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CHARLES ADDAMS.
“Play It Again, Sam.” Ink and watercolor on board. 267x280mm; 10
1
/
2
x11 inches. Signed
by Addams, lower left.Verso with stamp of “Raymond Davidson / Doubleday 245 Park
N.Y.C. / Design Dept. 39th Floor.” Matted and framed. A bit of mottled toning to
background. Circa late 1960s-early `70s.
[2,500/3,500]
A NEWLY RECORDED CARTOON BY ADDAMS
.
Recently vetted by the Tee and Charles Addams
Foundation, the work was determined to be either a gift to Davidson or a special project at Doubleday
for in-house usage as Addams was a close friend of JohnTurner Sargent, Sr. the CEO of Doubleday
from 1963 to 1978. Another scenario may have been a cartoon idea suggested by Davidson for
Addams that was ultimately rejected by The NewYorker or other publishers, and so he made a final
copy for Raymond Davidson. They could find no record of its being published externally from
Doubleday.The work will be included in their ongoing Charles Addams Catalogue Raisonné project.
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CHARLES ADDAMS.
Untitled cartoon. Pencil illustration on board showing a witch presenting a mattress to a
bank teller. 210x815 mm; 8
1
/
4
x7
1
/
4
inches. Signed in pencil, lower left. Full horizontal
crease along bottom just touching signature, moderate overall age toning. Nd.
[600/900]
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CHARLES ADDAMS.
Wednesday. Ink on paper. 102x76 mm; 4x3 inches, image with signature. Signed in black
ink and dated 1981 below image. Portrait of daughterWednesday from the Addams Family.
[250/350]
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