Willy Pogany Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Willy Pogany Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 08, 2026
Willy Pogány Illustrated Richard Wagner Tannhäuser Cloth Bound Volume
Est: $100 - $150
Richard Wagner (German, 1813-1883). Tannhäuser, freely translated in poetic narrative form by T. W. Rolleston (Irish, 1857-1920). Illustrated by Willy Pogány (Hungarian-American, 1882-1955). Published by Brentano's, New York, and printed in Great Britain. Location: 19B
Willow Auction House
May. 19, 2026
Willy Pogany Etching "The Old and The New"
Est: $100 - $300
Willy Pogany (Hungarian, 1882-1955) Etching "The Old and The New". Pencil signed, titled and 50 in lower margin. Framed and under glass. Measures 14" x 11" (sight), frame 15-3/4" x 12-1/2". Condition: Toning consistent with age or in good condition. Estimate 100 - 300 Domestic shipping Third Party
Orion Antiques
Feb. 08, 2026
Willy Pogany Art Nouveau Watercolor And Pencil Painting, signed,
Est: $1,000 - $10,000
Keywords: Art Nouveau, Mixed Media, Impressionism, Drawing, Watercolor, jugendstil, Pencil, Illustration, Hungarian American Artist, WP, Fine Art Willy Pogany, an original signed watercolor painting illustration published in the "The Bilitis' Songs" poems by Pierre Louys . This work is a blend of drawing, watercolor, and pencil on paper. Signed with his monogram "WP". Circa 1900
Collective Hudson, LLC
Nov. 20, 2025
POGANY, Willy (Hungarian-American, 1882-1955). Original Dra...
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
POGANY, Willy (Hungarian-American, 1882-1955). Original Drawing, “Caesar and Cleopatra.” [N.p., ca. 20th century]. Large pencil, pen, and ink drawing of the two monarchs, flanked by servants or soldiers. This is a preliminary drawing for a color painting made for the American Weekly (Pogany did significant work for them). No signature visible. Sight approximately 23 x 18”. Matted and framed under plexiglass. Frame size approximately 29 x 23”. Light toning, foxing, occasional soiling to drawing, upper edge of frame is chipped. Fine. An excellent depiction of Caesar and Cleopatra, both with expressions reflecting their great power and wealth. Pogany is one of the most prominent book illustrators of the 20th century, and this is a powerful example of his artistry. Not examined out of frame. From the Collection of Louis A. Irmo.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 20, 2025
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. Rubaiyat of Omar ...
Est: $300 - $500
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1930]. 4to. Illustrated with 24 mounted color plates plus other illustrations. Unpaginated. Publisher’s full green suede binding over thin boards, yapp edges, front board stamped in gilt, silk endleaves, text lightly toned (light rubbing to binding, spine lightly sunned, a few gutters overopened, one mounted plate creased). Fine. LIMITED EDITION, #354/525 COPIES SIGNED BY POGANY IN THE UNCOMMON SUEDE BINDING, IN BETTER CONDITION THAN USUALLY SEEN. From the Collection of Louis A. Irmo. Measurements: 12 x 8 x 1”.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 20, 2025
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. WAGNER, Richard (...
Est: $500 - $700
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). Tannhäuser. A Dramatic Poem… London: G. G. Harrap & Co., [1911]. 4to. Illustrated with 16 tipped-in color plates and numerous intertextual illustrations. Unpaginated. Publisher’s full brown calf, front board and spine stamped in blind (spine sunned, binding worn, contemporary gift inscription on fp.) Very good. LIMITED EDITION, #160/525 COPIES SIGNED BY POGANY. From the Collection of Louis A. Irmo. Measurements: 12 x 8 x 2”.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 20, 2025
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. ROLLESTON, T. W. ...
Est: $800 - $1,200
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. ROLLESTON, T. W. (1857-1920). Parsifal or the Legend of the Holy Grail retold from Antient Sources… London: Harrap & Co., [1912]. 4to. Illustrated with 16 color plates plus numerous other illustrations. Unpaginated. Publisher’s full vellum, front board and spine stamped in gilt, pictorial endleaves, top edge gilt, others uncut (light rubbing, soiling to binding, a few mounted color plates with creases, a few gutters starting). Near fine. Author Leonard Twiston-Davies’ copy (with a gift inscription to him) and with the bookplate of Susan Twiston-Davies, both on front endleaves. LIMITED EDITION, #102/525 COPIES SIGNED BY POGANY. Offered with: Parsifal Kalender fur 1915. Wien: Munk, 1915. 4to. Illustrated. Original wrappers (wrappers worn, soiled, spine repaired with tape). The plates in the Kalender are different from the ones in the book. Fair Measurements: 12 x 8 x 2”.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 20, 2025
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. COLERIDGE, Samuel...
Est: $300 - $500
[POGANY, Willy (1882-1955), illustrator]. COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834). The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts… London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1910]. 4to. Illustrated with 20 tipped-in color plates and numerous intertextual color illustrations. Unpaginated. Publisher’s full green cloth, front board stamped in gilt and colors, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial endleaves, in the rare publisher’s unclipped dust jacket (minor rubbing to cloth, occasional minor thumbsoiling in text; dust jacket with numerous tape repairs to verso, spine toned and chipped, several small marginal chips and tears to jacket panels, some creasing to rear jacket panel). A fine copy in a very good jacket. FIRST TRADE EDITION IN THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE DUST JACKET. From the Collection of Louis A. Irmo. Measurements: 13 x 10 x 1”.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Sep. 21, 2025
Willy Pogany Art Nouveau Watercolor And Pencil Painting, signed,
Est: $1,000 - $10,000
Keywords: Art Nouveau, Mixed Media, Impressionism, Drawing, Watercolor, jugendstil, Pencil, Illustration, Hungarian American Artist, WP, Fine Art Willy Pogany, an original signed illustration watercolor and pencil drawing for the poems "The Bilitis' Songs" by Pierre Louys . This work is a blend of drawing, watercolor, and pencil on paper. Signed with his monogram "WP".\. Circa 1900
Collective Hudson, LLC
Jun. 17, 2025
WILLY POGANY (1882 - 1955) Scenic design concept art.
Est: $600 - $900
WILLY POGANY (1882 - 1955) Scenic design concept art. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 1930. 102x201 mm; 4x8¼ inches. Signed on verso. Includes United Scenic Artists Local 829 stamp, dated July 28, 1930, on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 04, 2025
Willy Pogany Art Nouveau Watercolor And Pencil Painting, signed,
Est: $1,000 - $10,000
Keywords: Art Nouveau, Mixed Media, Impressionism, Drawing, Watercolor, jugendstil, Pencil, Illustration, Hungarian American Artist, WP, Fine Art Willy Pogany, an original signed illustration watercolor and pencil drawing for the poems "The Bilitis' Songs" by Pierre Louys . This work is a blend of drawing, watercolor, and pencil on paper. Signed with his monogram "WP".\. Circa 1900
Collective Hudson, LLC
Apr. 26, 2025
Willy POGANY (1882-1955) Promeneurs sur le boulevard Saint-Germa
Est: €400 - €600
Willy POGANY (1882-1955) Promeneurs sur le boulevard Saint-Germain à Paris, 1903 Huile sur toile signée (partiellement) en bas à droite 60 x 73cm Restaurations Sans cadre Expert : Expertises Tellier, Paris / Marc-Henri TELLIER, membre de la CEFA.
Les Andelys Enchères
Apr. 19, 2025
Willy Pogany, New York, California / Hungary (1882-1955), Ringling Brothers, gouache on paper
Est: $300 - $500
Willy Pogany New York, California / Hungary, (1882-1955) Ringling Brothers gouache on paper signed lower right, framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Mar. 19, 2025
Willy Pogany, American, b. Hungary (1882 - 1955), portrait of a man holding a Jack Russell Terrier dog, graphite on paper mounted to board, 22"H x 15"W
Est: -
Willy Pogany American, b. Hungary, (1882 - 1955) portrait of a man holding a Jack Russell Terrier dog graphite on paper mounted to board Signed lower center. Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in Szeged, Hungary, he became one of the better known and successful illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration, completing over 100 books. Among them are "A Treasury of Verse for Little Children," "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." He is probably best known for pen and ink drawings of mythology subjects geared towards children. He studied at Budapest Technical University and attended art schools in Munich and Paris before moving to London at age 23. In 1907, he began illustrating children's books and did a series of annual gift books, special deluxe editions. He was not a British citizen, and soon after World War I began, he emigrated with his family to New York City and became a permanent resident there. He continued illustrating books and also designed scenery and costumes for the Metropolitan Opera House and mural decorations for public and private residences including that of William Randolph Hurst. For a period he lived in Hollywood and did celebrity portraits and set designs before returning to New York where he died on July 30, 1955.
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 22, 2025
Willy Pogany, American, b. Hungary (1882 - 1955), portrait of a man holding a Jack Russell Terrier dog, graphite on paper mounted to board, 22"H x 15"W
Est: $200 - $400
Willy Pogany American, b. Hungary, (1882 - 1955) portrait of a man holding a Jack Russell Terrier dog graphite on paper mounted to board Signed lower. Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in Szeged, Hungary, he became one of the better known and successful illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration, completing over 100 books. Among them are "A Treasury of Verse for Little Children," "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." He is probably best known for pen and ink drawings of mythology subjects geared towards children. He studied at Budapest Technical University and attended art schools in Munich and Paris before moving to London at age 23. In 1907, he began illustrating children's books and did a series of annual gift books, special deluxe editions. He was not a British citizen, and soon after World War I began, he emigrated with his family to New York City and became a permanent resident there. He continued illustrating books and also designed scenery and costumes for the Metropolitan Opera House and mural decorations for public and private residences including that of William Randolph Hurst. For a period he lived in Hollywood and did celebrity portraits and set designs before returning to New York where he died on July 30, 1955.
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 14, 2025
Wagner, Richard.
Est: €200 - €300
Wagner, Richard. Tannhäuser. A Dramatic Poem. Freely Translated In Poetic Narrative Form By T. W. Rolleston. London, Harrap, 1911. 120 Bll., mit ca. 150 Illustrationen von Willy Pogány (1882-1955), Gesamtdruck auf grauem Karton, Illustrationen häufig ganzseitig. Olwd.
Schneider-Henn
Jan. 19, 2025
Willy Pogany Watercolor And Pencil Illustration, For The Bilitis Song By Pierre Louys, 1882-1955
Est: $1,000 - $10,000
Keywords: Art Nouveau, Mixed Media, Drawing, Watercolor, Pencil, Illustration, Hungarian American Artist, WP, Fine Art Willy Pogany, an original signed illustration watercolor and pencil drawing for "The Bilitis' Songs" by Pierre Louys in 1926. (Hungarian and American) Mixed media blend of drawing, watercolor, and pencil on paper. Signed with his monogram "WP". Certainly, the erotic spirit of The Bilitis' songs is found in this drawing. This drawing reflects back on his art nouveau and the style concerns of his work from the 1910s (before he left for the USA).
Collective Hudson, LLC
Dec. 12, 2024
WILLY POGANY (1882-1955) "Nude (using slow-drying oil)."
Est: $800 - $1,200
WILLY POGANY (1882-1955) "Nude (using slow-drying oil)." Book illustration appearing on the cover and page 38 of Willy Pogany's Oil-Painting Lessons (New York: David McKay, 1954). Oil on canvas. 613x515 mm; 24x20 inches (canvas). 35¾x31¾ inches (frame). Signed in lower right image (presently obscured by frame).
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 08, 2024
WILLY POGANY (HUNGARIAN/AMERICAN, 1882-1955).
Est: $300 - $500
'Portrait of a Clown'. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Property of a Larchmont, NY collection. Dimensions: 18" h x 14" w. Frame: 24.375" h x 20.375" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Oct. 23, 2024
Willy Pogany
Est: $700 - $900
Hungarian/American 1882-1955 Dapper Gentleman Signed Willy Pogány (lr) Watercolor and pencil on paper 14 1/4 x 10 inches (Framed 22 x 18 1/2 inches) Minor foxing and staining; repairs in the upper right corner.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 23, 2024
Willy Pogany
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hungarian/American 1882-1955 The Work Crew Signed Willy Pogány (lr) Gouache on illustration board 12 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches Provenance: Illustration House, Inc., New York (Framed 17 3/4 x 31 inches) The board has toned slightly.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 15, 2024
Willy Pogany Watercolor And Pencil Illustration, For The Bilitis Song By Pierre Louys, 1882-1955
Est: $800 - $1,600
Keywords: Art Nouveau, Mixed Media, Drawing, Watercolor, Pencil, Illustration, Hungarian American Artist, WP, Fine Art Summary: (Hungarian and American) Mixed media blend of drawing, watercolor, and pencil on paper. Signed with his monogram "WP". Willy Pogany, an original signed illustration watercolor and pencil drawing for "The Bilitis' Songs" by Pierre Louys in 1926. Certainly, the erotic spirit of The Bilitis' songs is found in this drawing. This drawing reflects back on his art nouveau and the style concerns of his work from the 1910s (before he left for the USA). A good quality of drawing and a beautiful freshness of the colors. Measurements: Drawing: 12.4 x 8.4 in. (31.5 x 21.5 cm.); Frame: 17.1 x 13.1 in. (43.5 x 33.5 cm.) Category: 9
Collective Hudson, LLC
Jun. 02, 2024
Willy Pogany Watercolor And Pencil Signed Illustration For The Bilitis Song By Pierre Louys, 1882-1955
Est: $800 - $1,600
Willy Pogany Watercolor A nd Pencil Signed Illustration For The Bilitis Song By Pierre Louys, 1882-1955 (Hungarian and American) Mixed media blend of drawing, watercolor, and pencil on paper Signed with his monogram "WP". Size: Drawing: 12.4 x 8.4 in. (31.5 x 21.5 cm.) Frame: 17.1 x 13.1 in. (43.5 x 33.5 cm.) Willy Pogany, an original signed illustration watercolor and pencil drawing for "The Bilitis' Songs" by Pierre Louys in 1926. Certainly, the erotic spirit of The Bilitis' songs is found in this drawing. This drawing reflects back on his art nouveau and the style concerns of his work from the 1910s (before he left for the USA). A good quality of drawing and a beautiful freshness of the colors.
Collective Hudson, LLC
Apr. 12, 2024
Willy Pogany Watercolor and Pencil Signed Illustration for The Bilitis Song by Pierre Louys Drawing
Est: $1,000 - $2,500
Willy Pogany Watercolor and Pencil Signed Illustration for The Bilitis Song by Pierre Louys Willy POGANY 1882-1955, Hungarian and American Drawing, watercolor and pencil on paper Signed with his monogram "WP Willy Pogany, an original signed illustration watercolor and pencil drawing for "The Bilitis' Songs" by Pierre Louys in 1926. Certainly the erotic spirit of The Bilitis' songs is found in this drawing. This drawing reflects back on his art nouveau and the style concerns of his work from the 1910s (before he left for the USA). A good quality of drawing and a beautiful freshness of the colors. Drawing: 12.4 x 8.4 in. (31.5 x 21.5 cm.), Frame: 17.1 x 13.1 in. (43.5 x 33.5 cm.)
Collective Hudson, LLC
Mar. 01, 2024
Willy Pogany Watercolor and Pencil Signed Illustration for The Bilitis Song by Pierre Louys Drawing
Est: $1,000 - $2,500
Willy Pogany Watercolor and Pencil Signed Illustration for The Bilitis Song by Pierre Louys Willy POGANY 1882-1955, Hungarian and American Drawing, watercolor and pencil on paper Signed with his monogram "WP Willy Pogany, an original signed illustration watercolor and pencil drawing for "The Bilitis' Songs" by Pierre Louys in 1926. Certainly the erotic spirit of The Bilitis' songs is found in this drawing. This drawing reflects back on his art nouveau and the style concerns of his work from the 1910s (before he left for the USA). A good quality of drawing and a beautiful freshness of the colors. Drawing: 12.4 x 8.4 in. (31.5 x 21.5 cm.), Frame: 17.1 x 13.1 in. (43.5 x 33.5 cm.) SHIPPING: Collective HUDSON does NOT offer in-house shipping. For a list of shippers, please click here. We have a few shippers who operate on the east coast with competitive pricing: Andrew Prial, Paul Bzwadka, and Joe Garden. These names are listed on our site. All items are sold as is. Conditions of the items are generally commensurate with age and use. Please examine the photos carefully and do not hesitate to ask questions. You are also welcome to visit us from Wednesday to Sunday, 11 AM to 4 PM, by making an appointment.
Collective Hudson, LLC
Feb. 07, 2024
Willy Pogany
Est: $600 - $900
Hungarian/American, 1882-1955 An Offering Signed Willy Pogany (lr); inscribed Bible Stories - Opp. p. 18 on the reverse Watercolor on illustration board 18 x 12 3/5 inches (45.7 x 32 cm) (Framed: 24 ½ x 20 ½ inches)
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 14, 2023
Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955). Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, circa 1908
Est: £700 - £1,000
AR Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955). Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, circa 1908 * Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955). Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, circa 1908, watercolour heightened with bodycolour, depicting three small children in sailor suits sailing a large clog named 'Daisy' on a sparkling sea, one of them straining on a fishing net, a kindly-faced moon surveying the scene, monogrammed lower right, 20.8 x 15.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (39 x 31 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Executed for A Treasury of Verse for Little Children, compiled by M.G. Edgar and first published by George Harrap in 1908.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 08, 2023
Willy Pogany
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Willy Pogany Hungarian/American, 1882-1955 An Offering Signed Willy Pogany (lr); inscribed Bible Stories - Opp. p. 18 on the reverse Watercolor on illustration board 18 x 12 3/5 inches (Framed: 24 ½ x 20 ½ inches)
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 10, 2023
Willy POGANY (ill):
Est: £200 - £300
Willy POGANY (ill): Willy POGANY (ill): 1- Wagner: Tannhäuser: a Dramatic Poem. Harrap (1911), LIMITED EDITION #458 OF 525 Copies, SIGNED by Pogany. 16 mounted colour plates, plus the small mounted frontispiece. 4to. Original full Suede leather covers with gilt decoration, pictorial endpapers & top edges gilt; 2- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Harrap, no date, c1920.. With 16 colour plates. Publishers gilt pictorial full leather, little rubbed. (2)
Sworders
Sep. 21, 2023
Willy Pogany Signed "Ancient Mariner"
Est: $500 - $1,000
Willy Pogany Signed "The Rime of The Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Colridge, 1910. George G Harrap & Co., London. Inscribed "To Louis C Stoneman with best compliment" and signed in pen by Pogany on title page. 12.5x9.5". Green cloth cover with elaborate gilt decoration. Full color illustrations and full page border decorations. Some minor shelf wear to spine and cover edges. Very good condition.
District Auction
Aug. 26, 2023
Willy POGANY: Nudes - Etching
Est: $75 - $150
Willy Pogany (Hungarian, 1882-1955) etching titled "The Old and the New", signed in pencil lower right. [Sight: 11 3/4" H x 8 3/4" W; Frame: 15 5/8" H x 12 5/8" W]. Toning; waving to paper.
Roland Auctions NY
Jun. 14, 2023
WILLY POGANY (1882-1955) HUNGARIAN
Est: $500 - $1,500
WOMAN WITH CAPE WITH LONG TASSEL, oil painting on linen mounted to ¼” drywall, signed lower right, 60 x 35”, frame 67 ½ x 42 ½”.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Jun. 14, 2023
WILLY POGANY (1882-1955) HUNGARIAN
Est: $500 - $1,500
WOMAN WITH A CIGARETTE, oil painting on linen mounted to ¼” drywall, signed lower right, 60 x 34 ½”, frame 67 ½ x 42 ½”.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Jun. 14, 2023
WILLY POGANY (1882-1955) HUNGARIAN
Est: $500 - $1,500
WOMAN WITH FOX, oil painting on linen mounted to ¼” drywall, signed lower right, 60 x 42”, frame 68 ½ x 51”.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Dec. 15, 2022
WILLY POGÁNY (1882-1955) "Prometheus had stolen this fire even from his own altar and had given it to men."
Est: $300 - $400
WILLY POGÁNY (1882-1955) "Prometheus had stolen this fire even from his own altar and had given it to men." Illustration of Prometheus from the chapter "The Mountain Caucasus" in Padraic Colum's The Golden Fleece and the Heroes who Lived Before Achilles (New York: The MacMillan Co., 1921). Ink and watercolor on board. 254x208 mm; 10x8 1/4 inches. Unsigned on recto but with publisher's notes and property statement on verso. Mounted to window matte.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2022
Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955/56). Vase of Flowers
Est: £150 - £200
Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955/56). Vase of Flowers * Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955/56). Vase of Flowers, ink with coloured pencil, original still life illustration depicting a vase of flowers, mount aperture 14 x 17.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 ins), framed (30.7 x 38 cm) QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 27, 2022
Willy Pogàny - Jonathan Swift. Gulliver’s Travels.
Est: €280 - €400
Edited by Padraic Colum. Presented by Willy Pogány. London, George G. Harrap 1919. Mit zwölf Farbtafeln, vier illustrierten Zwischentiteln, vier Karten sowie zahlreichen Textillustrationen, Vignetten und Zierstücken. Weinroter Ecrasélederband mit reicher Vergoldung (signiert: Bound by Bayntun & Riviere. Bath. England). Erste Ausgabe mit diesen Illustrationen. – Für Gullivers Reisen nach Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa und Houyhnhnms schuf Pogany farbenprächtige Aquarelle und zahlreiche Federzeichnungen. – Prachtvoll gebundenes Exemplar und tadellos erhalten. 20,2 : 15,0 cm. XXII, [2], 296 Seiten, 12 Tafeln. [Keywords: ; ]
Christian Hesse Auktionen
Nov. 27, 2022
Willy Pogàny - Tannhäuser. - Parsifal. - The Tale of Lohengrin.
Est: €200 - €300
Presented by Willy Pogàny London, George G. Harrap 1911–1913. Mit zahlreichen, meist montierten Farbtafeln, teils ganzseitigen Illustrationen und Buchschmuck. Flexibler Originalwildlederband und zwei Originalleinenbände, alle mit Golddruck illustriert. William Andrew Pogany (1882–1955) studierte in seiner Heimat Ungarn und hielt sich als junger Mann in Paris, später in London auf. Dort wurde er durch Arthur Rackham und Edmund Dulac stilistisch beeinflusst und wurde ein erfolgreicher Illustrator und Bühnenbildner. Auch in Hollywood, wo er später lebte, war er vielfältig tätig, in den 1930er Jahren schließlich als Art Director bei Warners Filmstudios. – Die hier vorliegenden drei Wagner-Opern stehen neben Coleridges »The Rime of the Ancient Mariner« (1910) am Anfang von Pogànys Londoner Karriere. Die gesamte prachtvolle Jugendstil-Ausstattung – Illustrationen, Vorsätze, Bordüren, Kalligraphie und Initialen sowie die Einbände – entwarf Pogàny selbst. Viele seiner Kompositionen erinnern an die Wiener Jugendstil-Pioniere Lefler und Urban. – Die Texte in Übersetzungen und Bearbeitungen von T. W. Rolleston. 28,5 : 19,5 cm. – Leichte Alterungsspuren. Fanelli/Godoli II, 120 [Keywords: ; ]
Christian Hesse Auktionen
Nov. 26, 2022
Willy Pogàny - Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat.
Est: €200 - €300
Presented by Willy Pogany. London, George G. Harrap & Co. [um 1910]. Mit Buchschmuck und 16 montierten Farbtafeln. Dunkelgrüner Maroquinband mit reicher floraler Vergoldung, kleinen Lederintarsien und Kopfgoldschnitt. Druck in Blau und Schwarz. – Übertragen von Edward Fitzgerald. – Willy Pogany (1882–1955), geboren in Ungarn, studierte und arbeitete in Budapest, München, Paris und London. Nach zehn Jahren in London wanderte er nach Amerika aus. Sein Interesse galt neben Illustration und Malerei dem Theater, er entwarf Bühnenbilder und Kostüme für verschiedene Shows und das Metropolitan Opera House, in Hollywood, arbeitete er in den 1930er und 1940er Jahren als Art Director für mehrere Filmstudios. Seine Illustrationen erinnern im Stil stark an die Arbeiten Edmund Dulacs. 22,8 : 16,2 cm. [112] Seiten. [Keywords: ; ]
Christian Hesse Auktionen
Oct. 13, 2022
Wagner, Richard und Pogány, Willy: Tannhäuser. A dramatic poem
Est: €80 - €160
Wagner, Richard. Tannhäuser. A dramatic poem. Freely translated in poetic narrative form by T. W. Rolleston. 110 Bl. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen im Text und 16 montierten farbigen Illustrationen von Willy Pogány. 28 x 19 cm. Rotes Wildleder (etwas berieben und Kapitale mit kleinen Einrissen) mit reicher, teils illustrativer Goldprägung auf Rücken und VDeckel. London, Harrap & Co., 1911. -- Ästhetisch ansprechende Ausgabe, in der die Vorsätze mit in das Gesamtkonzept einbezogen werden. Der Druck erfolgte in Schwarz und Rot auf grauem Kartonpapier, wodurch Text und Illustrationen eine eigenwillige Atmosphäre gewinnen. – Unbeschnittenes Exemplar. Voderers Innengelenk minimal angeplatzt. Dekoratives und wohlerhaltenes Exemplar.
Bassenge Auctions
Jul. 01, 2022
WILLY POGANY (1882-1955) STILL LIFE O/C
Est: $300 - $500
Still life of purple glass and fruit. Signed lower right. In Impressionist-style swept frame. Dimensions: (Frame) H 24" x W 27.5", (Canvas) H 17.25" x W 21.5" Condition: Painting unvarnished, with some light surface dirt. Few nicks to frame.
Westport Auction
Apr. 08, 2022
WILLY POGANY
Est: $200 - $300
The Tale of Lohengrin: Knight of the Swan After the Drama by Richard Wagner and Presented by Willy Pogany. Translated by Rolleston. London: Harrap, no date 1913. Brown cloth binding with gilt decoration. A really beautiful production with tipped in colour plates and two typography and layout. At rear of book: The entire book, including auto-lithographs, is printed by off-set lithography by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour reproductions are the work of The Dux Engraving Co. Ltd. Glasgow. Foxed. Boards worn.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Dec. 16, 2021
WILLY POGÁNY (1882-1955) Young Woman. [RUBAIYAT]
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WILLY POGÁNY (1882-1955) Young Woman. Illustration intended for The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1930). Ink, graphite, charcoal, and wash on board. 260x165 mm; 10 1/4x6 1/2 inches. Signed "Willy Pogány" in pencil, lower right image on 15x10-inch board. Matted and framed.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2021
Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955/56). Under The Greenwood Tree
Est: £300 - £500
Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955/56). Under The Greenwood Tree * Pogany (Willy, 1882-1955/56). Under The Greenwood Tree, watercolour, depicting Princess Elsa and the Little Brother skipping towards woods, some toning throughout, signed lower left, 28 x 19cm (11 x 7 4/8ins), mounted, framed and glazed (51 x 40.5cm), Redleaf Gallery label to verso, together with a copy of the book for which the illustration was produced: The Tale of Lohengrin, Knight of the Swan, after the Drama of Richard Wagner, by T.W. Rolleston, [1913], eight mounted colour plates, numerous colour and black & white illustrations and decorations, pictorial endpapers, inscription to inside front pastedown 'To Tippie From Sydney with fondest love. Xmas 1915', original pictorial green suede gilt, designed by Pogamy, small tear at foot of front cover, light stains to rear cover, small folio Qty: (2)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 02, 2021
POGANY WILLY: (1882-1955)
Est: €400 - €600
POGANY WILLY: (1882-1955) Hungarian Illustrator of Children's books. A good original watercolour illustration by Pogany, being a piece of artwork used in an edition of The Elves and the Shoemaker, on a 11.5 x 7.5 stiff piece of art board, the image depicting a team of thirteen elves busily working on the construction of a leather boot as a gentleman and lady look through an open window in astonishment. Signed ('WILLY POGANY') by the artist to the lower edge. An indistinct annotation in an unidentified hand to the verso indicates that the illustration was used on page 25. Some staining and age wear to the edges, G The Elves and the Shoemaker is a set of fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm about a poor shoemaker who received much needed help from young elves.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Nov. 13, 2021
WILLY POGANY (Hungarian/American 1882-1955) A DRAWING, "Jack Dawkins, 5 Yrs. Old," JULY 7, 1926,
Est: $600 - $800
WILLY POGANY (Hungarian/American 1882-1955) A DRAWING, "Jack Dawkins, 5 Yrs. Old," JULY 7, 1926, pastel and pencil on blue tint paper, signed L/C, "Willy Pogány," dated L/R in pencil, sitter identified and aged L/L. 9 1/2" x 7"
Houston Auction Company
Oct. 15, 2021
POGANY, WILLY. 1882-1955. KHAYYAM, OMAR. 1048-1131. Rubaiyat, the first and fourth renderings in English verse by Edward FitzGerald. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1930.
Est: $800 - $1,200
POGANY, WILLY. 1882-1955. KHAYYAM, OMAR. 1048-1131. Rubaiyat, the first and fourth renderings in English verse by Edward FitzGerald. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1930. 4to (270 x 215 mm). Frontispiece and 11 tipped-in color plates by WILLY POGANY, additional etched frontispiece signed in pencil by the artist, uncolored vignette illustrations and decorations. Publisher's blue-green morocco gilt with small ornamental design with colored onlays on upper cover after decoration by Pogany, spine titled in gilt to match title-page lettering, t.e.g., slightest wear to lower tips. NUMBER 238 of 500 COPIES OF THE AMERICAN ISSUE, SIGNED BY POGANY, from a total edition of 1250. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Sep. 25, 2021
WILLY POGANY (Hungarian/American 1882-1955) A DRAWING, "Jack Dawkins, 5 Yrs. Old," JULY 7, 1926,
Est: $800 - $1,200
WILLY POGANY (Hungarian/American 1882-1955) A DRAWING, "Jack Dawkins, 5 Yrs. Old," JULY 7, 1926, pastel and pencil on blue tint paper, signed L/C, "Willy Pogány," dated L/R in pencil, sitter identified and aged L/L. 9 1/2" x 7"
Simpson Galleries, LLC