2026 Benefit Auction: "The World Is The Work"
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 12:00PM EDT - Wed, Oct 14, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 49A
Emil Ferris, "Sandy", 2021
Estimate: $8,000 - $8,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $100 |
| $1,000 | $200 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
Emil Ferris
Sandy, 2021
Ballpoint pen on paper
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Courtesy of Steven Kasher Gallery
Emil Ferris was born in Chicago and has an MFA in Creative Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the author of "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters: Book One" (2017). Emil is the winner of the Lambda Literary Award, the Lynd Ward Prize, the Ignatz, and the Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the recipient of four Eisner Awards, including the 2018 award for Best Writer/Artist, as well as France’s 2019 Fauve d’or Award in Angoulême. "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters: Book Two" was published by Fantagraphics in 2024. Emil received the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government in 2024. Art Spiegelman has called Ferris “one of the most important comics artists of our time.”
Overall Dimensions
Height: 14.00 in
Width: 11.00 in
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