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Sale 2574 | Lot 237
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Sale 2574 - Lot 237
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
NORMAN MINGO (1896-1980)
"Yes! Me Worry." Preliminary study for back cover of Mad magazine, issue no. 210, published October 1979, featuring the publication's mascot, Alfred E. Neuman. Mixed media, including watercolor, ink, gouache, and collage over graphite on paper. 288x217 mm; 11 1/4x8 1/2 inches (sheet). Unsigned. Loosely adhered to board in simple black frame (without glass).
Provenance: From the artist's estate.
"Yes! Me Worry." Preliminary study for back cover of Mad magazine, issue no. 210, published October 1979, featuring the publication's mascot, Alfred E. Neuman. Mixed media, including watercolor, ink, gouache, and collage over graphite on paper. 288x217 mm; 11 1/4x8 1/2 inches (sheet). Unsigned. Loosely adhered to board in simple black frame (without glass).
Provenance: From the artist's estate.
Condition:
Collaged element is a bit soiled with some dried and discolored adhesive residue around the edges. Some points of the speech bubble are raised from sheet. Sheet is adhered to board, but is coming loose at edges. Craquelure and minor loss to areas where paint is thickly applied, including within yellow and white of Alfred's hair. Simple metal frame without glass or plexi covering. Verso has labels from Christie's Comic Collectibles sale, sale 7925, November 1, 1996, where it passed unsold (lot 38).
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