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Western Antique Auction September 11th 2021

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 160

Rare Wood Block Print Signed By John Held Jr

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Offered in this lot for your bidding pleasure is a very rare John Held Jr. woodblock print that is hand signed in graphite by the artist on the boarder. John Held Jr. (1889 – 1958) was an American cartoonist and author, one of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s. Held's work appeared regularly in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harpers Bazaar, and Life Magazines. This print is “The Bootlegger's Bride (God Pity Her)". The print show a new bride crying in her home while her new husband is outside drinking with another man. The print is very nicely matted and professionally framed. The shows art measures 11" X 14 1/4". The frame measures 19" X 22 1/2".