Part of the horror notes collection was sold by the director Guillermo Del Toro, which was sold on Friday, where the upper elements were sold for $ 325,000.
Del ToroOne of the industry Most film makers and Orange horror for a long timeMore than 100 of 5,000 elements in his group. The other two parts of the auctions chain, in partnership with heritage auctions in Dallas, will be broadcast next year.
The elements were part of Del Toro Dirty Two and a half Santa Monica features thousands of ghostly creatures, iconic comic graphics, paintings, books and films. The director said that he felt that he had to allow some of his sprawling group to go after a close brush with Los Angeles fires this year.
“This hurts,” said Del Toro, 60, about auction series. “If you love someone, you have real estate planning, as you know, and this is the real estate planning of a family that has been with me since I was a child.”
The best -selling component on Friday was a painting HR GigerPart of the concept that was created for an irregular text entitled “The Tourist”. It was an auction record for any artwork of the Swiss artist, known as the creation of the creature in the classic of scientific horror “Alien”. The price of $ 325,000 includes the “buyers installment” attached to all the auction elements of the house he sells.
Del Toro wrote after the auction: “I feel like I am a good guardian – knowing completely that these artifacts and the future have found the hands of love now.”
Del Toro, born in the Mexican auction, has sold hundreds of elements ranging from the works of the stars such as Jacques Kirby and Richard Corbin to exclusive things from his classics such as “Cronos” and “Hill Boy”.
The elements that were not sold during the direct auction will remain available for online bidding until October 6.
Among the other senior lawyers is the original artwork created by Bernie Rightson for the photo version in 1983 of “Frankstein” by Marie Shellley, which sold $ 250,000. The original cover art of Wrightson for “Dead Ringer” album written by Rock Superstar Meat loaf It was sold for $ 187,500.
Some drawings and pillars of the Del Toro concept have also been sold from his films for tens of thousands of dollars. The iconic trench coat of the actor Ron Berlman was sold in the director’s “Hello” films for $ 50,000. Two tablets that use the screen from the “Pacific” screen went for $ 75,000 each.
Few The favorite pieces of ToroIncluding “Big Baby”-the six-tours of “helic”-not sold at the direct auction but available to provide bidding online.