Item #34326 Original drawing for a New Yorker magazine cartoon, pen and wash. William Steig.

Original drawing for a New Yorker magazine cartoon, pen and wash.

[New York]: Ca. 1940s.

Price: $2,500.00


About the item

Pen and ink and wash, signed “Wm. Steig” (lower left). 1 vols. 7 x 6 in. Matted and framed. Fine.

Item #34326

A husband seated on his bed of nails imperiously summons his stubborn wife to join him on hers.
"William Steig is the doyen of New Yorker artists, having contributed to the magazine since 1930. He is the author of more than forty books, including many beloved children's books. His drawings and watercolors are in the permanent collections of numerous museums …" (The New Yorker, Dec. 15, 1997). This is a vintage example of the work of one of the magazine's most beloved artists, whose popularity has never waned.