Jan 23, 2014 - Sale 2337

Sale 2337 - Lot 131

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
EDWARD WINDSOR KEMBLE.
Group of 3 illustrations for The Century Magazine. Pen and ink. Signed. Various sizes, some matted.

Additional Details

"He backed out into the center of the room." Illustration for George H. Jessop, "An Old Man from the Old Country," The Century Magazine, January 1889, page 452. 170x182 mm; 6 3/4x7 1/4 inches. Signed lower right "Kemble"; title in pencil below the drawing: "The Introduction." "I flung myself on him." Illustration for Oxtave Thanet, "Trusty, No. 49," The Century Magazine, June 1890, page 216. 210x195 mm; 8x7 1/2 inches. Signed lower left "Kemble" and titled in pencil beneath the drawing. Matted. The original title "The Quarrel" is written in blue pencil on the verso "Mr. Billy Downs." Illustration for Richard Malcolm Johnston, "A Bachelor's Counselings," The Century Magazine, September 1892, page 777. 206x140 mm; 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Title in pencil below the figure. Matted.