Swann Galleries - 20th Century Illustration - Sale 2337 - January 23, 2014 - page 72

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GEORGE HERRIMAN.
Krazy Kat and Ignatz.
Watercolor on paper. 575x520 mm; 22
1
/
2
x20 inches, image. With a signed presentation
inscription at bottom: “To Fred Myer / who had the nerve to / ask for it - / from Geo.
Harriman / who had the nerve to / give it to him / 1933.” In contemporary matte and
frame.
[6,000/9,000]
LARGE ORIGINAL SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ILLUSTRATION
.
Shows Krazy Kat gazing at an enor-
mous brick in the distance with a thought balloon reading “If only ‘Ignatz’ could handle one that
size...ooy...” while behind his back Ignatz is preparing to hurl a brick at him. Offisa Bull Pupp
watches nearby.
1...,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,...172
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