Jan 23, 2014 - Sale 2337

Sale 2337 - Lot 113

Price Realized: $ 21,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
GEORGE HERRIMAN.
Krazy Kat and Ignatz. Watercolor on paper. 575x520 mm; 22 1/2x20 inches, image. With a signed presentation inscription at bottom: "To Fred Myer / who had the nerve to / ask for it - / from Geo. Harriman / who had the nerve to / give it to him / 1933." In contemporary matte and frame.

Additional Details

large original signed and inscribed illustration. Shows Krazy Kat gazing at an enormous brick in the distance with a thought balloon reading "If only 'Ignatz' could handle one that size...ooy..." while behind his back Ignatz is preparing to hurl a brick at him. Offisa Bull Pupp watches nearby.