7x14” frame contains mat with 3.75x10.75” opening showing pen and ink illustration of frog and long dragon-like creature by noted illustrator Edward Koren who has supplied close to 1000 cartoons to “The New Yorker” magazine as well as other publications including “Newsweek, Time, GQ, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Fortune, Vanity Fair, The Nation, The Boston Globe.” He has also illustrated books including “How To Eat Like A Child, Teenage Romance, Do I Have To Say Hello,” all of which were written by Delia Ephron as well as “A Dog’s Life” and “Pet Peeves” by George Plimpton. A “Washington Post Book World” critic has been quoted as calling Koren a member of a “Small, Magic Group Of Artists Whose Work Generates Instant Recognition.” His work is usually populated by human characters with sometimes human/animal characteristics. He is known for his clever wordplay and ironic, insightful commentary. Koren has signed in black ink “To R. Merkin From E. Koren.” Art is on thin illustration board that shows scattered aging and wear but as framed displays VF. Koren original art is scarce to obtain. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake’s COA.