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Burne Hogarth - Original Art for Tarzan Su...

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Burne Hogarth - Original Art for Tarzan Su...
Burne Hogarth - Original Art for Tarzan Sunday dated 8-15-43 (United Features Syndicate, 1943). Burne Hogarth is one of the most influential artists in comic book history. In the 1930s and 1940s, all comic illustrators aspired to be syndicated strip artists, as strip artists of that period were very well paid and often became national celebrities. If Al Capp, Sidney Smith, and other artists were celebrities, however, Burne Hogarth was a superstar. Hogarth gave the Tarzan strip a dynamism previously unknown in comic story telling. The piece here is exquisite, representing a high period for both Hogarth personally and for the strip itself. At the request of Danton Burroughs (Edgar Rice Burroughs' son), Hogarth hand-colored a limited number of his favorite Sunday pages, with this being one of seventeen known examples. Of those seventeen, eleven are currently owned by the Hogarth and Burroughs families, which will probably keep them off the market for many years to come. Measuring 21.5" x 28.5" overall, this piece is in excellent condition, and is boldly signed by Hogarth on the reverse. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up with that pace, so we strongly recommend that you place a realistic proxy bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Also please note that all Heritage/CAA lots purchased through eBay Premier carry a 20% Buyer's Premium.