tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post7079200216921964994..comments2024-01-24T11:12:13.089-05:00Comments on The Ernie Kovacs Blog: Ernie Kovacs/Edie Adams Auction ResultsAl Quagliatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263782786009068693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-16629909503330015622009-02-27T09:35:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:35:00.000-05:00I'd love to see that Hirschfeld!I'd love to see that Hirschfeld!Al Quagliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263782786009068693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-13331690885297842272009-02-27T09:19:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:19:00.000-05:00There is a Hirschfeld drawing of Ernie, and (lucki...There <I>is</I> a Hirschfeld drawing of Ernie, and (luckily?) it wasn't auctioned off. The drawing shows Ernie, Edie, Betty and Kippie sitting at their dining table. The Hirschfeld – along with the Bevan and several of Ernie's own cartoon drawings – hung on a wall in Edie's house.Ben Modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139112758148575981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-60557807779076401002009-02-23T13:03:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:03:00.000-05:00Here's an interesting auction related tidbit I for...Here's an interesting auction related tidbit I forgot to mention.<BR/><BR/>This <A HREF="http://www.erniekovacs.net/images/blog/cann.jpg" REL="nofollow" TITLE="I never should have ordered that second plate of Canniloni">caricature of Ernie</A> was sold at the auction. Ernie autographed it with the following message: "I should never have ordered that second plate of Canneloni. Ernie Kovacs." It went for $3,226.50.<BR/><BR/>I knew this piece existed because I had read it about it at some point a long time ago. I knew that it hung in <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardi%27s" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Sardi's Restaurant">Sardi's</A>, famous for its wall full of celebrity caricatures. For some ridiculous reason I thought it was by the late Al Hirschfeld. I even went so far as to email <A HREF="http://www.alhirschfeld.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="The Margo Feiden Galleries">The Margo Feiden Galleries</A>, who handle Al Hirschfeld's work, to ask about it. I figured it would make a great blog subject.<BR/><BR/>They never answered me. Now I know why; its NOT a Hirschfeld. Its by <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Bevan" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Donald Bevan">Don Bevan</A>, the playwright who wrote "Stalag 17." He was also a caricaturist for Sardi's restaurant in New York City. There's a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_caricatures_at_Sardi%27s_restaurant" REL="nofollow" TITLE="List Of Celebrities Who Posed For Sardi's Caracitures">list that shows all the folks who posed for Sardi's caracitures</A> and Ernie is on it.<BR/><BR/>Hey, its still a cool item whether Al Hirschfeld did it or not!Al Quagliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263782786009068693noreply@blogger.com