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(THE NEW YORKER) JAMES THURBER (1894-1961) "Why don't they put water in that dust bowl?"

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James Stevenson (1929 - 2017) Illustration: Original watercolor illustration for The New Yorker, "I just hope 1980 is half as good as 1911", signed lower left, water stains, New Yorker label on verso. Image: approx. 13" x 13". Frame: approx. 20

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CONSTANTIN ALAJALOV (1900-1987) Family Tree. [COVER ART: CONSTANTIN ALAJALOV (1900-1987) Family Tree. Cover illustration for The New Yorker, published February 12, 1938. Watercolor and gouache over graphite on board. 350x255 mm; 13¾x10 inches, on 16x12

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John Wells James. New Hope, Pennsylvania landscape with: John Wells James. New Hope, Pennsylvania landscape with houses along a country road. Oil on canvas board. Fine quality original high gilt carved framed. Monogrammed R.V. Painting signed lower right. F

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James Gill: Political Prisoner: James GillPolitical Prisoner 1968 Oil on canvas Canvas: 31" x 25"; Frame: 31.75" x 25.75" Signed lower right Literature: New Paintings: James Gill. Felix Landau Gallery exh. cat. 1968. #2 for other ex

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James Grashow (New York b.1942 ) NYC Marathon: James Grashow ( American NY Born 1942- ) " The New York Times New York City Marathon " 1983 Woodblock created for the New York City Marathon Route complete with runners highlighted in blue buildings a

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Howard Hodgkin, American, 1932-2017, lithograph: Howard Eliot Hodgkin, British-American, 1932-2017 (Heenk 90) 1992; United Kingdom, New York; Abstract. Put Out More Flags, etching aquatint in color, carborundum, hand-coloring on handmade paper,

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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (New Jersey/New York/United Kingdom, 1817-1894), Yachting in the Sound,: JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTHNew Jersey/New York/United Kingdom, 1817-1894Yachting in the Sound, with a view of New York. Signed lower right Ã¬J. E. ButtersworthÃ®. Handwritten inscription verso Ã¬Y

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James Rosenquist - Where the Water Goes: Artist: James Rosenquist Title: Where the Water Goes Year: 1989 Dimensions: 58in. by 102.75in. Edition: From the rare limited edition of 32 Publisher: Tyler Gra

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James Rizzi (1950-2011) New York: HOT TIME SUMMER IN THE CITY, 1980, early hand-cut 3-dimensional cut-out lithograph collage, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 13/25, image 8 x 6 ”, full margins, framed with glass, in apparently

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James Rizzi (1950-2011) New York: THE SAME WIND BLOWS AROUND THE WORLD, 1994, color lithograph with 3-D color cut-out collage, signed in pencil, numbered 34/350, image 26 x 13”, full margins, framed, in apparently good condition.

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Oil painting by James Lamantia, a New Orleans artist: Oil painting by James Lamantia, a New Orleans artist from the famous Orleans Gallery on Royal St., circa 1960 51" L x 23" H

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JAMES ROSENQUIST 'WHERE THE WATER GOES': James Rosenquist (1933-2017) pressed paper pulp, lithograph and collage on hand-made paper. Titled 'Where the Water Goes.' Pencil signed and dated 1989 lower right. Numbered 6/32 and titled lower left

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James Hope. Oil/Canvas, Twilight.: James Hope (Vermont/New York, 1818-1892). A Hudson River School oil on canvas titled "Twilight". It depicts a Native American figure sitting on a boulder by a lake with a nearby canoe, watching a beau

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James Michalopoulos (American/New Orleans): James Michalopoulos (American/New Orleans, b. 1951), "Space Place", 2001, oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed, titled, dated and artist label en verso, 48 in. x 36 in., framed.

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(THE NEW YORKER) JAMES THURBER (1894-1961) "Why don't they put water in that dust bowl?"

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(THE NEW YORKER) JAMES THURBER (1894-1961)
"Why don't they put water in that dust bowl?" Publication unknown, but most likely for The New Yorker. Ink on paper. 215x278 mm; 8½x11. Signed "James Thurber" lower left and captioned along bottom edge. Hinged to matte and archivally framed with museum glass. Not in Bowden.

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(THE NEW YORKER) JAMES THURBER (1894-1961) "Why don't they put water in that dust bowl?"

Name: (THE NEW YORKER) JAMES THURBER (1894-1961) \"Why don't they put water in that dust bowl?\"
Brand: James Thurber
SKU: 129677465
Price: 2400 USD
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