Rudy Nappi Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1923 - d. 2014

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    • RUDY NAPPI FIGURAL PULP SCENE C. 1950 OIL ON BOARD
      Apr. 03, 2024

      RUDY NAPPI FIGURAL PULP SCENE C. 1950 OIL ON BOARD

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      Rudy Nappi (American 1923-2015), 'Untitled (Figural Pulp Scene)', circa 1950, oil on board, depicting a loving couple with a sullen man in the background, apparently unsigned, framed. Provenance: From the Private Collection of S. Alan Hamburger, Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: board h. 14", w. 12.25"; frame h. 17", w. 15", d. 1.25".

      Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
    • RUDY NAPPI. "The ragged edges of Manhattan. . . the rowdy brothels, the dirty hallways, the seething streets of Yorkville --
      Dec. 06, 2018

      RUDY NAPPI. "The ragged edges of Manhattan. . . the rowdy brothels, the dirty hallways, the seething streets of Yorkville --

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      RUDY NAPPI. "The ragged edges of Manhattan. . . the rowdy brothels, the dirty hallways, the seething streets of Yorkville -- this was where Mattie Dolan grew up and this is where he learned about life." Cover illustration for "The Future Mr. Dolan" by Charles Gorham (Pyramid Books, 1949). Oil on board. 546x343 mm; 21 1/2x13 1/2 inches. Unsigned. Matted; framed. Accompanied by a copy of the book.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • RUDY NAPPI (AMERICAN, B. 1923) ARABIAN NIGHTS OIL ON BOARD 23 X 16-1/2 INCHES (5
      Jun. 12, 2017

      RUDY NAPPI (AMERICAN, B. 1923) ARABIAN NIGHTS OIL ON BOARD 23 X 16-1/2 INCHES (5

      Est: $400 - $600

      Rudy Nappi (American, b. 1923) Arabian Nights Oil on board 23 x 16-1/2 inches (58.4 x 41.9 cm) Signed lower center: Rudy Nappi NOTE: This lot was used as a paperback cover. A signed printer's proof of the cover is included in this lot HID04901242017

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Arabian Nights Oil on board 23 x 16-1/2 inches (5
      Feb. 27, 2017

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Arabian Nights Oil on board 23 x 16-1/2 inches (5

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Arabian Nights Oil on board 23 x 16-1/2 inches (58.4 x 41.9 cm) Signed lower center: Rudy Nappi NOTE: This lot was used as a paperback cover. A signed printer's proof of the cover is included in this lot HID04901242017

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI, American Illustrator 1923-2014, "Young Girl Among Flowers" ink on board 11 ½" x 8", signed lower right, framed.
      Jan. 13, 2015

      RUDY NAPPI, American Illustrator 1923-2014, "Young Girl Among Flowers" ink on board 11 ½" x 8", signed lower right, framed.

      Est: $300 - $500

      RUDY NAPPI, American Illustrator 1923-2014, "Young Girl Among Flowers" ink on board 11 ½" x 8", signed lower right, framed.

      Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
    • Rudy NAPPI (né en 1923) "Sans titre"
      Jan. 31, 2014

      Rudy NAPPI (né en 1923) "Sans titre"

      Est: €1,500 - €2,000

      Rudy NAPPI (né en 1923) "Sans titre" Huile sur carton signée en bas à gauche 60 x 41 cm

      Piasa
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Farmer's Woman, paperbac
      Jul. 31, 2013

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Farmer's Woman, paperbac

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Farmer's Woman, paperback digest cover, 1954 Oil on board 25.75 x 19 in. Not signed The painting was published as the cover for Farmer's Woman by Peggy Gaddis, Venus Books #172, 1954. Caption:"Love-hungry and lonely, she led her own life in the valley."

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Gang Moll, paperback dig
      May. 04, 2011

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Gang Moll, paperback dig

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Gang Moll, paperback digest cover, 1952 Oil on board 16 x 12.25 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette. This is the cover for the paperback digest Gang Moll by Albert L. Quandt (Original Books #709, 1952): "The shocking story of a beautiful and desperate girl of the slums!" The published image was also reproduced as figure 47 in The Great American Pin-Up by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel Taschen, 1996.

      Heritage Auctions
    • Attributed to RUDY NAPPI (American, 1923-) Famer's Wife
      Feb. 11, 2011

      Attributed to RUDY NAPPI (American, 1923-) Famer's Wife

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      Attributed to RUDY NAPPI (American, 1923-) Famer's Wife, paperback digest cover, 1952 Oil on board 25 x 18 in. Not signed This is the cover for the paperback digest Farmer's Wife by Peggy Gaddis (Venus books #160/PBO, 1952): "Big-city and bold, she was dynamite in the hill country." The painting was also published as the digest cover for Carnival books #934 (1953) under the same title (using the same exact art and title blurb). From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Private Nurse, paperback
      Feb. 11, 2011

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Private Nurse, paperback

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Private Nurse, paperback digest cover, 1952 Oil on board 23.5 x 19.5 in. Signed lower left This is the cover for the paperback digest Private Nurse by David Charlson (Venus Books #163, 1952): "A nurse's uniform did not protect her from herself!" From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) She Tried to Be Good, pa
      Feb. 11, 2011

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) She Tried to Be Good, pa

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) She Tried to Be Good, paperback book cover, 1951 Oil on board 16.5 x 12.5 in. Signed lower left An original copy of the book is included with this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Housecall,
      Oct. 27, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Housecall,

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Housecall, paperback cover Oil on board 22.5 x 19.5 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Four Year Hitch,
      Oct. 27, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Four Year Hitch,

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Four Year Hitch, paperback cover, c 1961 Acrylic on board 19 x 13 in. Signed lower right A copy of the Four Year Itch, by Leonard Sanders is included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Chinese Lover,
      Oct. 27, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Chinese Lover,

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Chinese Lover, paperback cover, 1953 Gouache on board 21 x 15.5 in. Signed lower left This illustration appeared on the cover of Charles Pettit's novel, The Chinese Lover, Pyramid Books #85, 1953. "In a Chinese Boudoir...She was a lovely, lonely bride, and the handsome, young kitchen slave was hers to command. So she lured him to her secluded chamber, and taught him the ancient rites of passion -- unaware that someone was eavesdropping at the door. Chinese Lover is the bizarre story of a sultry, Oriental beauty whose daring amour reached dizzy heights of ecstasy and intrigue -- until she discovered that her husband had set a trap to catch her in adultery." From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (AMERICAN, b.1923)
      Sep. 21, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (AMERICAN, b.1923)

      Est: $300 - $500

      RUDY NAPPI (AMERICAN, b.1923) Watercolor. Mediterranean street scene. Signed along the right edge. 23.5 x 18" sight.

      Braswell Galleries
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Moment in Time Oil
      Jul. 15, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Moment in Time Oil

      Est: $400 - $600

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Moment in Time Oil on board 18.5 x 15 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Paperback cover
      Jul. 15, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Paperback cover

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Paperback cover Mixed-media on board 20 x 15 in. Signed lower left

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Mother Murphy, book
      Mar. 13, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Mother Murphy, book

      Est: $200 - $300

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Mother Murphy, book cover, c. 1992 Oil on board 23 x 15 in. Signed lower left This illustration appeared on the cover of Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna's book, Mother Murphy, Scholastic Books, 1992. A preliminary color sketch and a printer's proof of the cover are included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) I Spent My Summer
      Mar. 13, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) I Spent My Summer

      Est: $500 - $800

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) I Spent My Summer Vacation Kidnapped Into Space. paperback cover, 1990 Oil on board 16 x 11.5 in. Signed lower right This illustration appeared on the cover of Martyn Godfrey's book, I Spent My Summer Vacation Kidnapped Into Space, Scholastic, 1990. "What a way to start the summer. On the last day of sixth grade, Reeann and her best friend Jared (Who just happens to be the cutest boy in school) are innocently hunting rocks among the asteroids. Suddenly they meet a very shaggy pair of Torkian aliens. Oh no! They're about to be slimed." A preliminary color sketch and a printer's proof of the cover, each signed by Rudy Nappi, are included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Storm Clouds
      Mar. 13, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Storm Clouds

      Est: $500 - $800

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Storm Clouds Gathering, 1989 Oil on board 21.5 x 17 in. Signed lower right This illustration appeared on the cover of Edwina Shore's romance novel, Storm Clouds Gathering, Harlequin, 1989. "Everyone was keen to tell Jenna that Drew Merrick was back on the island, but it was the last thing she needed to hear at that moment. The restaurant was going badly, her brother Chris was being a pain, and just when she'd made up her mind to marry Adam, she didn't want to be reminded of Drew. Why had he come back, and more importantly what did he want?" A printer's proof of the cover, signed by Rudy Nappi, is included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Price of Surrender,
      Mar. 13, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Price of Surrender,

      Est: $500 - $800

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Price of Surrender, paperback cover, 1983 Oil on board 21.25 x 13.5 in. Signed lower left This illustration appeared on the cover of Stephanie James' romance novel, Price of Surrender, Silhouette Books, 1983. "An affair to remember. Holt Sinclair thought everything had its price -- until he met a woman who couldn't be bought. Adena West had come to him on a matter of business, but suddenly it was a different affair. With reckless courage she entered his corporate jungle, only to become passion's prey. Seduced by his lazy, insinuating grace, she abandoned all caution in his arms, a prisoner of desire..." A printer's proof of the cover, signed by Rudy Nappi, is included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Faro Blake #31, Up
      Mar. 13, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Faro Blake #31, Up

      Est: $500 - $800

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Faro Blake #31, Up For Grabs, paperback cover, 1983 Oil on board 17.5 x 26 in. Signed lower right This illustration appeared on the cover of Zeke Masters' Faro Blake Western, Up For Grabs, Pocket Books, 1983. "Faro's steaming when a crooked deck and a lying girl play tricks dirtier than the Mississippi mud." A copy of the paperback is included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Faro Blake #26,
      Mar. 13, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Faro Blake #26,

      Est: $500 - $800

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Faro Blake #26, Texas Two-Step paperback cover, 1983 Oil on board 23.5 x 32 in. Signed lower right This illustration appeared on the cover of Zeke Masters' Faro Blake novel, Texas Two-Step, Pocket Books, 1983. "There's trouble brewing in Cauldron, Texas... and Faro Blake, on his way to help an old friend stamp out the Baxton gang, falls right into the stew." A printer's proof of the cover signed by Rudy Nappi is included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Sweet Temptation,
      Mar. 13, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Sweet Temptation,

      Est: $500 - $800

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Sweet Temptation, paperback cover, 1982 Oil on board 23 x 34 in. Signed lower right This illustration appeared on the cover of Caroline Standish's romance novel, Sweet Temptation, Ace, 1982. "She will let no man rule her. He will stop at nothing to possess her. And so, from the ashes of deception and defiance, their love was born -- proud and passionate and unrelenting -- sweet temptation." A preliminary color sketch and a printer's proof of the cover, each signed by Rudy Nappi, are included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Crime noir paperback
      Mar. 12, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Crime noir paperback

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Crime noir paperback cover Oil on board 15.5 x 12 in. Signed lower right

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) The Secret of Skull
      Mar. 12, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) The Secret of Skull

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) The Secret of Skull Mountain, Hardy Boys cover, 1966 Gouache on board 16 x 12 in. Signed lower right This illustration appeared on the cover of Franklin W. Dixon's Hardy Boys novel, The Secret of Skull Mountain, Grosset and Dunlap (#27), from 1966 through the late seventies. "There is a crisis in Bayport. Soon the city will be without water. Every night water strangely disappears from the new reservoir near Skull Mountain. Frank and Joe Hardy join forces with a team of skilled engineers to solve the baffling mystery." A copy of the 1966 edition, signed by Rudy Nappi, is included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Nancy Drew Mystery
      Mar. 12, 2009

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Nancy Drew Mystery

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #25, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall book cover, 1967 Gouache on board 14 x 9.75 in. Signed lower left This illustration appeared on the cover of Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew book, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall, Grosset and Dunlap, 1968, and graced every edition of the book until well into the 1990s. Nancy Drew and her friends travel to the colorful French Quarter in New Orleans to solve the mystery of The Ghost of Blackwood Hall. A copy of a 1995 edition of the book, autographed by Rudy Nappi, is included in this lot.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Arabian Nights,
      Oct. 15, 2008

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Arabian Nights,

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Arabian Nights, paperback cover Oil on board 23 x 16.5 in. Signed lower center A signed printer's proof of the cover is included in this lot

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Wildfire,
      Oct. 15, 2008

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Wildfire,

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Wildfire, paperback cover, 1986 Oil on board 14 x 12.5 in. Signed lower left This illustration appeared on the cover of Alexandra Scott's novel, Wildfire, Harlequin, 1986, a signed printer's proof of the cover included here. "Something very strange was going on here she thought."

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Renaissance
      Oct. 15, 2008

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Renaissance

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Renaissance Man. paperback cover Oil on board 22 x 14 in. Signed lower center This illustration was featured on the cover of Stephanie James' novel, Renaissance Man, Silhouette Desire, 1982, a signed printer's proof of that cover included here.

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Take Away the
      Oct. 15, 2008

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Take Away the

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Take Away the Pride, paperback cover, 1989 Oil on board 18 x 11 in. Signed lower left This illustration was used on the cover of Emma Richmond's novel, Take Away the Pride, Harlequin Mills and Boon, 1989, a printer's proof of the cover included here. "She'd taken life as a joke -- 'till now."

      Heritage Auctions
    • RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Witch's Cat,
      Oct. 15, 2008

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Witch's Cat,

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      RUDY NAPPI (American 20th Century) Witch's Cat, paperback cover, 1994 Oil on paper, mounted on board 16 x 11 in. Signed lower left This illustration was used on the cover of Ruth Chew's book, Witch's Cat, Scholastic Inc., 1994, a printer's proof of the cover included here. "What kind of magic will the cat do next?"

      Heritage Auctions
    • Paperback book cover: House of Deceit, by Rae Loomis Publisher: (Ace Books, #S124)
      Dec. 03, 2005

      Paperback book cover: House of Deceit, by Rae Loomis Publisher: (Ace Books, #S124)

      Est: $3,500 - $4,500

      Paperback book cover: House of Deceit, by Rae Loomis Publisher: (Ace Books, #S124) Man playing poker with three women.

      Illustration House
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