Nov 04, 2010 - Sale 2228

Sale 2228 - Lot 230

Price Realized: $ 480
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
THREE DRAWINGS: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS HIRSCHFELD, AL. Four items: Two ink drawings, each on a mailing envelope, unsigned, one with Autograph Inscription * Two Christmas cards Signed and Inscribed, one with an ink drawing. Format and condition vary. [New York, circa 1970]
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Large ink with watercolor, showing a bust self-caricature with hands pointing to his inscription, "The Goodrich's / Merry Xmas from all of us," with the heads of his daughter, Nina, and wife, Dolly, behind him. Approximately 20x33 inches; closed tears and remnants of adhesive along all edges, vertical fold through image, packing tape and postal ink stamps on verso, postage stamp and partly-printed address label from TV Guide to Al Hirschfeld mounted on verso. Radnor, PA, 13 November 1970 [from postmark] Ink with color marker, showing caricatures of self, Nina, and Dolly, stooping below flap of envelope, addressed on verso in his hand to "Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich / (tickets enclosed)." Approximately 2 1/4x6 1/2 inches (image), approximately 4 3/4x6 1/2 inches overall; remnants of prior mounting at edges verso. Nd Christmas card with drawing and inscription. The drawing, ink with watercolor, showing caricature heads of him and Dolly peering out from the New York Public Library, on the cover, drawn over a reproduction of Hirschfeld's "Library Lion with Christmas Wreath." The inscription, "The happiest / of New Years / to you both! / Dolly and Al," on the third page. 12mo, single folded sheet; cello tape at top margin of inscription page, remnants of prior mounting at edges of terminal page. Nd Another Christmas card, "Dearest / Christmas / and / New Years wishes / Your 95th Streeters / Dolly, Al and Nina," on the third page. 12mo, single folded sheet; remnants of prior mounting at edges of terminal page. Nd.