Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

283 c MISCHA RICHTER. “Pardon me, is that knee taken?” Cartoon for The New Yorker, with their notes and stamps on verso. Pen, ink, and correction f luid on paper. 292x292 mm; 11 1 / 2 x11 1 / 2 inches, on 14 3 / 4 x11 1 / 2 -inch sheet. Signed “Richter” in lower right image. [300/400] 284 c WILLIAM STEIG. “I didn’t bring you up to the mountains to make trouble.” Cartoon for The New Yorker, published July 23, 1973, with their label on verso. Ink and touches of wash on paper. 213x213 mm; 8 1 / 4 x8 1 / 2 inches, on 8 3 / 4 x12 1 / 2 -inch sheet. Signed in lower left, captioned in pencil along bottom. Attached to window matte on verso (non-archival tape). [1,000/1,500] 283 END OF SALE 284