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Ernest Howard Shepard
1879-1976
Customs
20th century
Pen and black ink, over graphite, with corrections in white, on pasteboard.
Full sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 11/16 inches (350 x 247 mm); design area: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches (235 x 155 mm)
Gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch.
1981.64:2
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Watermark: none.
Inscription:
Signed at lower left, in pen and black ink, "Ernest H. Shepard"; inscribed by the artist underneath design, "Douanier "Avez-vous rien a déclarer?" / Old Lady (Very slowly and distinctly) "I am joining / my husband at Vichy. He is suffering from rheumatism".
Provenance:
Sale, London, Christie's, 21 July 1981, part of lot 264; Frederick R. Koch.
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