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- Harvey Kurtzman Original Art: Jungle Book p. 80
Harvey Kurtzman Original Art: Jungle Book p. 80 * NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE *
Price: $1,200.00
HARVEY KURTZMAN. Page 80 of "Compulsion
on the Range" from Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book
(1959).
Kurtzman's psychological drama parodies
TV's long-running western drama, Gunsmoke. On this page
Marshall Dillon has once again been shot in a duel with gunslinger
Johnny Ringding [Ringo]. Great comic timing by Kurtzman. Jungle
Book was the first paperback of original comics, one of the
very first graphic novels, and a rare solo effort by Kurtzman.
It is regarded as one of the best works in his distinguished
career. (Note: page numbers are from the Kitchen Sink Press edition,
not the original Ballantine paperback.)
Provenance:
From the estate of Harvey Kurtzman. Comes with a letter of authenticity
upon request.
Size/medium/condition/price: Drawn with pen & brush in India ink with wash
tones on a blue-lined bristol board adhered to a backer sheet.
The board measures 6 3/4" wide x nearly 12" high. The
actual image area is 5 1/4" x 9 1/4". There is some
white-out where Kurtzman made corrections, particularly around
the voice balloons. As can be seen in the full scan, the border
outside the image area contains registration marks, page number,
printer's penciled notations, and glue stains where the backer
sheet overlaps the bristol board near the top. Such minor flaws
exist on every Jungle Book original to a greater or lesser
degree. The border extranea can be easily eliminated from view
by matting the original. Comes with the original hand-cut red
mask acetate overlay (not pictured here). This is an exquisitely
rendered original by --indisputably-- one of the greatest cartoonists
of all time.
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