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      • CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "When the Law is 'Off.'"
        Jun. 20, 2024

        CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "When the Law is 'Off.'"

        Est: $400 - $600

        CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "When the Law is 'Off.'" Cartoon for unknown publication, circa 1910. Pen & Ink and pencil on thin board. 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches. Signed "C. Barnes" in lower right image. Title from inscribed caption. This delightful cartoon depicts an anthropomorphized bulldog policeman chasing rabbit fruit vendors in front of the People's Theatre.

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      • CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "'Hey! Fellers! Jimmie's pinched!' 'Run tell his wife!'" [CARTOONS / LIFE MAGAZINE]
        Dec. 16, 2021

        CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "'Hey! Fellers! Jimmie's pinched!' 'Run tell his wife!'" [CARTOONS / LIFE MAGAZINE]

        Est: $400 - $600

        CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "'Hey! Fellers! Jimmie's pinched!' 'Run tell his wife!'" Cartoon published on page 23 of Life magazine, July 5, 1917, with their copyright stamp on verso. Pen and ink on thin board. 135x335 mm; 5 1/4x13 1/4 inches, on 5 3/4x14 1/4-inch sheet. Signed "C. Barnes" in lower left image with typed caption affixed to verso. Hinged to window matte with board. In the published caption, the name "Jimmie" is changed to "Sammie."

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      • CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "Exciting Times in Dogtown." [CARTOONS]
        Jun. 24, 2021

        CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "Exciting Times in Dogtown." [CARTOONS]

        Est: $400 - $600

        CULMER BARNES (1874-1936) "Exciting Times in Dogtown." Cartoon for unknown publication. Pen and ink on thin board. 260x310 mm; 10x12 1/4 inches, on 11 3/4x13 3/4-inch sheet. Signed "C. Barnes" in lower left image. Hinged to board with matte. Captioned in graphite below: "Exciting Times in Dogtown/ Fond Mother: 'Willie! Come in this instant and put on your muzzle!"

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      • CULMER BARNES. Navy Cadet Bunnies. [CHILDREN'S / MILITARY / RABBITS]
        Jul. 16, 2020

        CULMER BARNES. Navy Cadet Bunnies. [CHILDREN'S / MILITARY / RABBITS]

        Est: $400 - $600

        CULMER BARNES. Navy Cadet Bunnies. Story illustration for unknown publication, circa 1892. Pen and ink on thick paper. 157x278 mm; 6 1/4x11 inches, on 6 3/4x11 1/4-inch sheet. Initialed "C.B." in lower left image.

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      • CULMER BARNES. "The Bunny Stories." [CHILDREN'S / MILITARY / RABBITS]
        Jul. 16, 2020

        CULMER BARNES. "The Bunny Stories." [CHILDREN'S / MILITARY / RABBITS]

        Est: $1,500 - $2,500

        CULMER BARNES. "The Bunny Stories." Together, 7 illustrations for pages 24, 44, 45, 60, 111, 112, and 120 of The Bunny Stories For Young People by John Howard Jewett (New York: Frederick Stokes, 1892). Pen and ink on thick paper. Image sizes vary. Smallest is 53x74 mm; 2x3 inches, on 3 1/2x4 1/4-inch sheet. Largest is 90x258 mm; 3 1/2x10 inches, on 5x11 1/4-inch sheet. One signed "C. Barnes," one initialed "C.B." in lower image, and most with inventory stamp for "The Century Company" on verso. Lot includes the following illustrations: "The Bunny Family in Trouble," "Brindle played he was a clown," "The goat was dragged through the fields," "Cousin Jack advises Tuffy," "Gaffer tries to bring Donkey Dan to the barn-door," "Donkey Dan comes to grief," "Donkey Dan is put in a place where he must go, willing or unwilling."

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