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Watercolours, Other Works on Paper — Art - Abacus Auctions
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| Number of lots recorded: | 20 |
| Lots with images: | 20 |
| Prices available: | 20 |
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Watercolours, Other Works on Paper
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| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Cartoonists: Collection including Stan Cross original 'Wally and the Major' cartoon artwork (2), various drawings (28) housed in 11 sheets, 'Wally and the Major' cartoon books (15) from issues 2 to 16 (1943-57); Carl Lyon 'Wally and the Major' cartoon… | *** |  |
| *** | Carl Lyon: 'Wally and the Major', original cartoon drawings (76) by Carl Lyon, pen and ink on paper, all signed lower right, each about 60 x 24 cm, published in the 1970s in 'The Herald'. [Wally and the Major was a cartoon strip created by Stan Cross… | *** |  |
| *** | Chester Gould: Full page comic artwork for Dick Tracy, ink on paper, ink on boards, signed at top 'Chester Gould, and dated '7-14-40', framed & glazed, overall 54 x 72 cm. [Dick Tracy ran from 1931 to 1977] | *** |  |
| *** | Emile Mercier: Cartoon artwork, with various themes including horse racing (4), cricket, rugby (2), boxing, wrestling, Sputnik (2), cars, tv, santa, tax; ink & pencil on paper, most signed in the image and about A4 size. (Qty 34) | *** |  |
| *** | Emile Mercier: Folio of cartoon artwork (33), comic strips (3) and etchings (4), with various themes including punting, family life. army life, dancing, music, office life. Ink & pencil on paper or card, most signed in the image. (Qty 40) | *** |  |
| *** | Wally and The Major: original cartoon drawings by Carl Lyon (64), pen and ink on paper, all signed lower right, each about 60 x 24 cm, published in the 1970s in 'The Herald'; together with the 64 matching proofs. [ Wally and the Major was a cartoon strip… | *** |  |
| *** | John Dixon: Comic strip artwork for 'Air Hawk and the Flying Doctor' comprising half-page & three-panel strip, ink on paper, both signed 'John Dixon' within artwork, both framed & glazed, larger 61 x 46 cm, and smaller 59 x 20 cm. [Air Hawk and the Flying… | *** |  |
| *** | Wally and The Major: Original cartoon drawings by Carl Lyon (40), pen and ink on paper, all signed lower right, each about 60 x 24 cm, published in the 1970s in 'The Herald'; together with the 40 matching proofs. (Qty 80 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Joe Jonsson: Four original ink/watercolour comic drawings dedicated to the popular cartoonist Joe Jonsson [a bletty Swede!] on his retirement from 'Smith's Weekly', drawn by his workmates Will Mahony, Les Dixon, Norm Rice & Stewart McRae. (Qty 4 items) | *** |  |
| *** | James Kemsley: Ginger Meggs cartoon strips by James Kemsley, ink on paper, each about 42 x 40 cm. [Ginger Meggs, Australia's most popular and longest-running comic strip was created in the early 1920s by Jimmy Bancks. After Bancks death it was taken over… | *** |  |
| *** | Painting: Peg Maltby (1899-1984), 'Australian Wildflowers', large acrylic on paper, signed 'P.Maltby' lower right, size 76 x 52 cm, window mounted. | *** |  |
| *** | Eric Jolliffe: Two early cartoons, one showing whale courting submarine 'We always get this bother in the mating season' (dated on reverse 20/1/39); other showing torpedo chasing pair of sharks 'Told you not to encourage the darned thing!' (dated on… | *** |  |
| *** | Jimmy Bancks: original cartoon 'Spring - and a Man's Fancy', with man sitting at desk with racehorses jumping out of his ledger, signed 'Bancks' lower left, ink & pencil on paper, 22 x 30 cm. [Jimmy Bancks was an Australian cartoonist best known for his… | *** |  |
| *** | Alex Gurney: Comic artwork for 'Bluey and Curley', comprising four-panel where Curley drinks a glass full of tadpoles (framed), and a two-panel showing World War II flooding, ink on paper, each signed 'Gurney'. (Qty 2) | *** |  |
| *** | Carl Lyon: Original watercolour by Carl Lyon showing couple being set upon by a thug, 27 x 37 cm. Possibly cover artwork for a crime pulp, Fine condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Harold Barry ('Mick') Armstrong: original cartoon showing jealous woman, signed 'Armstrong' lower right, with two other cartoons of fishing & policeman on reverse, in black ink on paper, 35 x 48 cm. With cartoon booklet 'The Loony Cove and other Blokes'… | *** |  |
| *** | Alan McCULLOCH: Full page comic artwork, with various themes including golf, wool trade, Mildura fruit, politicians, World War II; ink & pencil on paper, most signed in the image and dated from 1934 to 1940, window mounted, each about 50 x 70 cm, one with… | *** |  |
| *** | Virgil Reilly: Comic artwork showing group on beach with caption 'Do you believe in a five day Week' No, but I do in a five day weekend'; pencil & ink on paper, signed 'Virgil' at lower left', framed & glazed, overall 33 x 41 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Cartoons by British artists including Dudley Buxton - panel of 6 sporting scenes; Reg Carter (2) - one showing elves having snowball fight; Frank Smith & S Valda, various sizes, some ink, others watercolour. (Qty 5 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Tom Parr: Original watercolour artwork for a comic seaside postcard c.1920s, signed 'Tom Parr' lower right; plus an exquisite watercolour of a negro girl signed 'Tp, 1916'. First with caption below, other with caption on reverse. (Qty 2 items) | *** |  |