Jan 23, 2014 - Sale 2337

Sale 2337 - Lot 50

Price Realized: $ 500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
RICHARD DECKER.
'And then the man would peek out and see if he knew you.' Wash and ink drawing. 310x255 mm; 12x10 inches, image. Cartoon for The New Yorker, September 1, 1934, page 15. Signed on right and titled.

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A gentleman explains to his son how a speakeasy worked now that Prohibition has been repealed. Best known for his New Yorker cartoons, Decker also contributed to Look and The Saturday Evening Post.