Cartoonist Eldon Dedini must have loved cars. You can see it in his annual posters for the Concours d'Elegance previously recounted in these pages. And you can see it in a less pretentious setting in a New Yorker cartoon original from 1999:
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| "Marie, are you still driving?" Matted original art Eldon Dedini The New Yorker, March 22, 1999, p. 108 |
The composition is noteworthy for its horizontality, disrupted slightly by the tilt of the car. The strict vertical lines of the parking meter and the lampost stand in contrast to the crouching posture of the woman greeting Marie. The two contrasting faces, one upside-down, with their very different emotions are deftly handled. It took a lot of skill to put together this very silly cartoon.
"Not for Sale?" Do tell.
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The artist's autograph return address is on the back:
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Earlier in November, the seller had wanted to start the bidding at $399, with a Buy It Now price of $585. But when there were no takers, and with the holidays fast approaching, the seller allowed the bidding to start at $175, but there was still an undisclosed reserve (of $195) and a Buy It Now price of $425.
Sold!
Here is the drawing as it appeared in The New Yorker:
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A simple notation can make a blogger's work easy:
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| Eldon Dedini eBay listing accessed November 30, 2025 |
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| Eldon Dedini eBay item description |
Here is the drawing as it appeared in The New Yorker:
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| "Marie, are you still driving?" Eldon Dedini The New Yorker, March 22, 1999, p. 108 |
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| "Marie, are you still driving?" Matted original art Eldon Dedini The New Yorker, March 22, 1999, p. 108 |
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| With a cartoon by Eldon Dedini |
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