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Harrison Cady (American, 1877-1970) Artist at Work Oil on Masonite 23-1/4 x 26-3/4 inches (59.1 x 67.9 cm) Signed lo...

Harrison Cady (American, 1877-1970) Artist at Work Oil on Masonite 23-1/4 x 26-3/4 inches (59.1 x 67.9 cm) Signed lo...

Auction amount: $22,500.00

Sold: Dec 3, 2020

Harrison Cady (American, 1877-1970)

Comic Book Art

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Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit "Boisterous Barbecue" Only Known Surviving Painting (1935). This incredible painting is a demonstration of complicated ink and watercolor work done to perfection. There is no white-out used, and the extreme range of colors didn't run. Harrison Cady expertly adapted Peter Rabbit to the newspaper strips from the popular book series in 1920, and he did the long-running Sunday strip from 1920 to 1948. This painting may be the best work of its kind. You'll have trouble counting the myriad of characters and humorous situations. We're not sure how many hours Cady spent drawing, inking, and coloring this piece, but it's obvious why there aren't more illustrations like this around! "Boisterous Barbecue" is a picnic seen through the eyes of Peter Rabbit. It is the only full-size Harrison painting known to exist. Signed and dated 1935, this was originally published in full color. It measures 24.5" x 17.25", and is in Excellent condition.
Auction 811 | Lot: 5059 | Jun 13, 2004

Sold For: $10,350.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Comics #2 Cover Original Group of 3 (Avon, 1947). (Total: 3 Original Art)
Auction 7342 | Lot: 95058 | Nov 19, 2023

Sold For: $5,040.00
Harrison Cady "Beetleburgh Opens Its First Training Camp" Illustration Original Art (1917).
Auction 322526 | Lot: 49051 | Jun 25, 2025

Sold For: $4,320.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 1-22-22 (NY Tribune, 1922).
Auction 322319 | Lot: 47031 | May 10, 2023

Sold For: $4,320.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Illustration Original Art (undated).
Auction 7141 | Lot: 94096 | Nov 19, 2016

Sold For: $2,629.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Hand-Colored Original Art dated 1-23-21 (NY Tribune, 1921).
Auction 7418 | Lot: 94125 | Jun 29, 2025

Sold For: $2,400.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 2-27-21 (NY Tribune, 1921).
Auction 7418 | Lot: 94126 | Jun 29, 2025

Sold For: $2,040.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-26-20 (NY Tribune, 1920).
Auction 7093 | Lot: 93546 | May 17, 2014

Sold For: $1,673.00
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 4-24-21 (NY Tribune, 1921).
Auction 825 | Lot: 41020 | Aug 4, 2007

Sold For: $1,553.50
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-13-21 (NY Tribune, 1921).
Auction 825 | Lot: 41019 | Aug 4, 2007

Sold For: $1,553.50
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 9-26-20 (NY Tribune, 1920).
Auction 825 | Lot: 41018 | Aug 4, 2007

Sold For: $1,434.00
Harrison Cady Life Cartoon Illustration Original Art (undated).
Auction 7030 | Lot: 92057 | Feb 25, 2011

Sold For: $1,314.50
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 4-3-21 (NY Tribune Inc., 1921).
Auction 17072 | Lot: 16449 | Jul 8, 2007

Sold For: $1,255.95
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-6-21 (N. Y. Tribune, 1921)....
Auction 17071 | Lot: 17471 | Jul 1, 2007

Sold For: $1,254.75
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 7-31-21 (NY Tribune Inc., 1921).
Auction 17064 | Lot: 16658 | Jun 24, 2007

Sold For: $1,234.44

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Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 9-25-21 (NY Tribune Inc., 1921).
Auction 17064 | Lot: 16657 | Jun 24, 2007

Sold For: $1,135.25
Comic Character Coloring and Story Books, Group of 18 (Various, 1932-54). Comic strip and animated cartoon characters, plus a few film favorites, are the featured stars in this great collection of unused coloring books from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Included are: Andy Panda Paint Book; Bringing Up Father Paint Book; Bugs Bunny Porky Pig Paint Book; Charlie McCarthy Paint Book (two copies); Charlie McCarthy's Scrap Book (featuring blank pages); Edgar Bergen Presents Charlie McCarthy Comics (large size, with full color comic strips, 2006 Overstreet Fine value = $228); Henry Paint Book; The Katzenjammer Kids Story Book; Little Annie Rooney Paint Book (two different); Merry Melodies "Beauty and the Beast" Book to Color (based on 1935 cartoon); The Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Paint Book; Red Ryder and Little Beaver Paint Book; Reg'lar Fellers Story Paint Book; Roy Rogers Paint Book; The Story Paint Book of Peter Rabbit, Three Little Pigs, Three Bears, Three Little Kittens (two copies); Tillie the Toiler Paint Book; and the Woody Woodpecker Coloring Book. The majority of items are in Excellent condition.From the John McLaughlin Collection. (Total: 18)
Auction 752 | Lot: 50575 | Sep 9, 2006

Sold For: $1,135.25
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 9-21-47 (New York Tribune, 1947).
Auction 121608 | Lot: 13018 | Feb 21, 2016

Sold For: $1,075.50
Harrison Cady Billy Mink Children's Book Illustration Original Art (Grosset & Dunlap, 1924).
Auction 322216 | Lot: 48042 | Apr 20, 2022

Sold For: $1,020.00

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$1,530 or more
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-6-21 (NY Tribune Inc., 1921).
Auction 17072 | Lot: 16448 | Jul 8, 2007

Sold For: $1,015.75
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Artist-Colored Production Art, Group of 4 (Little, Brown Company, 1941-44). Lovely suite of four miniature watercolor guides prepared by Harrison Cady for Thornton W. Burgess' Bedtime Story reprint editions, published in the early 1940s. Using photocopies of his grey-wash turn-of-the-century originals, reduced in size to 4.5" x 6", Cady added watercolor. He then noted each color in black or red pencil codes for engravers to follow. Note that all the prints were "flopped", resulting in backwards signatures! Included in this set are the following illustrations: (1) a plump Peter Rabbit, who decides to rename himself "Peter Cottontail" after a visit with Ol Mistuh Buzzard; (2) a tearful Peter gets rescued from a snare by his friend Danny Meadow Mouse; (3) Grandfather Frog on a lillypad, conversing with his good friend Jerry Muskrat; and (4) the first illustrated appearance of Sammy Jay, in his top hat and tails, as he is confronted by Reddy Fox. All pieces have been matted and framed for an overall size of 10" x 11.75", and are in Excellent condition. From the Estate of Bruce Hamilton. (Total: 4 Items)
Auction 821 | Lot: 44567 | Aug 12, 2006

Sold For: $956.00
Harrison Cady - Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 1-15-22 (N. Y. Tribune, 1922)....
Auction 17071 | Lot: 17472 | Jul 1, 2007

Sold For: $896.25
Large Feature Comic Series II #1-10 Bound Volume (Dell, 1942-43). This oversized bound volume contains comics rarely found in high grade, due to the large size of the comic (8 1/2" x 11 3/8") and the thin cover stock used. While the comics in this bound volume cannot be truly considered high grade due to the fact that they were trimmed and bound into book form, the covers of these Western Publishing file copies still retain most of their original gloss and luster, with no markings or major wear. This volume collects most of the second series of Large Feature Comics, all with black and white interiors: #1 (Peter Rabbit by Harrison Cady), #2 (Winnie Winkle), #3 (Dick Tracy), #4 (Tiny Tim), #5 (Toots and Casper), #6 (Terry and the Pirates, Milton Caniff art), #7 (Pluto Saves the Ship by Carl Barks, Jack Hannah, and Nick George; this was Barks' first comic book work), #8 (Bugs Bunny), #9 (Bringing Up Father), and #10 (Popeye). Overstreet 2005 VG 4.0 value for group = $1,196. From the Random House Archives.
Auction 816 | Lot: 6297 | May 20, 2005

Sold For: $862.50
Harrison Cady Peter Cottontail Scene Original Art (Thornton W. Burgess Society, c. 1930s).
Auction 322137 | Lot: 48044 | Sep 15, 2021

Sold For: $660.00
Harrison Cady St. Nicholas Magazine Illustration Original Art (Scribner, c. 1910s).
Auction 322542 | Lot: 48306 | Oct 15, 2025

Sold For: $487.50

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$731 or more
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Sunday Comic Strip Original Art (N.Y. Tribune Inc.,1920).
Auction 7381 | Lot: 52066 | Oct 13, 2024

Sold For: $475.00

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$712 or more
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Illustration Original Art (undated).
Auction 322619 | Lot: 47064 | May 13, 2026

Sold For: $425.00
Harrison Cady Burgess Bedtime Story #12374 Peter Rabbit Daily Column Illustration Original Art dated 8-30-51 (New York Herald Tribune, 1951).
Auction 322620 | Lot: 48044 | May 20, 2026

Sold For: $387.50
Harrison Cady Happy Chaps St Nicholas Illustrated Magazine Illustration Originale (Scribner, 1908).
Auction 7237 | Lot: 82307 | Oct 4, 2020

Sold For: $350.00
Harrison Cady Burgess Bedtime Story #13321 Peter Rabbit Daily Column Illustration Original Art dated 9-8-54 (New York Herald Tribune, 1954).
Auction 322619 | Lot: 47063 | May 13, 2026

Sold For: $318.75
John Gannam Collier's Illustration, Harrison Cady Burgess Bird Book, and Others Original Illustrations Group of 6 (1910s-30s). (Total: 7 Original Art)
Auction 121920 | Lot: 15058 | May 19, 2019

Sold For: $312.00

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$477 or more
Harrison Cady Burgess Bedtime Story #13500 Peter Rabbit Daily Column Illustration Original Art dated 4-5-55 (New York Herald Tribune, 1955).
Auction 322618 | Lot: 46054 | May 6, 2026

Sold For: $300.00

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$460 or more
Harrison Cady Burgess Bedtime Story #13367 Peter Rabbit Daily Column Illustration Original Art dated 11-1-54 (New York Herald Tribune, 1954).
Auction 322618 | Lot: 46053 | May 6, 2026

Sold For: $200.00
Bedtime Nature Library (The Platt & Munk Co., 1940). As popular as the writings of Thornton Burgess were during the early part of the last century, many collectors remember most fondly the Peter Rabbit collaborations between Burgess and Harrison Cady. Cady, whose children's illustrations remain his best known work, was a great talent, whose work also appeared in such diverse humor magazines as Judge and Life. The boxed set presented here includes the softcovered volumes of: Bobby Coon's Mistake, Reddy Fox's Sudden Engagement, A Merry Coasting Party, The Three Little Bears, Young Flash the Deer, A Robber Meets His Match, Paddy's Surprise Visitor, Peter Rabbit Proves A Friend. Each of the eight volumes in this 1940 Platt and Munk set appear to be unread, and each feature a combination of both color and black and white Cady illustrations. With no fading, it's a sharp box, with a single corner separation and some nicking/chipping at corners. From the Larry Jacobs Collection.
Auction 816 | Lot: 4160 | May 20, 2005

Sold For: $172.50
Harrison Cady Burgess Bedtime Story #13527 Peter Rabbit Daily Column Illustration Original Art dated 5-6-55 (New York Herald Tribune, 1955).
Auction 322617 | Lot: 50347 | Apr 29, 2026

Sold For: $150.00
Harrison Cady Bedtime Story #13743 Peter Rabbit Daily Column Illustration Original Art dated 1-13-56 (New York Herald Tribune, 1956).
Auction 322541 | Lot: 47318 | Oct 8, 2025

Sold For: $139.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Scene Original Art (Thornton W. Burgess Society, c. 1930s).
Auction 121818 | Lot: 11033 | May 6, 2018

Sold For: $131.45
Harrison Cady Burgess Bedtime Story #13494 Peter Rabbit Daily Column Illustration Original Art dated 3-29-55 (New York Herald Tribune, 1955).
Auction 322617 | Lot: 50346 | Apr 29, 2026

Sold For: $124.00
Harrison Cady Mural Preliminary Ink Drawing Original Art Group (undated). (Total: 3 Items)
Auction 7059 | Lot: 93312 | May 11, 2012

Sold For: $101.58
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Signed Print Group of 2 (c. 1963). (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 121720 | Lot: 12683 | May 14, 2017

Sold For: $94.00
Harrison Cady - Autograph Doodle Original Art (c. 1930s).
Auction 322441 | Lot: 47054 | Oct 9, 2024

Sold For: $84.00
Art Helfant (attributed) - Hello Pal #1, page 31 Original Art (Harvey, 1943). These funny animals, drawn in a style reminiscent of Harrison Cady, provide plenty of working class laughs. The art is in Very Good condition and the image area measures 13" x 18". Gags like this put the fun in early funnybooks.
Auction 14052 | Lot: 18023 | May 16, 2004

Sold For: $74.75
Peter Rabbit by Harrison Cady Series B-4 Book (House of Little Books, 1923) Condition: VG/FN.
Auction 19084 | Lot: 14816 | Aug 23, 2009

Sold For: $69.00
Peter Rabbit by Harrison Cady Series B-1 Book (House of Little Books, 1923) Condition: FN.
Auction 19084 | Lot: 14815 | Aug 23, 2009

Sold For: $64.00
Thornton Burgess and Harrison Cady Children's Books Group (Little Brown & Co., 1920s) Condition: Average VG/FN. (Total: 5 Items)
Auction 121253 | Lot: 10614 | Dec 30, 2012

Sold For: $47.00
Peter Rabbit Comics #4 (Avon, 1949) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. Harrison Cady art. CGC notes, "Two-inch tear on 15th page. One-inch tear on 16th page." Overstreet 2003 VF 8.0 value = $132.
Auction 750 | Lot: 824 | Aug 13, 2003

Sold For: $37.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Paint Book #646 File Copy (Whitman, 1937) Condition: FN/VF.
Auction 19084 | Lot: 14805 | Aug 23, 2009

Sold For: $26.00
Harrison Cady Peter Rabbit Paint Book #646 Coloring Book (Whitman, 1937) Condition: GD.
Auction 110031 | Lot: 11638 | Mar 7, 2010

Sold For: $15.00

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