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R. O. BLECHMAN.
Christmas Tree Chasing an Axe.
Watercolor on paper. Cover for The New
Yorker, December 19, 1988. 432x304 mm;
17x12 inches. Signed lower right.
[3,000/4,000]
R.O. Blechman is an illustrator, animator, chil-
dren’s book author, graphic novelist and
cartoonist.To his credit are 14 NewYorker mag-
azine covers, countless cartoons, a MoMA
retrospective of his animated films, a “Masters
Series” retrospective at School of Visual Arts, and
an exhibition at the Normal Rockwell Museum.
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R.O. BLECHMAN.
ChristmasWrapping (Modern Laocoön).
Watercolor and ink on paper. 330x229
mm; 13x9 inches, image. Handsomely
matted and framed.The NewYorker cover,
December 17, 1990.
[3,000/4,000]
R. O. BLECHMAN
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R.O. BLECHMAN.
Japan’s Imperial Marriage.
Mixed media on paper. Signed vertically, lower right. 350x260 mm; 12x10 inches, image.
Matted and framed. Purchased by The NewYorker but never used. 1999.
[2,000/3,000]
