Cardwell S. Higgins Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Cardwell S. Higgins Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 12, 2023
CARDWELL SPENCER HIGGINS
Est: $300 - $400
CARDWELL SPENCER HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983), portrait of a young woman, pastel on paperboard, signed lower right. Framed under glass. In Newcomb-Macklin Co. frame. Board 24-1/4''h, 20''w.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Apr. 08, 2023
Brochure Railroads at the New York World's Fair 1939
Est: £45 - £90
Original vintage travel advertising brochure Railroads at the New York World's Fair 1939 designed by Cardwell S. Higgins (1902-1983), an American pulp, advertising and pin-up illustrator of the 20th century. The 1939–40 New York World's Fair was a world's fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. Includes a map of the Railroad Exhibit. Published by Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference, 4 pages. Country:USA, year of printing: 1939, designer: Cardwell S. Higgins, dimensions (cm): 22x9.5.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Dec. 15, 2021
Cardwell Higgins 1902-1983 Pulp Illustrations Art
Est: $300 - $600
Cardwell S. Higgins (1902-1983). Collection of four original Golden Age of American Illustration abstract figural ink drawings, produced circa 1930 to 1932. Three with titles: SEASONS GREETINGS; PLAYTHINGS OF ETERNITY; OUT OF THE EARTH YOU CAME; and one untitled. Each with artist signature. Presented in linen mattes and decorative frames. Smallest two measure 21" x 16.5" x 1" (framed), 11.5" x 8" (work); largest measures 24" x 19" x 1" (framed), 15" x 10" (work). Work Size: 15 x 10 in. SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer a local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com.
Hill Auction Gallery
Dec. 15, 2021
Cardwell Higgins (1902-1983) Pulp Illustration Art
Est: $500 - $1,500
Cardwell S. Higgins (American, 1902-1983). Original mixed media Golden Age of American Illustration painting. A hand drawn figural work in pastel with a central female figure produced in the artist's influential Pulp Art style. Artist signature CARDWELL HIGGINS to lower right. Presented in a linen matte and decorative frame. Work Size: 37 x 27 in. SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer a local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com.
Hill Auction Gallery
May. 18, 2019
Cardwell S. Higgins, (American, 1902-1983), A Delightful Page in the Record of My Existence, 1980, lithograph, 101/500, 20 1/2 x 13 1/2
Est: $600 - $800
Cardwell S. Higgins (American, 1902-1983) A Delightful Page in the Record of My Existence, 1980 lithograph, 101/500 signed lower right, numbered lower left published by the artist, 1980. 20 1/2 x 13 1/2in (52 x 34cm)
Andrew Jones Auctions
Jun. 03, 2016
Six Cardwell S. Higgins Ithographs
Est: $10 - $1,000
Copyright Cardwell S. Higgins, 1980. 22.5" X 17.5".
Berner's Auction Gallery
Sep. 10, 2015
Cardwell Spencer Higgins American (1902-1983) Black and White Prints "Champagne Dreams", "Erotic Chinese Dance" and "The Circle of Life" Circa 1980. Unsigned. Measures 22-1/2 Inches by 17-1/2 Inches. Shipping $30.00
Est: $10 - $20
Cardwell Spencer Higgins American (1902-1983) Black and White Prints "Champagne Dreams", "Erotic Chinese Dance" and "The Circle of Life" Circa 1980. Unsigned. Measures 22-1/2 Inches by 17-1/2 Inches. Shipping $30.00
Estate Auction Co
Dec. 18, 2014
Cardwell S. Higgins (American, 1902-1983) Study for the Cover Illustration Towards the West. Inscribed "CARDWELL HIGGINS" in a later ha
Est: $150 - $250
Cardwell S. Higgins (American, 1902-1983) Study for the Cover Illustration Towards the West. Inscribed "CARDWELL HIGGINS" in a later hand u.r. Gouache on paper, sight size 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., framed. Condition: Staining to bottom margin.
Skinner
Dec. 12, 2014
Cardwell S. Higgins (1902-1983) WWII Preliminary Waterc
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Cardwell S. Higgins (1902-1983) WWII Preliminary Watercolor Paintings Murals in a Richmond, Virginia Military Service Club, 1943. Cardwell Higgins' first notable works were for Paramount Motion Pictures in the mid-1920s, painting portraits of famous movie stars, designing billboards, and magazine covers for the studio. He was also a prolific painter of pin-up girls, many of his works gracing the covers of popular magazines of the day. Just prior to the war he designed the flying falcon logo for Eastern Airlines. Higgins joined the Corps of Engineers, attached to the Army Air Force as an instructor in aviation camouflage. It was during his time in service that he painted two large 30 x 60 foot murals depicting an aerial battle for the Service Club at Richmond Army Air Base in Virginia. We are pleased to offer Higgins' original preliminary watercolor paintings for those murals, along with some interesting contemporary documentation of the works. The lot includes: (1) Watercolor on paper, 30" x 20", signed at the right edge "S/Sgt. Cardwell Higgins 4/15/43". Higgins' patriotic work features B-17 bombers and other aircraft types, a sea battle, and various other battle vignettes. At the lower edge of the illustration is an Army Air Force winged star and ribbon bearing the names of several branches of service - Quartermaster, Signal Corps, Medical Corps, Army Air Force, Ground Crew, Ordnance and Engineers, all represented in his painting. This work is accompanied by two copies of the base newspaper The Reflector, dated May 7, 1943 with a story about Higgins generally, and the murals in particular. A photograph in the article shows Higgins working on the actual preliminary painting offered in this lot and a contemporary negative of the finished mural is included. (2) A second watercolor of identical proportion, signed at the right edge "S/Sgt. Cardwell Higgins 4/10/43"depicts a ferocious aerial battle in which an enemy aircraft is shot down in flames. Accompanying this preliminary painting are four original Army Air Base Richmond photographs featuring Higgins as he executes the mural depicted by the painting. Interestingly, Higgins has modified the mural a bit from his original drawing by making the flaming aircraft a German Do 17 twin-engine bomber. Both watercolors are in excellent condition.
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 21, 2014
Cardwell Higgins Carbon Pencil Drawing "Churchill"
Est: $100 - $300
14" x 20" carbon pencil and wash. Signed lower right: Cardwell Higgins. On reverse: Title: Churchill & Cabinet. (Cover for Omnibook Magazine, published by Time) Medium: Carbon pencil and wash. Framed and under glass: 23.5" x 31.5".
Berner's Auction Gallery
Nov. 08, 2012
CARDWELL S. HIGGINS (1902-1983). PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK. Circa 1937. 28x16 inches, 71x40 cm. Berkshire Poster Co., N.Y.C.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
CARDWELL S. HIGGINS (1902-1983) PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK. Circa 1937. 28x16 inches, 71x40 1/2 cm. Berkshire Poster Co., N.Y.C. Condition A- / B+: minor abrasions and scratches in image; crease through lower right corner; discoloration along right edge. Printed on card. Pin-up artist and illustrator, Higgins created a campaign for the Palisades Amusement Park. One of his billboard size posters for the park hung on the side of a building in New York's Times Square. This is the smaller window-card size.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 11, 2011
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Boa Dancer Paste
Est: $800 - $1,200
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Boa Dancer Pastel on board 28.5 x 20.5 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 10, 2011
Cardwell Higgins (American, 1902-1983) Waiting for the Bathroom, unframed, 12 x 10in.
Est: £200 - £300
Cardwell Higgins (American, 1902-1983) ink and gouache, Waiting for the Bathroom, signed, unframed, 12 x 10in.
Gorringes
May. 07, 2010
Higgins, Cardwell - Advertising Illustration for Eastern Airlines
Est: $500 - $700
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Eastern Airlines Ad Illustration Pen and ink on paper 11.5 x 8.5 in. Not signed This illustration is framed along side an 12.5 x 9 in. photograph inscribed, "To my dear friend Cardwell S. Higgins -- Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker." The highly decorated World War I flying ace and iconic American war hero Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) helped create and operate Eastern Airlines later in his career. In 1935, when General Motors gained ownership of Eastern Air Transport, they asked Rickenbacker to manage the company. With outside help he then merged Eastern Air Transport with Florida Airways to form Eastern Airlines. Under Rickenbacker, Eastern Airlines, based in Miami, became a major international transportation company. In 1938 when Rickenbacker learned that GM was selling Eastern he bought the company and remained as CEO until 1959. Higgins and Rickenbacker were friends prior to the forming of Eastern Airlines, and this photograph is dated 1930. This piece is known to have been one of Charles Martignette's most treasured items. From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2010
Higgins, Cardwell - Industrial Worker
Est: $400 - $600
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Industrial Worker, 1933 Pen and ink on paper 16.25 x 12.25 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2010
Higgins, Cardwell - Safari Romance
Est: $300 - $500
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Safari Romance Mixed media on board 18 x 26 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 06, 2010
Higgins, Cardwell - Siamese Dancers
Est: $500 - $700
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Siamese Dancers, c. 1978 Pen and ink on board 22 x 16 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 06, 2010
Higgins, Cardwell - Sunbathing on the Beach
Est: $800 - $1,200
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Sunbathing on the Beach Pastel on board 34 x 24 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 27, 2009
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Advertising
Est: $400 - $600
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Advertising Illustration: Arts Britland Doeskins, 1934 Watercolor on paper 11.75 x 9 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 27, 2009
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) The House
Est: $200 - $400
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) The House Next Door, Holland's magazine illustration, June 1941 Mixed media on board 14 x 19 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 27, 2009
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Pin-up in
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Pin-up in Black Pastel on board 33 x 22 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 15, 2009
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Business
Est: $400 - $600
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Business card or sign design Ink on board 12 x 18 in. Not signed From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 15, 2009
CARDWELL S. HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Siamese
Est: $700 - $900
CARDWELL S. HIGGINS (American, 1902-1983) Siamese Dancers Ink on board 20 x 15 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 15, 2009
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American 1902-1983) Exposé
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CARDWELL HIGGINS (American 1902-1983) Exposé Detective cover, July 1942 Pastel on board 33 x 24 in. Signed lower right This painting was reproduced as figure 116 in The Great American Pin-Up by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel, Taschen Books, 1996. From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 20, 2006
Cardwell S. Higgins (American, 1902-1983); Untitled (Ten Portraits of Political Figures), ca. 1920; Charcoal and pencil on illustration board; Each signed; Each 22" x 15"
Est: $300 - $500
Cardwell S. Higgins (American, 1902-1983); Untitled (Ten Portraits of Political Figures), ca. 1920; Charcoal and pencil on illustration board; Each signed; Each 22" x 15"
Rago Arts and Auction Center