Robert Crumb - Placemat Illustration Original Art (2001)....

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Robert Crumb - Placemat Illustration Original Art (2001). Underground comics master Robert Crumb has achieved widespread critical acclaim and is the subject of a recent best-selling biography, an award-winning documentary, not to mention scores of gallery and museum exhibitions. Robert Crumb captures textured solitude in this intimate scene of a crumbling hut and lone figure savoring wine, his masterful line work turning simplicity into a stirring portrait of humanity. Rendered in Ink with an image area of 11" x 11.25"; plexiglass framed to 19.5" x 22.5". Signed and dated by Crumb. Exhibits light handling. Unexamined out of frame. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions. From the personal collection of Guillermo del Toro.

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