Peter Arno: Three Times Nightly

This vintage original artwork by Peter Arno was offered on eBay for $3,000. It's a great cartoon but it has some condition problems, namely fading and yellowing. It ended up selling with the Make Offer feature for a respectable $2,600.

This piece came to market back in 2007 at Alex Cooper Auctioneers of Towson, Maryland with a preposterously low estimate of $100 - $150.

Peter Arno was born on this day in 1904 as Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.

"I'd starve first!"
Peter Arno, original art, The New Yorker, January 10, 1953, page 29

Peter Arno, "I'd starve first!"

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Peter Arno Signature

"I'd starve first!"

Peter Arno, original art, The New Yorker, January 10, 1953, page 29

Peter Arno, "I'd starve first!" 
eBay Winning Bid

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Peter Arno, "I'd starve first!"
eBay Item Description

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"I'd starve first!"
Peter Arno, original art, The New Yorker, January 10, 1953, page 29

Alex Cooper Auctioneers Exhibition and Auction

Alex Cooper Auctioneers 2007 Lot 1351 Estimate

March 17, 2017 Update:  This post has been updated to reflect the cartoon's publication in the New Yorker of January 10, 1953.

"I'd starve first!"

Peter Arno, original art, The New Yorker
January 10, 1953, page 29

"I'd starve first!"
Peter Arno, The New Yorker
January 10, 1953, page 29

http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=1953-01-10#folio=028

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