ARTIST UNIDENTIFIED The Big Nickelodeon

Sale 2465 - Lot 164

Price Realized: $ 406

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

ARTIST UNIDENTIFIED.
"The Big Nickelodeon." Cover illustration for the paperback book edition by Maritta Wolff (Bantam, 1958), with publisher's notation on verso indicating title and Bantam publication number 1721. Pastel, gouache, and crayon on board. 563x298mm; 22 1/4x11 3/4 inches. Not signed. Framed. Provenance: From the collection of Bantam Books editor, Leonard Leone to current owner.

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The alluring cover image from Wolff's popular book about the seamy underside of Hollywood. The title of the book states "Sex is the Commodity! You put it on film, can it, and sell it ... It's the biggest nickelodeon of them all!"