Leslie Starke: A Modernist Pose

It wasn't so very long ago that poking fun at the sculpture of Henry Moore was a cartoon trope of its own.

"Just a little wider yet, Miss Kirkby . . . "
Leslie Starke
Original art
Il Travaso

Cartoonist Leslie Starke, based in London, sold this cartoon to the Italian magazine Il Travaso. The magazine ceased publication in 1966.

"Just a little wider yet, Miss Kirkby . . . "
Leslie Starke
Original art
Il Travaso

The published caption would have been in Italian.

Verso

Leslie Starke
eBay listing ended July 25, 2025

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Leslie Starke
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Note:  This cartoon by Leslie Starke was published, apparently, in issue 386. Can anyone provide the date and perhaps a photo of the cartoon in the magazine? Grazie.

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