Jun 24, 2021 - Sale 2574

Sale 2574 - Lot 236

Price Realized: $ 7,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
NORMAN MINGO (1896-1980)
"The Planet of the Apes." Preliminary study for cover of Mad magazine, issue no. 157, published March 1973, featuring a mask with the face of the publication's mascot, Alfred E. Neuman. Mixed media, including pastel and graphite on thin paper mounted to larger board. 198x205 mm; 7 3/4x8 inches, on 10 3/4x8-inch sheet. Signed "Norman Mingo" in margin at lower left, and titled with publication information in graphite on mount board below.

Provenance: From the artist's estate.