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LUCILLE CORCOS.
Raking in the Money * “Non-Pop Button Corp.” Together, two cartoons for
Fortune
magazine, the first with partial inventory stamp on verso. Pen, ink, and gouache on thick
paper.The first, 235x394 mm; 9
1
/
4
x15
1
/
2
inches.The second, 349x229 mm; 13
3
/
4
x9 inches.
The first signed “Corcos” in lower right; the second, with artist’s stamp in lower right.
Nd.
[500/750]
Corcos (1908-1973) was known as a “modern primitivist”
of American art.After studying with Jan Matulka, she illustrated
many books for both adults and children, and her paintings
graced the covers of American magazines and journals
including Vanity Fair, American Weekly, Fortune, and This
Week Magazine.
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SAM COBEAN.
“Bubble Soap.” A humorous cartoon
depicting the artistic process of a
musician. Pen, ink, and watercolor on
board. 381x254 mm; 15x10 inches, on
17
1
/
4
x11
1
/
2
-inch board.Signed“Cobean”
in lower right. Registration marks in
margins. Archivally taped to window
matte and framed. Nd. Provenance:
From the Estate of Frank Modell.
[2,000/3,000]
Cobean (1913-1951) was best-known for
popularizing the “thought bubble” cartoon
which appeared most regularly inThe New
Yorker. He was brought to the magazine in
1944 by his friend, Charles Addams, with
whom he worked illustrating training
pamphlets for the WWII Army Signal
Corps. His career was cut short by his
untimely death at the age of 37. As such,
cartoons, especially those in color, are difficult
to come by.
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