Sale 2511 - Illustration Art, June 4, 2019

136 c EDWARD GOREY. “Deflowerment Day After Wedding.” Illustration for page 37 of “The Recently Def lowered Girl: The Right Thing to Say on Every Dubious Occasion” by Hyacinthe Phypps [Pseud. of Mel Juffe] (New York: Chelsea House/Crown, 1965). Watercolor and ink on paper. Oval vignette measuring 152x916 mm; 6x3 3 / 4 inches, on 9 1 / 2 x7 1 / 4 -inch sheet. Signed in lower margin. Taped to matte along top edge, verso; framed. Provenance: Gotham Book Mart to present owner. [2,500/3,500] 137 c EDWARD GOREY. Golfer. Illustration exhibited in “Gorey World: Paintings, Drawings & Mysterious Objects,” Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco: September 1996-January 1997, and printed in the catalogue. Pen and ink on paper. 101x51 mm; 4x2 inches on 8 1 / 2 x5 3 / 4 -inch sheet. Signed in pencil, lower right margin. Corner mounted to matte; framed. Provenance: Gotham Book Mart, private collection, to present owner. [3,000/4,000] 136 137