#555 • Alaska Arts, Beardsley, Keith Appel & "The Night Scotsman" Posters

Part of October 2026 Curiosities Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Oct 25, 2026 7:12 PM AKDT

Category: Art

Posters and printed art including an Alaska State Council on the Arts 1982 Governor’s Awards for the Arts commemorative poster reproducing floral beadwork by Lilly Henry and Madeline Krol, photographed by Chris Arend, shrink-wrapped to board; a framed Victoria and Albert Museum Aubrey Beardsley exhibition poster dated October 8, 1998–January 10, 1999, reproducing Beardsley’s 1894 illustration John and Salomé for Oscar Wilde’s play Salomé; and Keith Kenneth Appel’s The Trumpeters of Spring, depicting two white swans against a large red sun. The Appel promotional poster is branded for Anchorage radio stations KHAR 590 AM and KKLV 104 FM with the tagline "A Beautiful Pair" and is shrink-wrapped to board. Also included are a framed The Night Scotsman railway poster bearing a printed Alexeïeff signature, with "Leaves King’s Cross nightly at 10.25" lettering, and a decorative doll. The glazing over the Beardsley poster is cracked. The Trumpeters of Spring measures approximately 33.5" x 24".