Whitney Darrow Toasts Whitney Darrow

This unsigned piece by Whitney Darrow, Jr. was sold on eBay late in 2013.  Three months earlier it had been part of a larger lot offered in Copake, New York where it was identified as a Darrow self-portrait. It's also quite the fashion statement.

Whitney Darrow, Jr., Self-Portrait

EBay Listing Ended December 29, 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WHITNEY-DARROW-JR-NEW-YORKER-CARTOONIST-S-WATERCOLOR-ORIGINAL-DRAWING-/370969891241?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item565f8751a9&nma=true&si=UB68sj2DvLx%252F9kdb54zXrlCgzYs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

EBay Item Description

When this piece was sold earlier in 2013 as part of a lot of some ten or eleven pieces by Darrow and Charles Saxon, it was referred to as a self-portrait although it doesn't look at all like him and he may never had a mustache. The watercolor on the right shows the Central Park Zoo. It is signed and in his signature style.

Copake Auction, Inc., Lot 209 (part), September 21, 2013
$175 hammer price for entire lot

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/20282172_new-yorker-cartoonist-whitney-darrow-and-saxon-lot

Note:  Now there's more than ever to see by Whitney Darrow, Jr. around the blog.

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