Mar 09, 2023 - Sale 2629

Sale 2629 - Lot 115

Unsold
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000

EDWARD PENFIELD (1866-1925)

HARPER'S SEPT. 1893.


19 1/2x13 1/4 inches, 49 1/2x33 3/4 cm.
Condition B+: wrinkles, creases and abrasions in margins and image; stains in upper right image; minor loss at lower left corner. Paper.

"It was Penfield who initiated the practice of incorporating in his posters the image of a figure holding or reading the magazine being advertised, but he eventually discarded this device when other illustrators began to imitate him" (Virginia p. 78). Kiehl 142, DFP-I 325, The Met 41.12.63.