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THURBER, James (1894–1961), atttributed to. Original illustration art [capt...

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THURBER, James (1894?1961), attributed to.?Original illustration art [captioned: ?That?s my first wife up there and this is the present Mrs. Harris?].?N.p., n.d. [ca. 1935]. One folio sheet in pencil and black and brown pen (visible area: 257 x 382 mm), on white paper (mildly toned), SIGNED IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER. Matted, framed and glazed (frame size: 426 x 553 mm), not examined out of frame. This appears to be an earlier draft version (or possibly a later fair copy) of this famous cartoon that appeared in the New Yorker Magazine on 16 March 1935.