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Will Eisner Original Spirit Art: Thanksgiving Spirit pg. 2 (1949) * NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE *
Price: $1,350.00
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WILL EISNER
(1917-2005) • Original Spirit art
“Thanksgiving Spirit, page 2” (1949)
This “explosive” page
features one of The Spirit’s
most cunning foes: Carrion, and his trusted
vulture
Julia, as pickpockets his way through Central
City’s Thanksgiving parade and plots his next
“easy pickings.” Includes such Eisner
images as
a dock scene, aerial view (descending elevator)
and
underground tunnel. The penciling is still
surprisingly visible on the actual original (too
subtle to show here), which allows the owner of
this
original to see what was initially intended,
especially in the word balloons. One notable
balloon
correction changes “Acie’s Parade” (too close to
Macey’s and editor or WE felt?) to “Axie’s.” No
Spirit
but plenty of Carrion. Published November 20,
1949.
Medium/Size/Condition: Brush, pen and ink on
Bristol board measuring 15 inches wide x 22
inches
high. The blue Eisner studio rubber stamps for
page #
and date are at the top, and yellowing rubber
cement
residue where the Photostat of publication date
and
page at top and bottom are long-missing. There
is also
some glue residue between the 4th and 7th
panels. Some
selective White-out, and dirt on edges and
reverse,
not uncommon for originals of this vintage, but
no
paste-ups. Fine condition.
Further
reference: Much
other Eisner art, plus out-of-print graphic
novels,
Spirit comic books and magazines,
signed serigraphs,
his Famous
Cartoonist
Button, and numerous other
Eisner-related items are accessible from our
sister
store Steve
Krupp’s
Curio Shoppe. Just type his name (or The
Spirit) into our search bar.
Provenance: The Will Eisner estate is
exclusively represented by the Denis Kitchen Art
Agency, an affiliate of Steve Krupp’s Curio
Shoppe and
Gallery. This drawing is warranted to be an
authentic
original created by Will Eisner, and sold on
behalf of
his estate. Note: Image is © Will Eisner
Studios, Inc.
Reproduction for commercial purposes requires
permission. |
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