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Winsor McCay - Original Comic Strip Art for Dre

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Winsor McCay - Original Comic Strip Art for Dre
Winsor McCay - Original Comic Strip Art for Dream of the Rarebit Fiend dated 1905 (New York Herald Tribune, 1905). One of the most fabulously imaginative strips of all time, Winsor McCay's Dream of the Rarebit Fiend was a unique offering, totally unfettered by the laws of physics, practicality, or believability. Each strip presented the dream of some unfortunate soul who had the misfortune to partake of Welsh rarebit before retiring, a decision that resulted in unusual and fantastic dreams. In the hands of almost any other artist, this concept would have quickly become repetitive and stale, but McCay, a brilliant visionary whose work was not only ahead of his time, but ahead of ours as well, imbued each and every offering with a sly mix of humor, social commentary, and utter hilarity that is as whimsical and enchanting today as it was nearly one hundred years ago. The stunning example offered here is from the second year of this landmark strip, a year that also saw the birth of McCay's masterwork, Little Nemo in Slumberland. An incredibly fruitful period for the artist, many consider these early works some of McCay's best. This strip, with an image area of approximately 13.25" x 18.75", is in excellent condition and is signed "Silas," McCay's favorite alias, in the final panel. McCay's work has hung on the walls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and now this incredible offering can hang on your wall as well. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity. 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.