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Robert Crumb - "A Gurl" Preliminary Sketches Original Art (circa 1971).

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Robert Crumb -  A Gurl  Preliminary Sketches Original Art (circa 1971).
<B>Robert Crumb - "A Gurl" Preliminary Sketches Original Art (circa 1971).</B></I> From Robert Crumb's personal sketchbooks comes these four pages of art, which form an early version of the strip published in <B>Big Ass Comics</B></I> #2. Crumb riffs on the absent-minded musings of his "Ruth Schwartz" character. Perhaps remembering his sisters hanging around the house, Crumb notes every nuance and stray thought as Ruth whiles away the day. Included is the "teeth on the windowsill" sequence which made the strip so memorable in <B>Big Ass</B></I>. Of course Ruth, as the comic's title indicates, has a rather large posterior, which gets the usual Crumb attention. Of special interest are the crossed-out changes in the text; fun stuff for admirers of the Underground master! The two 7.5" x 10" sketchbook pages have been matted and displayed in a double-glass frame, allowing all four sides of the paper to be seen. The art is in Excellent condition. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.