Back In 1981… I wish I was paying more attention back in 1981, when Christie’s (East) auctioned a number of fabulous original drawings from Thurber’s classic New Yorker series, “The War Between Men and Women.” (Sorry the screenshot is so poor — I took it off of a poor quality online scan of the auction catalog). The expected price range
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Thurbers Auctioned At Christie’s Bidding has ended for the three lots of Thurber drawings that were part of the William Reese Collection. All three lots exceeded their estimates. Lot 423:”Price realised”: $17,640.00…Eight drawings, including the outstanding, “I don’t want any part of it!” Lot 424: “Price realised”: $16,380.00…15 drawings for “The Middle-Aged Man On The Flying
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