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EDWARD GOREY.
Sunflower planting. Pen, ink and water-
color on paper. 127x178 mm; 5x7 inches,
image, on sheet measuring 6
3
/
4
x8
1
/
4
inches.
Unsigned. Created for the series of articles
titled “The Department of Justice” by
Tristam Coffin in Holiday magazine in the
spring of 1963. Matte burn along borders
and toned in margin.
[2,500/3,500]
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EDWARD GOREY.
“The Ghostly Rental” Pen and ink on
paper. 178x114 mm; 7x4
1
/
2
inches, image
on sheet measuring 273x184 mm;
10
3
/
4
x7
1
/
4
inches. Signed in margin, lower
right. Published in “Hauntings; Tales of
the Supernatural” by Henry Mazzeo, illus-
trated by Gorey. Garden City: Doubleday,
1968. Captioned “`Hauntings.’ Drawings
by Edward Gorey” in white, in Gorey’s
hand, along window of brown matte
(which covers signature on artwork).Verso
with one ink smear and Doubleday &
Company job stamp. Framed in solid
wood and metal frame.
[3,000/4,000]
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