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Winsor McCay - Original Comic Strip Art for A P

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Winsor McCay - Original Comic Strip Art for A P
Winsor McCay - Original Comic Strip Art for A Pilgrim's Progress Sunday dated 1907 (New York Herald, 1907). For a brief span of years, between 1905 and 1910, Winsor McCay, author/artist of such fondly remembered strips as Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend and Little Nemo in Slumberland, took readers on an allegorical journey as "Mister Bunion" made his Pilgrim's Progress to try to relieve himself of the valise labeled "Dull Care." Formulaic, as were all of McCay's strips, this particular graphic excursion allowed McCay a bit more latitude to offer his wry social commentary on matters of the day. Here, Mr. Bunion comments on the museum-like qualities of current-day advertising art in a sarcastic manner that's as appropriate now as it was nearly 100 years ago. With an image area of approximately 14" x 18.5" and in excellent condition, this piece will be a proud addition to any collection. The piece is signed "Silas" (the name McCay commonly used when penning different strips for different papers) in the last panel. Important notice: 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.