Sep 29, 2016 - Sale 2423

Sale 2423 - Lot 294

Price Realized: $ 1,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
WILLIAM STEIG.
"Allia-gay est omnis ivisa-day in artes-pay es-tray." Cartoon for The New Yorker published February 12, 1966 wherein Steig is referring to opening line of Julius Caesar's "The Gallic Wars" memoir: "Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. . ." Ink and wash on paper. 197x279 mm; 7 3/4x11 inches. Signed "W. Steig" in lower left image, inscribed, "Stephanie--Some people said this was my funniest idea in years. Bill" in margin, captioned on cover-sheet, with The New Yorker stamp and notations on verso.