Description:
James Grover Thurber (American, 1894-1961)
"This gentleman was kind enough to see me home, darling."
Signed "Thurber" l.c., titled within the composition, identified in a letter from
James Thurber attached to the frame backing.
Pen and ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (21.5 x 28.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Sheet laid down on matboard support, pencil crop marks at edges of sheet.
Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Mrs. Donald Straus in 1950; to the estate of Elizabeth A. Straus, New York and Maine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
With a label from Raymond & Raymond, Inc., New York, on the frame backing paper, minor paper loss to u.l. quadrant (approx. 1/16 x 1/16 in.),no additional condition issues to report.
The paperboard support is inscribed on the reverse with the title of the work written in French in red pencil, and "10 guineas" in pencil.
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