Jun 17 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2709 -

Sale 2709 - Lot 143

Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(NEW YORKER) GEORGE BOOTH (1926 - 2022)
"It's not cotton, Honey."

Pen, ink, and watercolor on paper, 1978. 304x227 mm; 12x9 inches. Unsigned. Includes artist's stamp on verso. Lee Lorenz's approval mark, "O" inscribed in upper right corner.

Provenance
From the collection of Lee Lorenz.

Publication
Proposal for a New Yorker cartoon; final published March 20, 1978.
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Additional Details

Full caption: "It's not cotton, Honey. It's nylon quilted to polyester. The leaves and trim are twenty percent acrylic and eight percent modacrylic and the flowers are acetate. The backing is polypropylene. Go to bed."

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