Arnold Lobel Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Arnold Lobel Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 05, 2024
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933–1987) Study for 'We look brave' said Frog. 'Yes but are we?' asked Toad
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933–1987) Study for 'We look brave' said Frog. 'Yes but are we?' asked Toad graphite on opaque tracing paper 13 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (33.3 x 24.7 cm) This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Aug. 22, 2024
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) Frog and Toad chase paper in the wind.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) Frog and Toad chase paper in the wind. Illustration possibly from the Frog and Toad Coloring Book, 1981. Ink on paper. 279 x 203 mm; 11 x 8 inches on 15 x 10 1/2-inch sheet. Unsigned. Arnold Lobel never explicitly confirmed that the characters Frog and Toad were representative of his own experiences as a gay man. However, the series has been interpreted by many as having themes that resonate with LGBTQ+ experiences, particularly in the context of friendship and love between two male characters. Lobel came out to his family in 1974, four years after the first Frog and Toad book was published.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2024
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Bird Walking."
Est: $800 - $1,200
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Bird Walking." Children's book illustration for an unknown publication,1968. Watercolor, ink and printed paper on board. 12 x 16 1/2 (image) on 15 1/2 x 19 3/4-inch board. Signed and dated in lower right image. Title from label on mat.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2022
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Toad opened his present from Frog. It was a beautiful new clock."
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Toad opened his present from Frog. It was a beautiful new clock." Illustration for the story "Christmas Eve" published in Frog and Toad All Year by Lobel (New York: Harper & Row, 1976, page 64). Ink and watercolor wash over graphite, with printed text onlay. Image measures 89x76 mm; 3 1/2x3 1/8 inches, on 11 3/4x14 1/2-inch sheet with onionskin overlay marked with printer's instructions. Unsigned. Accompanying the drawing are two color separations, one each for brown and green, which are highly unusual to find with Lobel's illustrations. Images measure to finished image, on 10x7-inch paper, unevenly trimmed. Green color separation sheet has job note taped to lower margin. Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 04, 2022
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) Frog and Toad, possible poster illustration,
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) Frog and Toad, possible poster illustration, circa 1975-79 Watercolor and pencil on paper 20 x 15-3/4 inches (50.8 x 40.0 cm) (sheet) Signed lower right: Arnold Lobel PROVENANCE: The artist; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts, "Seeking a State of Grace: The Art of Arnold Lobel," March 22-June 15, 2008. During his career Arnold Lobel wrote and/or illustrated over seventy books for children. To his illustrating credit, he had a Caldecott Medal book -- Fables (1981) -- and two Caldecott Honor Books-- His Own Frog and Toad are Friends (1971) and Hildilid's Night by Cheli Duran Ryan (1972). For his writing, he received a Newbery Honor Award for Frog and Toad Together (1973). Though he was a born storyteller, Lobel began making up stories extemporaneously to entertain his fellow second-graders in Schenectady, New York, where he grew up in the care of his grandparents. Mr. Lobel called himself a "lucky amateur" in terms of his writing. Viewing himself as a professionally trained illustrator (he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute), he said, "I know how to draw pictures. With writing, I don't really know what I'm doing. It's very intuitive." In addition to the Frog and Toad books, Owl at Home, Mouse Tales, The Book of Pigericks, and many other popular books he created, Lobel also illustrated other writers' texts that captured his fancy. He viewed this as "something different and challenging." Often his illustrations for those books showed a different aspect of his personality and his artistic expertise, ranging from his meticulous dinosaurs in Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish to his chilling pen-and-ink drawings in Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep by Jack Prelutsky, about which the writer of Booklist said, "Young readers will be amazed that the gentle Lobel of Frog and Toad fame can be so comfortably diabolic." Frog and Toad is executed on an unusually large sheet for the artist; therefore, it is possibly a poster design. The simplicity of the imagery makes the work equally a candidate for an unpublished cover drawing, although there is no record of this published composition. Aside from the large paper size and scene complexity, Frog and Toad is also noteworthy in that it is a rare full-color work by the artist. (Most Frog and Toad illustrations were created in black line, with color separations used for printing.) Heritage Auctions is honored to present this most ambitious, fully realized Frog and Toad illustration to the auction block. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 18, 2022
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Toad tripped over a rock."
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Toad tripped over a rock." Preliminary drawing for the story "The Hat" from Lobel's book Days with Frog and Toad. (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), page 44. Graphite on opaque tracing paper. 102x152 mm; 4x6 inches, on 6 1/2x10-inch sheet. Unsigned. Tipped to matte at upper edge with archival tape. In this story, Frog gives Toad a hat for his birthday, but it is too large. Toad is determined to wear it, but it falls over his eyes, causing numerous mishaps during their walk. Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 09, 2022
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Mostly Animals."
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Mostly Animals." Headpiece illustration for the chapter "Mostly Animals" published in Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems" (New York: Scholastic Inc., 1988), page 61. Watercolor, ink, and correction fluid on paper. 102 mm; 4 inches, tondo, on larger sheet. Unsigned. Tipped to matte and archivally framed. Arnold Lobel was one of the greatest children's book illustrators of his generation. As gifted with words as pictures, he was one of a very few people to be honored by both the Newbery and Caldecott Committees. Although he won the Caldecott Medal for Fables (1980), he earned his immortality with the highly successful Frog and Toad series. "Lobel dealt head on with the complexities, misunderstandings, and emotional swings that define a true friendship," fellow illustrator Mo Willems has observed. "I can think of few creators who cared as much about his characters' emotional well-being as he did."
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 09, 2022
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Dogs."
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Dogs." Illustration for the poem "Dogs" by Marchette Chute, published in Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems" (New York: Scholastic Inc., 1988), page 68 and on cover. Watercolor and ink on paper. 190x127 mm; 7 1/2x5 inches, image, on larger sheet. Unsigned. Tipped to matte and archivally framed. The charming poem it accompanied read: The Dogs I know have many shapes. For some are big and tall, And some are long, And some are thin, And some are fat and small. And some are little bits of fluff and have no shape at all." Arnold Lobel was one of the greatest children's book illustrators of his generation. As gifted with words as pictures, he was one of a very few people to be honored by both the Newbery and Caldecott Committees. Although he won the Caldecott Medal for Fables (1980), he earned his immortality with the highly successful Frog and Toad series. "Lobel dealt head on with the complexities, misunderstandings, and emotional swings that define a true friendship," fellow illustrator Mo Willems has observed. "I can think of few creators who cared as much about his characters' emotional well-being as he did."
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 09, 2022
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out?" * "Toad opened the door once more but Frog was
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out?" * "Toad opened the door once more but Frog was not on the path." Together, two preliminary drawings for the double-page spread on pages 56-57 for the story "Christmas Eve" from Lobel's book Frog and Toad All Year. (New York: Harper & Row, 1979; reprinted: World's Work, 1980). Pen and ink on stiff paper. Frog in hole measures 300x227 mm; 11 3/4x9 inches, sheet. Toad at door measures 381x267 mm;15x10 1/2 inches (but inset with text and illustration measure to first drawing) with printed text overlay at top. Both unsigned. Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection, New York. Arnold Lobel was one of the greatest children's book illustrators of his generation. As gifted with words as pictures, he was one of a very few people to be honored by both the Newbery and Caldecott Committees. Although he won the Caldecott Medal for Fables (1980), he earned his immortality with the highly successful Frog and Toad series. "Lobel dealt head on with the complexities, misunderstandings, and emotional swings that define a true friendship," fellow illustrator Mo Willems has observed. "I can think of few creators who cared as much about his characters' emotional well-being as he did."
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2022
Arnold Lobel (California, 1933-1987) Original Drawing
Est: $300 - $500
Original illustration drawing by the artist, Arnold Lobel. Ink and watercolor on paper. Original artwork for one of his illustrated Mother Goose anthologies. Framed and matted under glass. Dimensions: framed: 14 1/8 in. x 12 3/8 in., sight: 9 in. x 7 1/2 in. Condition: good original framed estate condition. Provenance: acquired directly from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Dec. 16, 2021
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Days With Frog and Toad." [CHILDRENS / GAY ARTIST]
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Days With Frog and Toad." Unused concept design, an alternate cover study for the book of the same title by Lobel (New York: Harper & Row, 1979). Graphite on opaque tracing paper. 210x140 mm; 8 1/4x5 1/2 inches, on approximately 11 1/4x9-inch sheet. Unsigned. Tipped to matte at upper edge with archival tape. Diagonal fold crease near center. Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection, New York. An iconic image of Frog and Toad, the design echoes the chapter "The Kite," pp. 16-27.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Frog has a gift for Toad." [CHILDRENS / GAY ARTIST]
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Frog has a gift for Toad." Preliminary drawing for The Frog and Toad Coloring Book by Lobel (New York: Harper & Row, 1981), page 15. Graphite on opaque tracing paper. 245x185 mm; 9 3/4x7 1/4 inches, on approximately 14x9-inch sheet. Unsigned. Tipped to matte at upper edge with archival tape and tissue. Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 04, 2021
Arnold Lobel Frog & Toad Original Published Drawing
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
TOAD TELLS THE SEED TO GROW QUICKLY. Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987). Published original final drawing on page 17 from the FROG and TOAD COLORING BOOK by Arnold Lobel. View image on page 17. Ink on paper board. Harper & Row Publishers, 1981. Dimensions: full sheet: 11 1/4 in. x 15 1/4 in., image: 8 in. x 11 in. Condition: good original unframed estate condition. Provenance: Acquired directly from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Jul. 12, 2021
Arnold Lobel FROG & TOAD Drawing, 1979
Est: $500 - $800
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) author illustrator. Original pencil study for FROG & TOAD. Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, 1979. READS: SHIVERS Listen to the wind howling in the street, said Frog. What a fine time for a ghost story. Graphite on opaque paper. Dimensions: overall: 6 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.; image: 3 1/8 in. x 4 5/8 in. Condition: good original estate condition. Provenance: Acquired directly from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Jun. 24, 2021
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "We can try to climb this mountain." [CHILDRENS]
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "We can try to climb this mountain." Illustration for The Frog and Toad Coloring Book by Lobel (New York: Harper & Row, 1981). Pen and ink over graphite on paper. 123x144 mm; 4 3/4x5 3/4 inches, on 8x8 1/4-inch sheet. Unsigned. Cornered to board; matted and archivally framed. The full caption reads "Frog and Toad went outside. 'We can try to climb this mountain,' said Frog. 'That should tell us if we are brave.'"
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 24, 2021
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "'I am coming to help you!" [CHILDRENS]
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "'I am coming to help you!" Illustration for The Frog and Toad Coloring Book by Lobel (New York: Harper & Row, 1981). Pen and ink over graphite on paper. 128x98 mm; 5x3 3/4 inches, on 7 3/4x7 1/2-inch sheet. Unsigned. Cornered to board; matted and archivally framed. The full caption reads "'Frog, do not worry,' cried Toad. 'I am coming to help you!' Toad ran out of his house."
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 24, 2021
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Frog took a rake out of the garden shed." [CHILDRENS]
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Frog took a rake out of the garden shed." Illustration for the story "The Surprise" published in Frog and Toad All Year by Lobel (New York: Harper & Row, 1976, pages 42 and 43). Pen and ink over graphite, with printed text onlays. 295x369 mm; 11 3/4x14 1/2 inches (sheet). Unsigned. Accompanying the drawing are two color separations, one each for brown and green, which are highly unusual to find with Lobel's illustrations.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 28, 2021
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "The sled began to move down the hill." [CHILDRENS]
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "The sled began to move down the hill." Illustration published on page 6 of The Frog and Toad Coloring Book by Lobel (New York: Harper & Row, 1981) based on the illustration in the story "Down the Hill" in Frog and Toad All Year (New York: Harper & Row, 1976). Pen and ink over graphite. 275x204 mm; 10 3/4x8 inches, sheet.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 28, 2021
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Toad made Frog a cup of hot tea." [CHILDRENS]
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "Toad made Frog a cup of hot tea." Pencil study for page 17 of Lobel's tale "The Story" in Frog and Toad are Friends (New York: Harper & Row, 1970). Graphite on opaque tracing paper. 235x152 mm; 9 1/4x6 on 14x11 1/4-inch paper. Unsigned. Soft diagonal crease across image. Tipped to matte at top edge.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 11, 2021
Original Cover Art DAYS WITH FROG & TOAD, ARNOLD LOBEL, 1979
Est: $800 - $1,200
Original pencil study cover art drawing by Arnold Lobel for his book DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD, 1979. Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) author / illustrator. Graphite drawing on opaque tracing paper. Publisher: New York, Harper and Row, 1979. Dimensions: paper: 11 1/4 in. x 13 3/4 in., with mat: 12 in. x 15 in. Condition: good original condition. Provenance: acquired directly from Arnold Lobel daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Jan. 11, 2021
DAYS WITH FROG & TOAD ORIGINAL DRAWING, ARNOLD LOBEL, 1979
Est: $600 - $800
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) author / illustrator. Original pencil study drawing, illustrated on page 64 from Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel, 1979. FROG and TOAD STAYED ON THE ISLAND ALL AFTERNOON. Graphite on opaque tracing paper. View page 64. Dimensions: full sheet: 11 1/4 in. Image: 5 3/4 in. x 5 7/8 in. Condition: good original estate condition, vertical crease noted on left side. Provenance: acquired directly from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Nov. 02, 2020
Arnold Lobel FROG & TOAD Published Drawing, 1979
Est: $500 - $800
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1985) author & illustrator. DAYS WITH FROG & TOAD. Original pencil study for what became a published drawing in Days With Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel. THOSE BIG THOUGHTS WILL MAKE YOUR HEAD GROW LARGER. IN THE MORNING YOUR NEW HAT MAY FIT. Pencil drawing on opaque tracing paper. Drawing study was published in FROG & TOAD on page 45 (view page). Publisher: New York, Harper & Row 1979. Dimensions: full sheet: 5 in. x 6 1/8 in., image: 1 3/4 in. x 2 1/8 in. Condition: good original vintage estate condition. Provenance: Acquired directly from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Nov. 02, 2020
Arnold Lobel Original Drawing DAYS W/ FROG & TOAD 1979
Est: $500 - $800
TOAD TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. HE FELL IN A HOLE. Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) author & illustrator. DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD, 1979. Original study for what became a published drawing. Pencil drawing on opaque tracing paper. Study for illustration found on page 44 of FROG & TOAD. Dimensions: with mat: 9 x 11 in.; paper: 6 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. Publisher: New York, Harper & Row,1979. Condition: Good original vintage estate condition. Provenance: acquired directly from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Aug. 31, 2020
Original Arnold Lobel DAYS WITH FROG & FROG & TOAD ALL YEAR Drawings
Est: $800 - $1,200
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) author illustrator. Two original Arnold Lobel pencil sketches for his childrens book DAYS WITH FROG and TOAD. 1) Original graphite study on opaque paper depicting Frog and Toad having tea FROG MADE A FRESH POT OF TEA. This pencil study is the foundation for the art published in his book DAYS WITH FROG And TOAD -page 29 (view photo). Publisher: Harper and Row, 1979 (book not included). Dimensions: overall opaque paper: 5.6 in. x 11.5 in., art: 3.75 in. x 4 in. Condition: very good condition, slight crease where folded. 2) Original pencil sketch on paper depicting Frog contemplating a worm on a tree trunk I WALKED IN A MEADOW (view book and page). Published illustration in FROG AND TOAD ALL YEAR (1976). Page 23. Dimensions: 3.4 in. x 4.3 in. Condition: good original estate condition. Book are not included. Provenance: both drawings are stamped Arnold Lobel Estate, directly acquired from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Aug. 31, 2020
Original Arnold Lobel Drawing, FROG & TOAD ARE FRIENDS
Est: $600 - $900
Arnold Lobel (American 1933-1987) author & illustrator. TOAD SAID "FROG YOU ARE LOOKING QUITE GREEN". Original Arnold Lobel pencil sketch published in his childrens book Frog and Toad Are Friends. Published on page 17 of Frog and Toad Are Friends (view photo). New York, Harper and Row, 1970. Graphite on paper. Dimensions: trimmed 2.75 in. x 4 in. Condition: good condition, tape residue noted. View published page and book (book not included). Provenance: Acquired directly from Arnold Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel including Arnold Lobel's Estate Stamp.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Aug. 31, 2020
Arnold Lobel FROG & TOAD Original Drawing, 1970
Est: $600 - $900
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) author & illustrator. Arnold Lobel FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS original pencil study. Depicting Frog reading to Toad under a mushroom. Illustration published on content page of Frog & Toad are Friends (view photo). Published by New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Graphite on paper. Dimensions: trimmed paper: 5 inches x 5 inches. Condition: good condition slight tape residue noted. Book not included. Provenance: Arnold Lobel's Estate Stamp.....directly acquired from Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel. FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS was a runner-up for the 1971 Caldecott Medal.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Aug. 13, 2020
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987). "There was Frog."
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987). "There was Frog." Pen and ink over graphite, with printed text onlays. 300x225 mm; 11 3/4x9 inches on 15x11-inch sheet. The page is numbered 29 in pencil indicating that it may have been used for the Frog and Toad Coloring Pages series. Circa 1975. Lobel, the famous children's book author, came out in 1974, four years after the first "Frog and Toad" book was published. In an unusual scenario for the time, his family accepted and embraced his decision. Provenance: The Estate of Arnold Lobel.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 16, 2020
ARNOLD LOBEL. "Toad will now walk on a high wire, and he will not fall down." [CHILDREN'S / FROG AND TOAD]
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
ARNOLD LOBEL. "Toad will now walk on a high wire, and he will not fall down." Three ink studies on one folio sheet for the story "The Dream" from Lobel's Frog and Toad Together, (New York: Harper & Row, 1972). Pen and ink over graphite, with printed text onlays. 377x557 mm; 15x22 inches (sheet). Unsigned. Provenance: The Estate of Arnold Lobel. The full caption below the 6 1/2x6-inch image on the left of Toad in costume reads " `TOAD WILL NOW WALK ON A HIGH WIRE, AND HE WILL NOT FALL DOWN,' said the voice." The facing page, above two smaller side-by-side illustrations of Frog measuring 3 1/2x5 1/2 inches together reads "Toad walked on the high wire. 'Frog,' cried Toad, `can you do tricks like this?' `No', peeped Frog, who looked very, very small." The pages are marked and numbered 24/25 in pencil and may have been used for the Frog and Toad Coloring Pages series.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 18, 2020
ARNOLD LOBEL Hand-Signed Limited Edition Poster, Horn Book,1987
Est: $200 - $300
THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE Cover lithographic poster, hand-signed in pencil by the artist Arnold Lobel (right side corner). Edition limited to 470/500 (left side). Arnold Lobel (American,1933-1987). Dimensions: 16 in. x 24 in. Condition: very good original condition, unframed. Provenance: Battledore Ltd. has represented the artist and his family since 1979.
Kensington Estate Auctions
May. 18, 2020
Arnold Lobel FROG & TOAD ALL YEAR w/ Original Drawing
Est: $300 - $400
Arnold Lobel (American,1933-1987) author illustrator. 1st edition book FROG AND TOAD ALL YEAR with original ink drawing of FROG signed by Arnold Lobel inscribed to Eddie (view interior full page of book). Publisher: Harper & Row, New York 1976. Condition: Good original condition. Provenance: Battledore Ltd. has represented the artist and his family since 1979.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Jun. 20, 2019
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "`We look brave,' said Frog. 'Yes, but are we?' asked Toad."
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) "`We look brave,' said Frog. 'Yes, but are we?' asked Toad." Study for the finished illustration published in the chapter "Dragons and Giants," page 43, in Lobel's "Frog and Toad Together" (New York: Harper & Row, 1972). Black marker and graphite on paper 19 1/2x16 1/4 inches, 49.5x41.3 cm., archivally framed to 17 1/2x13 1/2 inches (44.5x34.3 cm.). Not signed.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2019
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) Frog and Toad.
Est: $800 - $1,200
ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) Frog and Toad. Group of 4 Signed First Editions, each signed with small sketch of frog head and all but first title contain a warm inscription to friends Crosby and George Bonsall; Autograph Letter Signed by Lobel to Crosby laid in; dust jackets, lower outer flap clipped (not prices). Light general edgewear. New York: Harper & Row, 1970-79.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 04, 2019
ARNOLD LOBEL. "That hat is much too big for you..."
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ARNOLD LOBEL. "That hat is much too big for you..." Pencil study for page 43 of Lobel''s "Days with Frog and Toad" (New York: Harper & Row, 1979). Graphite on opaque tracing paper. Unsigned. 235x152 mm; 9 1/4x6 inches, image, on 16 1/2x14-inch paper. Matted and framed to 17 1/2x13 3/4 inches. Soft horizontal fold in center.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 06, 2018
ARNOLD LOBEL Original Watercolor & Letter FROG & TOAD Series TOAD
Est: $300 - $400
Arnold Lobel (American,1933-1987) author illustrator. Original pictorial letter drawing based on Arnold Lobel's FROG & TOAD children's books including a personal handwritten letter addressed to the step-daughter of Morton Schindel (Weston Woods Studio). View handwritten letter and drawing of Toad signed by the artist, Arnold Lobel. The toad drawing acts as a pictorial frame for the letter. Watercolor and ink on paper. Dimensions: 10.75 in x 8.25 in. Condition: good original condition. Provenance: estate of Morton Schindel.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Jun. 07, 2017
LOBEL, ARNOLD. 1933-1987. Watercolor drawing of Toad over message, Dear A
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
LOBEL, ARNOLD. 1933-1987. Watercolor drawing of Toad over message, Dear Alexandra..., a one-page illustrated autograph letter to a child, 273 x 210 mm, n.d., light crease, framed. Provenance: Morton Schindel. WITH: ZEMACH, MARGOT. Mixed media painting of a Russian feast, 229 x 305 mm, inscribed in crayon upper left corner by the artist and her husband and collaborator Harve Zemach: For Mort with Affection Margot and Harve July, 65; AND WITH: UNGERER, TOMI. Dear Morton..., one-page decorated letter in ink to Morton Schindel with envelope, 298 x 203 mm, n.d., crease; with three Ungerer books, one inscribed to Schindel. Morton Schindel (1918-2016) founded Weston Woods Studios in 1953, to produce animated films and filmstrips for use in schools. The first of his nearly 500 titles was an adaptation of James Daugherty’s Caldecott Honor Book Andy and the Lion (1938) released in 1954; and he tried to film every other Caldecott Medal Winner after that. Lobel, Zemach and Ungerer were just a few of the many other artists with whom he worked; and these tributes to the producer demonstrate the great affection they held for him. For example, Ungerer writes: Dear Morton...Just a few lines to say that I do hope that We shall meet eventually. Here or There or Anywhere ... In the meantime with my very best and Friendliest whatnots T. Ungere ... ei. He appends the note with a little bird laying an egg on the flourish of his signature. Lobel assures a young fan: ...I’m happy to hear that you have been reading and enjoying my Frog and Toad books. Here is a sketch of Toad for you and an F[rog] and T[oad] fan club card. Your friend, Arnold Lobel. The fate of the Frog and Toad Fan Club card remains a mystery.
Bonhams
Jan. 22, 2015
ARNOLD LOBEL. "Three Little Kittens" * "Anna Elise, She Jumped with Joy."
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
ARNOLD LOBEL. "Three Little Kittens" * "Anna Elise, She Jumped with Joy." Watercolor, pen and ink on heavy paper. Kittens is 279x432 mm; 11x17 inches, image, on 13 1/4x20 inch sheet. Anna is 7 1/4x8 inches, image, on 9 1/2x17 1/4 sheet. Both illustrations from The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose. Pencil rules and printing notations in margins of both drawings. 1986.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 11, 2013
LOBEL, ARNOLD. 1933-1987.- "For Jim,"
Est: $600 - $800
"For Jim," watercolor and pencil, 190 x 150 mm, being a birthday greeting from A. Lobel and Matthew to children's book illustrator James Marshall, n.d. The creators of Frog and Toad and George and Martha were great friends and often exchanged art.
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2013
LOBEL, ARNOLD. 1933-1987.- "Gray goose and gander,"
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
"Gray goose and gander," watercolor, ink and pencil, 259 x 199 mm, signed and dated "Arnold Lobel 1986" lower left. Matted and framed. Signature faded. Published : The Random House Book of Mother Goose (New York: Random House, 1986), p 49.
Bonhams
Apr. 23, 2013
LOBEL, ARNOLD [Bagpiper Fox]. Pencil on thin illustration board, drawing 5 x 4 1/4 inches (12.5 x 11 cm); within two ruled...
Est: $700 - $1,000
LOBEL, ARNOLD [Bagpiper Fox]. Pencil on thin illustration board, drawing 5 x 4 1/4 inches (12.5 x 11 cm); within two ruled lines, signed (l.r.) below the drawing. Minor toning to edges of board, some minor timestain but an excellent example of Lobel's illustration work. Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the author and illustrator of the perennially popular Frog and Toad books. He was a Caldecott Medal winner. We have not been able to determine whether the present work is published. C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jan. 24, 2013
ARNOLD LOBEL. Christmas Comes But Once A Year.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ARNOLD LOBEL. Christmas Comes But Once A Year. Mixed media illustration from pages 142-143 of The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose. 357x515 mm; 14 1/4x20 1/4 inches, sheet, on paper, with penciled borders, few smudges. 1986.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 24, 2013
ARNOLD LOBEL. Old King Cole.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ARNOLD LOBEL. Old King Cole. Mixed media illustration from page 161 of The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose. 344x502 mm; 13 1/2x19 3/4 inches, sheet, on paper, with penciled borders, few smudges, tipped to window mat with sticker on verso from its appearance in the Arnold Lobel exhibition November 14-January 7 1990 at the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina. 1986.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 24, 2013
ARNOLD LOBEL. The Little Old Mouse Who Lived in a Shoe.
Est: $600 - $900
ARNOLD LOBEL. The Little Old Mouse Who Lived in a Shoe. Mixed media illustration from his work Mouse Tales. 235x248 mm; 9 1/4x9 3/4 inches, sheet, on paper, tipped to window mat, marked "page 64" in pencil, lower right. 1972.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 12, 2011
Autograph - Arnold Lobel
Est: $200 - $400
Popular American author of children's books (1933-1987). Signed book: Fables. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8.25 x 11.75, 40 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, "For Ruth from Arnold Lobel, Mar. 1984," adding a sketch of a pelican. In fine condition, with some creasing and scuffing to the dustjacket.
RR Auction
Jun. 22, 2011
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) "The Pig at the Candy Store,"
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
"The Pig at the Candy Store," illustration for the Caldecott Medal Winner Fables (New York: Harper & Row, 1980), p 30. Watercolor, ink and pencil. 23.2 x 14cm (9 1/8 x 5 1/2in). Matted and framed.
Bonhams
Jun. 22, 2011
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) "Will o' the Wisp,"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
"Will o' the Wisp," illustration from Jack Prelutsky's Nightmares (New York: Greenwillow Books, 1976), p 11. Pen and ink. 16.2 x 11.9cm (6 3/8 x 4 11/16in). Matted.
Bonhams
Jun. 22, 2011
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) "Ming Lo and his wife lived in a house at the bottom of a large mountain,"
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
"Ming Lo and his wife lived in a house at the bottom of a large mountain," illustration from Ming Lo Moves the Mountain (New York: Greenwillow Books, 1982). Watercolor, ink and pencil. 24 x 52cm (9 7/16 x 20 1/2in). Matted and framed.
Bonhams
Jun. 22, 2011
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) "A bedtime story,"
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
"A bedtime story," 5 illustrations for an unidentified and possibly unpublished children's book. Watercolor, ink and pencil. Each 12 x 10cm x 3 15/16in).
Bonhams
Jun. 22, 2011
Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) "Mother Crack,"
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
"Mother Crack," 7 unpublished preliminary sketches for The Devil & Mother Crump by Valerie Scho Carey (New York: Harper & Row, 1987). Ink and/or pencil. Various sizes.
Bonhams