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JON WHITCOMB.
Hollywood Blonde. Gouache on board.
387x349 mm; 15
1
/
4
x13
3
/
4
inches. Signed in
lower right image.Tape ghosts and abrasions
on verso. Framed. Nd.
[600/900]
Whitcomb (1906-1988) was an American
illustrator known for his portraits of beautiful and
stylish women. He was inducted into the Society of
Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1973.
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ROBERT ABBETT.
“Her name was Grace.Anybody looking for
trouble could find her. And somebody was
looking. . .” [published caption.] Cover art for
“The Perfect Victim” by James McKimmey,
published by Dell in 1958. Gouache on
board. 552x368 mm; 21
3
/
4
x14
1
/
2
inches.
Signed “Abbett” in right image.Registration
marks in left side of image, two tape ghosts
from removed registration mark in upper
image, pinholes in margins. Provenance: Ex-
collection John Edward Parker, a 45-year
Dell Publishing employee.
[400/600]
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