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Sale 2574 | Lot 233
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Sale 2574 - Lot 233
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,000
[OTTO MESSMER (1892-1983)] (PAT SULLIVAN).
"I give up - I tried everything but I can't work my way in to see the circus." * "You're a clown in the circus - Lemme walk in with you like I'm your son - will ya, mister?" Together, two original "Felix the Cat" Sunday comics, published July 30 and September 3, 1933, respectively, with King Features Syndicate pastedowns. Pen and ink over graphite on Bristol board. Each 410x520 mm; 16 1/4x20 1/2 inches. The first is on a 17 1/2x23-inch sheet, the second is on a 17 3/4x22 3/4-inch sheet. Unsigned.
"I give up - I tried everything but I can't work my way in to see the circus." * "You're a clown in the circus - Lemme walk in with you like I'm your son - will ya, mister?" Together, two original "Felix the Cat" Sunday comics, published July 30 and September 3, 1933, respectively, with King Features Syndicate pastedowns. Pen and ink over graphite on Bristol board. Each 410x520 mm; 16 1/4x20 1/2 inches. The first is on a 17 1/2x23-inch sheet, the second is on a 17 3/4x22 3/4-inch sheet. Unsigned.
Condition:
Edges flaking and toning. Registration tape and date stamps in margins. Some graphite ghosting, blue pencil notations, and discolorations within image area. Pin holes to margins and some corners of panels. Texturing to final panel of first cartoon. Second sheet is slightly larger than the first.
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