Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018
106 105 105 c EDWARD GOREY. “TYN.” Illustration for page 174 of “The Dream World of Dion McGregor (He Talks in His Sleep)” byDionMcGregor (NewYork: Bernard Geis/Random House, 1964). Pen and ink on stiff paper. 165x120 mm; 6 1 / 2 x4 3 / 4 inches, on 11 1 / 2 x7 1 / 4 -inch sheet. Unsigned but titled in Gorey’s hand in lower left margin. Matte burn along edges. Framed. [5,000/7,500] An angry protest by the “Thumb Your Nose” club, known for protesting The Herald Tribune, Judith Crist, and Lenny Bruce at the Village Vanguard in the wild caverns of McGregor’s dream world. 106 c EDWARD GOREY. “Peony.” Illustration for page 37 of “The Dream World of Dion McGregor (He Talks in His Sleep)” by Dion McGregor (New York: Bernard Geis/Random House, 1964). Pen and ink on stiff paper. 35x63 mm; 1 1 / 2 x2 1 / 2 inches, on clipped 3x4-inch card. Unsigned but titled in Gorey’s hand in lower left margin. Matte burn along edges. Framed. [2,500/3,500]
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