Lot 295: A GROUP OF THREE INK DRAWINGS BY MEIER AKSELROD

A GROUP OF THREE INK DRAWINGS BY MEIER AKSELROD (RUSSIAN 1902-1970), the drawings illustrating Sholom Aleichem stories. 1) Illustration variant for Sholom Aleichem's "Bewitched Tailor," 1938, pen and ink on paper heightened with gouache, 24.5 x 20 cm (9 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) [sight], signed and dated lower right; the reverse with another less finished illustration from the same story 2) Illustration for Sholom Aleichem's "At the Doctor," pen and ink on paper, 31.2 x 22 cm (12 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.), signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse 3) Illustration variant for Sholom Aleichem's "Bewitched Tailor," c. 1940, pen and ink on paper, 26.5 x 19 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.), signed, titled, and dated with a question mark following the date on the reverse.