Ruth and Nick, apparently relations of cartoonist Ed Fisher, owned at least three original works by the artist as well as two personalized cartoon collections. The artwork included a painting with the title A Revised Map of the Heavens: The Skies Over Times Square. There were also two gag cartoons, one about confronting an armored car and a second about modernizing a church's stained-glass window. An eBay seller reportedly had the set appraised at $3,200 but then went on to sell it in March of 2020 for an anemic $119.
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| Ed Fisher eBay Listing Ended March 9. 2020 |
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| Ed Fisher eBay Item Description |
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| Ed Fisher eBay Bid History One bid arrives in the last three hours |
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| [End of eBay listing] |
The shrewd buyer is a West Virginia bookseller and antiquarian who certainly seems to appreciate the collection for what it is. Described now as a "small archive" and presented with much better photographic images, the items are offered for sale in the October 2020 catalogue of Chancery Hill Books & Antiques. The price of $2,250 may be considered either a 1791% increase above the eBay price or a 30% discount from the appraised value.
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| Ed Fisher Chancery Hill Books and Antiques |
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| Ed Fisher Chancery Hill Books and Antiques |
The catalogue notes that one of the original drawings bears New Yorker markings. Here's the first publication history:
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| Ed Fisher Original art The New Yorker, July 24, 1954, page 17 |
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| Cartoons by Garrett Price and Ed Fisher |
Note: I haven't a clue where the armored car drawing or A Revised Map of the Heavens: The Skies Over Times Square may have been published. Any reader help will be appreciated.
Other examples of original art by Ed Fisher would be welcome here for use in future blog posts. Please submit accordingly.
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