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Joel Beck Original Art Fisherman with King Neptune and mermaid * NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE *
Price: $75.00
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JOEL BECK
(1944-1999). "Untitled
strip [Fisherman with
King Neptune and mermaid]'" (circa 1980)
Unusual daily strip format---the first we've seen for
Beck. Likely not
published in the underground comix he was best known for.
Beck was a
true pioneer whose published comix work pre-dates R.
Crumb's ZAP and
nearly every other artist in the field.
Medium: Pen & Ink on Bristol board. Dimensions:
20
x
4 1/2 inches (but 1 1/2" on left margin is folded over,
not affecting
image area). Signed and dated 1984 on reverse (the date
he sold and personalized the art), but the actual creation
was likely
about1980.
Condition: Folded on left as noted above, outside image
area. Small 1 1/2 inch tear in lower part of 2nd panel and
3/4 inch
tear in lower part of final panel. Some discoloration in
final panel.
Trimmed tight to art edge on far right. Overall fair
condition but not
unusual for Beck art (a classic starving cartoonist, he
lived in a
garret for many years).
Provenance: From the collection of a friend of Beck's in
Southern
California. A one-owner original.
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