Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

93 c J.E. BOLDEN. Fighting Sailors. Pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on board. 387x279 mm; 15 1 / 4 x11 inches, on 20x15-inch board. Initialed in lower right image, with artist’s return address on verso. Tipped to window matte. [700/1,000] 94 c BUCK BROWN. “Waitress, bring me a bowl of white beans.” Acrylic on canvas. 508x610 mm; 20x24 inches. Signed and dated “[19]94” in lower left image. [600/900] Brown (1936 - 2007) was an African-American cartoonist and painter known for his “Granny” cartoon series for Playboy magazine. His contributions to Esquire, Ebony, and Jet are remembered for their social commentary on civil rights issues. This painting, a departure from his cartoons, is what he called a “soul genre painting” wherein he captures humorous moments out of everyday life. 93 94