For reasons I don't pretend to understand, cartoonist Mischa Richter's original New Yorker cartoons tend to be undervalued by the art market. Many examples in the blog archives show eBay sales in the $40-60 range, occasionally edging up closer to $100. Personally, I see no reason why a good Richter New Yorker original shouldn't, from time to time, inspire a spirited bidding war. It actually happened, but now I am left to wonder whether it was all staged.
The case in point is Richter's art from the issue of June 18, 1990. It's a simple enough idea, conveyed with the use of a thought bubble but requiring no caption. I was pleasantly surprised to see the work sell for a healthy $560. But a month later, the very same drawing was back on the market from the same eBay seller. This time it sold for $47.99. How does one explain this?
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| Mischa Richter Original art The New Yorker, June 18, 1990, page 54 |
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| Mischa Richter's signature |
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| Mischa Richter eBay listing ended November 1, 2021 |
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| Mischa Richter eBay item description |
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