Peter Arno (1904-1968) §
'I refuse madam! It's too hot to pull down the shades!'
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
£1,134
Description
grey wash and black crayon with traces of pencil, signed at foot in white bodycolour, mounted, framed and glazed, mount aperture 39 x 31cm, calligraphic caption in black ink to mount, old gallery label on backboard
Footnote
Note: Peter Arno began drawing for the New Yorker a few months after its foundation in 1925, and went on to produce almost 100 covers and countless cartoons, his style becoming emblematic of the magazine's sophisticated brand of humour. He was remembered in the title of a 2016 biography as 'The New Yorker's Greatest Cartoonist'.