by theo farrant  & AP
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Guillermo del Toro After premiering his long-awaited years, he auctioned off some of his vast collection of horror and fantasy Frankenstein in Venice Film Festival Wide range of praise.
The Oscar-winning Mexican-born director is partnering with Heritage Auction for the sale of three parts of items from the archives of a vast dark house, a Santa Monica home filled with thousands of horrifying props, sketches, cartoons and Curiosity.
The first auction featuring over 100 items is scheduled to begin online on September 26th with more lots scheduled for next year.
Del Toro’s decision was driven by the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles earlier this year. He only had time to spare, so he saved about 120 of the over 5,000 items in his collection.
Among the highlights are two original drawings, the 1983 1983 illustration version of “Frankenstein.” One depicts a creature hiding near a stream, while the other depicts Victor Frankenstein in pursuit of his creation. They have started bids of $200,000 and $100,000 respectively. Del Toro described Wrightson’s work as a masterpiece, and admitted that breaking up with the illustrations was “pretty cruel.”
Another highlight is the original pinup illustration by Mike Mignola from “Hellraiser #2.”, It was painted in the late 1980s. Del Toro said it was “very difficult” to win a $40,000 starting bid, and was the precursor to the creation of Mignora’s Hellboy, a character he later brought to screen in 2004.
Also, the auction has more than a dozen pre-production art from Bread mazeIncludes a vast concept sketch of the factory compounds by Raul Monge, one of Del Toro’s favorites.
Fan of Hellboy You will also find over 40 memorabilia from the film. This starts at $50,000 with the Romperman hero jacket, which has a $40,000 start bid, and Hellboy’s massive six-round shotgun, “Big Baby.”