Lot 134: OPPER, FREDERICK BURR. 1857-1937. Group of 4 original pen and ink comic illustrations:

Name: OPPER, FREDERICK BURR. 1857-1937. Group of 4 original pen and ink comic illustrations:
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: e3c4b8da8c

Est: $1,000 USD - $2,000 USDSold:

BonhamsNew York, NY, USMarch 08, 2017

Item Overview

Description

OPPER, FREDERICK BURR. 1857-1937.
Group of 4 original pen and ink comic illustrations:
1. 538 x 395 mm, New York, [c.1900], signed ("F. Opper"), being a six-panel cartoon regarding the state of newspapers and politics, Puck Magazine stamp to verso, very good.
2. 288 x 245 mm, New York, June 20, 1884, signed ("F. Opper"), being a single-panel political cartoon regarding political banners, Puck Magazine slip tipped to verso, very good.
3. 250 x 267 mm, New York, June 11th, 1884, signed ("F. Opper"), being a single-panel political cartoon regarding political news, Puck Magazine slip tipped to verso, very good.
4. 297 x 261 mm, [New York], July 17, [c.1890s], signed ("F. Opper"), being a single-panel cartoon featuring a woman inquiring about a malnourished puppy for sale, very good.
Provenance: From the collection of M.B. Goldstone.

Frederick Opper is considered one of the pioneers of newspaper comics, most known for his strip Happy Hooligans.

Artist or Maker

Frederick Burr Opper

Auction Details

Fine Books and Manuscripts

Bonhams

March 08, 2017, 01:00 PM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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