Dec 14, 2023 - Sale 2656

Sale 2656 - Lot 145

Unsold
Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 25,000
GEORGE HUGHES
"Cornelia looked like a black-haired king's daughter . . . " Magazine illustration for "An Old Story," published in The Saturday Evening Post, c. 1955. 648x508 mm; 25 1/2x20 inches.

Caption on verso: "This drawing must not be reproduced for any purpose. It is copyrighted by the curtis Publishing company, the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia." Inscription on verso: "An Old Story. Page 5 - Cornelia sat on a fallen column at her feet two little babies [illegible]ed naked & happy." Stamp on verso: For publication in The Saturday Evening Post. Title of Story: An Old Story. Artist: George Hughes. No. P6029. No. of pictures: 2."