RICK MEYEROWITZ (1943-) "W. C. Fields Takes His Shot."
Caricature of the great comedic actor, reproduced as a poster in 1970. Mixed media on board 406x254 mm; 16x10 inches, image, on 19x14-inch board. Signed "Rick Meyerowitz" in lower left.
Provenance: Property of the artist. Exhibited: Society of Illustrators, 1970.
The artist had just returned from seeing W.C. Fields in the film "Six of a Kind" in one scene of which he is playing pool and studies a bent cue carefully to see if it's straight. He was inspired by Fields' performance to capture something of his droll lunacy in a drawing.
