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Marking the first time the Oscar-winning filmmaker has offered works from his personal archive

H.R. Giger’s painting for the unrealized project “The Tourist” set an auction record

Heritage Auctions has sold the first part of Guillermo del Toro ’s famed “Bleak House” collection, raising $1.65 million USD. It is the first time the Oscar-winning filmmaker has offered works from his personal archive, which spans decades of collecting art, props and rare objects tied to his fascination with the macabre.

Artworks topped the results. Bernie Wrightson’s album cover painting for Meat Loaf’s ‘Dead Ringer’ earned $167,000 USD, while his original plate for Marvel’s adaptation of ‘Frankenstein’ brought $250,000 USD. Mike Mignola’s illustration for ‘Hellboy: Seed of Destruction’ (1994) so

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