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| "BUDUMBUM" New York License Plate
Photo taken December12, 2009
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| Rube Goldberg, "Rehearsing for New Year's Eve" Daily Comic Strip Original Art 12-30-29 (McNaught Syndicate) Heritage Auctions, November 15, 2012 |
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| Rube Goldberg, "Rehearsing for New Year's Eve" Daily Comic Strip Original Art 12-30-29 (McNaught Syndicate) Heritage Auctions, November 15, 2012 |
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| Rube Goldberg, "Rehearsing for New Year's Eve" Daily Comic Strip Original Art 12-30-29 (McNaught Syndicate) Heritage Auctions, November 15, 2012 |
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"Auld Lang Syne"
The Morgan Library & Museum
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"Auld Lang Syne"
The Morgan Library & Museum
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The Morgan Library & Museum
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| Peter Arno, "Some lunatic wants to know what program we're watching." The New Yorker, December 28, 1957, page 27 |
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| Ronald Searle, They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore, 1978 Town & Country, October 1978 Ronald Searle in Perspective, Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1983, Page 132-133 |
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| "How Now, Dow Jones" Playbill |
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| Marilyn Mason, Tony Roberts, Brenda Vaccaro, and Company "How Now, Dow Jones" |
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Sotheby's Catalogue Notes and Provenance
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/contemporary-art-day-n08854/lot.221.html |
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| Fig. 1 Andy Warhol, Dollar Sign, 1980 Private Collection ?2012 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York |
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| Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are, Signed Print Sotheby's London Sale L12408, Lot 181, December 12, 2012 |
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| Poster for the "Art Auction for Morton" |
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| The 32 original works contributed by New Yorker artists on display at the Morton Memorial Library prior to the auction on November 17. |
Attempted Bloggery's Handy Approaches to Buying Awesome New Yorker Cartoon Art:
1) Try to select drawings that are characteristic of the artist. Ideally, a work you purchase should be a recognizable and outstanding example of the particular cartooonist's unique style and sensibility. You may need to do your homework a bit on this one.
2) Take advantage of any opportunity to obtain high quality material that may be very rarely offered. For example, this particular sale offered a variety of color works by New Yorker cartoonists who work predominantly in black and white. There were also a few works that have been collected in anthologies. If this strikes your fancy, pounce!
3) Go for the Blue Chip cartoonists, those with household names who you believe will still be familiar to fans of The New Yorker cartoon decades from now.
4) Go after what strikes your fancy. Pick something funny, poignant, meaningful, or unique. This was pretty close to my actual approach when I was bidding. When you buy something you really like, it becomes far less important whether it was a wise investment.
5) Try to buy published work, which by its very nature is scarcer than unpublished material, particularly from a highly-selective magazine like The New Yorker. But if you really enjoy something that was never published, feel free to throw caution to the wind. Go for it!
6) Stick to a subject or genre that's meaningful to you. Do you like literary cartoons? Take a good look at the Pat Byrnes and the P. C. Vey cartoons in this auction. Like to cook? The Henry Martin and the Barbara Smaller works may be up your alley. Want a desert island cartoon? Well, maybe some other day.
7) We all have to live within budgets. You may be able to buy more if you keep to the least expensive lots. The problem with this low-budget approach is that you allow the market to determine what you will buy and you get what's least sought-after.
8) Then there's the opposite approach. Some may believe that the most desirable items are the most expensive. According to this approach, one should go aggressively for the top lots. Again, as with the previous approach, you have to be really careful about allowing others to determine how much you will pay. It's good to buy what you like, but it's also good to have an upper limit in mind.
9) There is, fortunately, an alternative to the last two approaches. Go for value. Try to get the most cartoon bang for your buck. This is always sound advice.
10 ) Buy art that is transcendent. OK, obviously I ask a lot from cartoons. If a simple gag cartoon can go beyond the usual limitations of the medium and produce something that, for you at least, is life-affirming or enhancing, something that goes beyond the ephemeral and the mundane to the timeless or the universal, grab it! This is what the game is all about!
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| Gahan Wilson, "Now the psychic advisor is starting to scream!" $425 |
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| Robert Mankoff, "I've never seen the corn this bad." Original artwork for The New Yorker, September 3, 2012, page 25 $450 |
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| Robert Mankoff, "I've never seen the corn this bad." The New Yorker, September 3, 2012, page 25 |
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| Robert Mankoff, "I've never seen the corn this bad." The New Yorker, September 3, 2012, page 25 |
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| P. C. Vey, "You may not want to read this book but you'll certainly want others to think you've read it." Barron's $375 |
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Image added March 17, 2022 https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=BA500103 |
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| Raymond Davidson, Untrimmed first proof of the cover to The New Yorker for April 3, 1971 Inscribed "The untrimmed first proof of the printing. For my good friend and able ally Joe Ferraro from Raymond Davidson, the artist." |
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| Raymond Davidson, The New Yorker, April 3, 1971 |
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| Liza Donnelly, "I decided to marry Frank despite all the warning signs." Color variant of a New Yorker cartoon, July 4, 2011, page 52 $475 |
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| Liza Donnelly, "I decided to marry Frank despite all the warning signs." The New Yorker, July 4, 2011, page 52 |
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| Liza Donnelly, "I decided to marry Frank despite all the warning signs." The New Yorker, July 4, 2011, page 52 |
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| Frank Modell, "For this they knocked off 'Wagon Train'?" Original artwork for The New Yorker, October 24, 1964, page 57 The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925-1975 $450 to an absentee bidder |
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| Frank Modell, "For this they knocked off 'Wagon Train'?" The New Yorker, October 24, 1964, page 57 |
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| Frank Modell, "For this they knocked off 'Wagon Train'?" The New Yorker, October 24, 1964, page 57 |
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| Zachary Kanin, "Sure, sure, we have to do everything your way." Original artwork for The New Yorker, June 29, 2009, page 52 $300 |
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| Zachary Kanin, "Sure, sure, we have to do everything your way." The New Yorker, June 29, 2009, page 52 |
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| Zachary Kanin, "Sure, sure, we have to do everything your way." The New Yorker, June 29, 2009, page 52 |
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| Barbara Smaller, "If you need to add water, and I'm the one who adds it, I'm cooking." Original artwork for The New Yorker, July 30, 2001, page 69 $250 |
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| Barbara Smaller, "If it says to add water, and I'm the one who adds it, I'm cooking." The New Yorker, July 30, 2001, page 69 |
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| Barbara Smaller, "If it says to add water, and I'm the one who adds it, I'm cooking." The New Yorker, July 30, 2001, page 69 |
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| Robert Weber, "Well, I must say, this is a heartening change." Original artwork for The New Yorker, November 25, 1972, page 39 The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925-1975 $425 |
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| Robert Weber, "Well, I must say, this is a heartening change." The New Yorker, November 25, 1972, page 39 |
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| Robert Weber, "Well, I must say, this is a heartening change." The New Yorker, November 25, 1972, page 39 |
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| Michael Crawford, "Want to hear about my day?" Original artwork for The New Yorker, March 21, 2011, page 37 $275 |
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| Michael Crawford, "Want to hear about my day?" The New Yorker, March 21, 2011, page 37 |
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| Michael Crawford, "Want to hear about my day?" The New Yorker, March 21, 2011, page 37 |
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| Jason Polan, 29 Giraffes $275 |
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| Danny Shanahan, The Drawing President Illustration for "Shouts and Murmurs: The Drawing President" by Bruce McCall Original artwork for The New Yorker, December 15, 1997, page 166 $325 |
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| Danny Shanahan, The Drawing President Illustration for "Shouts and Murmurs: The Drawing President" by Bruce McCall The New Yorker, December 15, 1997, page 166 |
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| Danny Shanahan, The Drawing President Illustration for "Shouts and Murmurs: The Drawing President" by Bruce McCall The New Yorker, December 15, 1997, page 166 |
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| Charles Barsotti, "Can you keep a secret?" Original artwork for The New Yorker, April 23, 2012, page 53 $250 |
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| Charles Barsotti, "Can you keep a secret?" The New Yorker, April 23, 2012, page 53 |
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| Charles Barsotti, "Can you keep a secret?" The New Yorker, April 23, 2012, page 53 |
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| Peter Steiner, The American Dream -- A Gated Community $250 |
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| Joe Dator, "Angelo tells us you haven't been laughing." Original artwork for The New Yorker, June 4, 2012, page 70 $475 |
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| Joe Dator, "Angelo tells us you haven't been laughing." The New Yorker, June 4, 2012, page 70 |
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| Joe Dator, "Angelo tells us you haven't been laughing." The New Yorker, June 4, 2012, page 70 |
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| Edward Frascino, [Boy Playing Golf in Sandbox] $250 |
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| Henry Martin, "We're so glad you could come, and here's a copy of all the recipes Emily used tonight." Original artwork for The New Yorker, August 29, 1988, page 34 $300 |
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| Henry Martin, "We're so glad you could come, and here's a copy of all the recipes Emily used tonight." The New Yorker, August 29, 1988, page 34 |
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| Henry Martin, "We're so glad you could come, and here's a copy of all the recipes Emily used tonight." The New Yorker, August 29, 1988, page 34 |
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| Pat Byrnes, [The Scarlet Letters], Original artwork for The New Yorker, June 8, 2009, page 68 $300 |
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| Pat Byrnes, [The Scarlet Letters], The New Yorker, June 8, 2009, Page 68 |
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| Pat Byrnes, [The Scarlet Letters], The New Yorker, June 8, 2009, page 68 |
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| Danny Shanahan, Deliboys, Original artwork for The New Yorker, November 22, 1993, page 84 $325 |
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| Danny Shanahan, Deliboys, The New Yorker, November 22, 1993, page 84 |
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| Danny Shanahan, Deliboys, The New Yorker, November 22, 1993, page 84 |
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| Mick Stevens, "I spend a lot of my time here dodging bullets." $225 |
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| David Sipress, "I'm old. What's good for that?" Original artwork for The New Yorker, June 10, 2002, page 75 $475 |
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| David Sipress, "I'm old. What's good for that?" The New Yorker, June 10, 2002, page 75 |
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| David Sipress, "I'm old. What's good for that?" The New Yorker, June 10, 2002, page 75 |
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| Lee Lorenz, "Howard! I thought you ran off with another woman!" Original artwork for The New Yorker, Oct 23, 2006, page 68
$450
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| Lee Lorenz, "Howard! I thought you'd run off with another woman!" The New Yorker, Oct 23, 2006, page 68 |
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| Lee Lorenz, "Howard! I thought you'd run off with another woman!" The New Yorker, Oct 23, 2006, page 68 |
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| Roz Chast, Safari Clothes "For People Who Aren't Going Anywhere" Original artwork for The New Yorker, August 19, 1996, page 48 $375 |
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| Roz Chast, Safari Clothes "For People Who Aren't Going Anywhere" The New Yorker, August 19, 1996, page 48 |
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| Roz Chast, Safari Clothes "For People Who Aren't Going Anywhere" The New Yorker, August 19, 1996, page 48 |
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| Carolita Johnson, "You may now begin your insane experiment." Original artwork for The New Yorker, August 23, 2004, page 81 $300 |
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| Carolita Johnson, "You may now begin your insane experiment." The New Yorker, August 23, 2004, page 81 |
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| Carolita Johnson, "You may now begin your insane experiment." The New Yorker, August 23, 2004, page 81 |
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| Matthew Marin, Duck illustration, 2003 $275 |
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| Charles Addams, Small signed sketch of Wednesday with a balloon, inscribed "For Sharon" $400 |
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| Danny Shanahan, Auction at Echo Point, Original artwork for Diversion Magazine $375 |
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| Michael Maslin, Harvest Moon Pink Slip $425 |
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| Harry Bliss, "I spy with my little eye... something on fire." Original artwork for The New Yorker, May 29, 2000, page 87 $600 |
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| Harry Bliss, "I spy with my little eye--something on fire." The New Yorker, May 29, 2000, page 87 |
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| Harry Bliss, "I spy with my little eye--something on fire." The New Yorker, May 29, 2000, page 87 |
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| George Booth, "May I introduce Mrs. Scopozzo whose Mother has recently passed away." $350 |
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| Charles Addams, "A dear book." Signed and numbered print, 349/500. First prize in the Morton Library raffle drawing. |
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| James Thurber, “Touché!” Unsigned print. Second prize in the raffle drawing. The New Yorker, December 3, 1932, page 13 |
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| James Thurber, “Touché!” The New Yorker, December 3, 1932, page 13 |
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| James Thurber, “Touché!” The New Yorker, December 3, 1932, page 13 |
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| Cartoonist Danny Shanahan displays two unsigned prints by Charles Saxon from a 1970's Chivas Regal ad campaign that he brought in to display in the auction room. These were apparently from his own collection, and weren't initially supposed to be a part of the sale, but he graciously sold them off anyway to help out the cause. Incidentally, Mr. Shanahan revealed that his yellow oxford shirt has a George Booth provenance. |
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| Charles Saxon, "Thank goodness we weren't asked to conserve on Chivas Regal." |
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| Charles Saxon, Free Bottle of Chivas Regal with Every Million Dollar Deposit |
