Saturday, June 29, 2013

Rites of Spring: James Thurber New Yorker Cover Art

Spring is definitely in the air in this original artwork for The New Yorker of April 27, 1940. Is it my imagination, or do the men seem a bit overwhelmed? James Thurber's idyllic cover illustration sold for $12,000 at Swann Galleries in January.

James Thurber, Original Artwork for The New Yorker, April 27, 1940
James Thurber, The New Yorker, April 27, 1940


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