RUBE GOLDBERG “BOBO BAXTER THE INVISIBLE EMPIRE” GOLF THEME DAILY COMIC STRIP ORIGINAL ART.
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$727.38 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction:
Auction #210 - Part II
Item numbers 1271 through 3109 in auction 210
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Item Description
First of three consecutive originals in this auction, all c. 1928. 6.75x20-7/8” thin art board has 5-1/8x17” India ink image area w/four panels for Aug. 7. First two panels have Baxter in golfing attire enjoying his solitude on golf course. Large third panel has him being yelled at by five different golfers trying to get out of holes. Signed in ink “RL Goldberg” in last panel. Bottom margin has ink title, artist's signature, date in Goldberg’s hand. Trace of lt. dust soil and aging. Faint vertical crease in center. Image area VF. Funny early example done at the time when golfing was becoming a national craze because of Bobby Jones.
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