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EDWARD SOREL.
The Libidinous H.G.Wells.
Pen and ink and watercolor on paper, showing the great writer surrounded by some of his
conquests. 560x406 mm; 22x16 inches. Signed lower right. Published in The NewYorker,
October 17, 2011.
[800/1,200]
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EDWARD SOREL.
Howard Cosell.
Pen and ink and watercolor on board, showing the ubiquitous sportscaster and some of the
athletes he covered: Muhammad Ali, Billy Jean King, and Joe Namath. 508x356 mm; 20x14
inches. Signed lower right. Published inThe NewYorker November 23, 2011
[800/1,200]
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EDWARD SOREL.
“Mailer Creates God in His Own Image.”
Pen and ink and watercolor on paper. 223x330 mm; 9x13 inches. Signed and captioned
by Sorel beneath the image.
[800/1,200]
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EDWARD SOREL.
Obama as Gulliver.
Pen and ink and watercolor on paper, showing the beleaguered President hampered on all
sides by his political foes. 533x381 mm; 21x15 inches on larger paper. Signed by Sorel lower
right. Published inVanity Fair September 2010. Matted and framed.
[1,500/2,000]
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WILLIAM STEIG.
Group of four portrait caricatures.
Pem and ink on paper. Each approxiamtely 216x178 mm; 8
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x7 inches, signed “Bill Steig”
lower right or left; matted.The subjects are unidentified.
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WILLIAM STEIG.
Small archive of miscellaneous drawings.
Includes 8 small portaits, a full-length portrait of a mustachioed man, 2 preliminary
versions of cartoons, miscellaneous scraps with sketches or portraits, etc. Some are signed.
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