will H. Bradley Pegasus poster for The Chap-Book
Est: $500 - $800
Heading: Author: Bradley, Will H. Title: The Chap-Book (Pegasus) Place Published: Chicago Publisher:Stone and Kimball Date Published: 1895 Description: Color lithograph poster. 54x35.6 cm (21¼x14"). The Chap-Book was a magazine published in Chicago from 1894-1898, dedicated to "all that is most modern and aggressive in the Young Man's literature," and introduced little known writers and poets of the era, such as Yeats, Henry James, Ibsen, H.G. Wells, and Rimbaud. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) was an American illustrator who imported European and Japanese styles for use in American magazines.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Jun. 18, 2022
Will H. Bradley "When Hearts are Trumps by Tom Hall" Color Litho 1894
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Will H. Bradley (1868 - 1962) "When Hearts are Trumps by Tom Hall" Color Litho 1894. Signed in plate. 16.5"h x 13 5/8"w. Frame 20"h x 17"w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Jun. 08, 2022
William H. Bradley (American, 1868-1962) Narcoti-Cure, 1895
Est: $800 - $1,200
Original color poster for Narcoti-Cure (1895) depicting a jousting knight on horseback with a devilish foliate figure in the foreground.
Cottone Auctions
Apr. 02, 2022
Bradley, William Henry. 1868 B
Est: -
Bradley, William Henry. 1868 Boston - 1962 La Mesa. Pausias and Glycera. Circa 1895. probably lithograph/paper, partly colored in gold, signed Bradley in the stone and, sheet 30.5 x 21.5 cm, illustration for ''Fringilla or Tales in verse'' by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, unframed. Bradley is one of the most famous American illustrators at the end of the 19th century. Strongly influenced by Art Nouveau and artists such as Aubrey Beardsley or Wiliam Morris, he designed posters, covers, advertisements and illustrated books. Considered his masterpiece are the illustrations for ''Friniglla,'' published by Borrows Brothers in 1895. The present sheet shows the illustration without the border.
Historia Auctionata
Mar. 20, 2022
Narcoticure. 1895.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 13 5/8 x 20 in./34.6 x 51 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: One tends to think of kicking the nicotine habit as more or less a contemporary obsession. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that athletes and celebrities endorsed various tobacco products. But this aggressive Bradley design—featuring the valiant knight of clean living lancing the tobacco demon—for the Narcoti Chemical Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, proves that freeing oneself from the clutches of smoking is a long-standing desire. Narcoticure claims to “Cures the Tobacco Habit in/from 4 to 10 Days.” And can one put a price tag on a new start to a healthy, non-addicted lifestyle? Obviously, the answer is yes, because at an 1895 cost of five dollars, it’s clear that this cure wasn’t cheap. Will Bradley was an innovative and influential typographer, designer, and publisher. The international Art Nouveau movement found its American expression in the delicate and ornate work of this genius. In 1895, Bradley moved from Chicago to Springfield, Massachusetts where he established The Wayside Press, a publishing and graphic arts venture whose main product was Bradley: His Book, an art magazine appearing monthly. (Art Nouveau; Tobacco; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 20, 2022
The Chap-Book / Being a Miscellany. 1895.
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
ARTIST: WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) SIZE: 8 1/4 x 12 3/4 in./21 x 32.5 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: Published from 1894 to 1898, The Chap-Book was one of America’s first literary magazines, and an important vehicle to discuss the artistic values of the poster. Launched by two Harvard students as a casual exercise, it became surprisingly prosperous, thanks in part to Bradley’s contributions. He designed “store-counter placards such as this one and created a total of five designs for the publication; this is the only one in black and white. The influence of Art Nouveau, and especially its British exponent Aubrey Beardsley, is clearly apparent, and the tender, romantic image piques our interest in the ‘curious and interesting songs, ballads, tales, histories etc.’ promised in the text below” (Gold, p. 75). (Art Nouveau; Literary; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 24, 2022
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962). [HARPER'S / COLLIER'S.] Group of 5 covers. 1890s-1907. Sizes vary.
Est: $700 - $1,000
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) [HARPER'S / COLLIER'S.] Group of 5 covers. 1890s-1907. Sizes vary. Condition varies, each paper. Two matted. Group includes: Harper's Bazar / Christmas; Harper's Round Table / Thanksgiving Number / '95; Harper's Bazar / Easter 1896; Harper's Young People / New Year's Number; and Collier's / The National Weekly (1907). Images available upon request.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 24, 2022
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962). ST. NICHOLAS / THE CENTURY. Group of 5 posters and covers. 1890s-1916. Sizes vary.
Est: $600 - $900
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) ST. NICHOLAS / THE CENTURY. Group of 5 posters and covers. 1890s-1916. Sizes vary. Condition varies, generally A-. Each paper, matted. Includes four designs by Bradley, and one unattributed work, possibly by Maud Humphrey and F. Berkeley Smith. Images available upon request.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 24, 2022
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962). [INLAND PRINTER / AULT & WIBORG.] Group of 6 covers. Sizes vary, each approximately 12x9 inches, 30½x2
Est: $700 - $1,000
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) [INLAND PRINTER / AULT & WIBORG.] Group of 6 covers. Sizes vary, each approximately 12x9 inches, 30 1/2x22 3/4 cm. Condition varies, generally A- / B+. Two framed, three matted, one loose. Images available upon request.
Swann Auction Galleries