Lot 14

Rare Wood Block Print Signed By John Held Jr

Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800

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Offered in this lot is a very rare John Held, Jr. woodblock print that is hand signed in graphite by the artist on the border. John Held, Jr. (1889 – 1958) was an American cartoonist and author, and 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 Magazine. This print is “The Bootlegger's Bride (God Pity Her)". The print shows 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 shown art measures 11" X 14 1/4". The frame measures 19" X 22 1/2".*