LUCILLE CORCOS. Raking in the Money * "Non-Pop Button Corp." Together, two cartoons for Fortune magazine, the first with partial inventory stamp on verso. Pen, ink, and gouache on thick paper. The first, 235x394 mm; 9 1/4x15 1/2 inches. The second, 349x229 mm; 13 3/4x9 inches. The first signed "Corcos" in lower right; the second, with artist's stamp in lower right. Nd.
Corcos (1908-1973) was known as a "modern primitivist" of American art. After studying with Jan Matulka, she illustrated many books for both adults and children, and her paintings graced the covers of American magazines and journals including Vanity Fair, American Weekly, Fortune, and This Week Magazine.
