1967 Topps Jim Lefebvre Original artwork?

[mdallen22]

I have not been able to to examine this piece in person but I am told this is original artwork by the artist who drew the sketches that appear on the back of the 1967 Topps series. It is not signed or dated. I can't tell if it's an original sketch or a print. I've asked and the answer is pending. Can anyone offer some insight? Who is the artist responsible for the drawing? Was there more than one artist commissioned by Topps? Could this be an original sketch or just a print? Are they rare? What is the potential value, can anyone sight other sales?

Best,
Mike

[pepis]

Originally Posted by mdallen22

I have not been able to to examine this piece in person but I am told this is original artwork by the artist who drew the sketches that appear on the back of the 1967 Topps series. It is not signed or dated. I can't tell if it's an original sketch or a print. I've asked and the answer is pending. Can anyone offer some insight? Who is the artist responsible for the drawing? Was there more than one artist commissioned by Topps? Could this be an original sketch or just a print? Are they rare? What is the potential value, can anyone sight other sales?

Best,
Mike

The artwork itself doesn't represent Lefebvre
in 1966 the dodgers didn't have stripe uniforms.

[mdallen22]

Originally Posted by pepis

The artwork itself doesn't represent Lefebvre
in 1966 the dodgers didn't have stripe uniforms.

But it does depict the same artwork that appears on the back of his 1967 Topps card

[steve B]

A few years back Topps sold off a lot of the original art from the card cartoons. Guernseys?

It does look like a lot of the other original art I've seen.

Steve B

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by mdallen22

I have not been able to to examine this piece in person but I am told this is original artwork by the artist who drew the sketches that appear on the back of the 1967 Topps series. It is not signed or dated. I can't tell if it's an original sketch or a print. I've asked and the answer is pending. Can anyone offer some insight? Who is the artist responsible for the drawing? Was there more than one artist commissioned by Topps? Could this be an original sketch or just a print? Are they rare? What is the potential value, can anyone sight other sales?

Best,
Mike

They are one of a kind! The question on value is - how many people care/want the artwork from the back of that card. My guess would be not many. Really tough to speculate on value, but I wouldn't pay $25 for it.

[Mark70Z]

Mike... Looks to be an original cartoon strip from the back of Jim's Topps card. As said it's one of a kind. The examples I have seen the artist did not sign the artwork. As hvc123 said it's probably not worth too much due to the fact that there's probably not a lot of his collectors and not a whole lot of individuals collecting the original artwork. Now, if you have a player that people collect, i.e. HOFer, then the value will definitely escalate.

[mdallen22]

Thank you all for the information. I agree, had this been the back of a HOF'er card the value would escalate.

Can anyone reference previous sales on original artwork they may have seen over the years? Maybe i can get a gauge of what "common" players artwork has sold for even though they are all one of a kind.

Just out of curiosity - Does anyone know who the artist might be? Does anyone know if multiple artists were commissioned by Topps?

[Mark70Z]

Michael... I've seen the cartoon art come up every once in a while on ebay (thetoppsvault). Topps will sell unique items from their archives to the public. Also, as someone else has already said, there was an auction that Topps had years ago within Guernsey's auction house, believe in 1989, for a ton of very nice Topps items.

I would say it's worth around $10...if you can find someone that wants this particular one.

As far as artists I don't know who the artist was, but I've seen different cartoon styles throughout the years. Maybe they had a couple?...not really sure.

[David W]

I have bid on some of the Lou Brock original art work, but did not get it, even though it went fairly cheap as I recall. It's just not easy to display or store.

I would think only player collectors would care, and I don't think to many people are collecting Jim Lefebvre.

I agree with the others $10 to $20 maybe, but also a possibility of never selling.