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Sale 2556 - Lot 188
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Sale 2556 - Lot 188
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
DAVID LEVINE (1926-2009)
Group of 3 cartoons featuring John F. Kennedy. Pen and ink on paper, early 1960s. Each on an unevenly clipped sheet slightly larger than sight size and quite toned. Kennedy seated in a rocking chair with John McCone whispering in his ear: 85x104 mm; 3 1/2x4 inches. Signed and dated "D. Levine `62"; Kennedy and Khrushchev playing a game of international relations chess while swatting away flies with the faces of foreign leaders including Gamal Nassar and George Pompidou. 112x123 mm; 4 1/2x4 3/4 inches. Unsigned; Kennedy and Khrushchev as cold war missiles facing off. 93x110 mm; 3 1/2x4 1/4 inches. Initialed "D. L." in lower right image. Not dated.
Provenance: Ex-collection private collection, New York, a relative of the artist; thence by descent, private collection, New York.
Group of 3 cartoons featuring John F. Kennedy. Pen and ink on paper, early 1960s. Each on an unevenly clipped sheet slightly larger than sight size and quite toned. Kennedy seated in a rocking chair with John McCone whispering in his ear: 85x104 mm; 3 1/2x4 inches. Signed and dated "D. Levine `62"; Kennedy and Khrushchev playing a game of international relations chess while swatting away flies with the faces of foreign leaders including Gamal Nassar and George Pompidou. 112x123 mm; 4 1/2x4 3/4 inches. Unsigned; Kennedy and Khrushchev as cold war missiles facing off. 93x110 mm; 3 1/2x4 1/4 inches. Initialed "D. L." in lower right image. Not dated.
Provenance: Ex-collection private collection, New York, a relative of the artist; thence by descent, private collection, New York.
Condition:
Strong ink, nicely displaying Levine's cross-hatching. Paper toned, matte burn visible in margins. Minor scattered foxing. Kennedy and Khrushchev has matte burn visible within image area at right. Dried and discolored adhesive residue on verso.
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