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Al Hirschfeld SEX AND THE CITY Hand Signed Lithograph Sarah Jessica Parker

Description: This is a hand signed original lithograph by Al Hirschfeld titled "Sex and the City" (Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrall). Hand signed by Al Hirschfeld himself. This subject is pencil numbered from an edition of 300. Published on arches paper. Paper measures 20" x 20". In mint condition. Comes unframed. Comes with a gallery certificate of authenticity. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EBAY STORE FOR OUR LARGE SELECTION OF ART PIECES. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST PRICE YOU WILL FIND ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THE SAME PIECE! FREE SHIPPING in the U.S. Albert Hirschfeld (June 21, 1903 – January 20, 2003) was a Jewish American caricaturist best known for his simple black and white satirical portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars. Born in St. Louis, Missouri he moved with his family to New York City where he received his art training at the Art Students League of New York. In 1924 he traveled to Paris and London, where he studied painting, drawing and sculpture. When he returned to the United States a friend showed one of his drawings to an editor at the New York Herald Tribune, which got him commissions for that newspaper and The New York Times. Hirschfeld's art style is unique, and he is considered to be one of the most important figures in contemporary caricature, having influenced countless cartoonists. Hirschfeld's caricatures are almost always drawings of pure line with simple black ink on white paper with little to no shading or crosshatching. His drawings always manage to capture a likeness using the minimum number of lines. Though his caricatures often exaggerate and distort the faces of his subjects he is often described as being a fundamentally "nicer" caricaturist than many of his contemporaries, and being drawn by Hirschfeld was considered an honor more than an insult. Nonetheless he did face some complaints from his editors over the years; in a late-1990s interview with The Comics Journal Hirschfeld recounted how one editor told him his drawings of Broadway's "beautiful people" looked like "a bunch of animals". Hirschfeld generally dismissed these complaints, and most observers would agree that time proved him right. He was commissioned by CBS to illustrate a preview magazine featuring the network's new TV programming in fall 1963. One of the programs was Candid Camera, and Hirschfeld's caricature of the show's host Allen Funt outraged Funt so much he threatened to leave the network if the magazine were issued. Hirschfeld prepared a slightly different likeness, perhaps more flattering, but he and the network pointed out to Funt that the artwork prepared for newspapers and some other print media had been long in preparation and it was too late to withdraw it. Funt relented but insisted that what could be changed would have to be. Newsweek ran a squib on the controversy. Hirschfeld is known for hiding the name of his daughter, Nina, in most of the drawings he produced since her birth in 1945. The name would appear in a sleeve, in a hairdo, or somewhere in the background. Sometimes "Nina" would show up more than once and Hirschfeld would helpfully add a number next to his signature, to let people know how many times her name would appear. Hirschfeld originally intended the Nina gag to be a one-time gimmick but it soon spiraled out of control. Though Nina was a popular feature in his illustrations, with many enjoying the game of searching for them, on more than one occasion Hirschfeld would lament that the gimmick had overshadowed his art. On occasion he did try to discontinue the practice, but such attempts always generated harsh criticism. Nina herself was reportedly somewhat ambivalent about all the attention. In the previously mentioned interview with The Comics Journal Hirschfeld confirmed the urban legend that the US Army had used his cartoons to train bomber pilots with the soldiers trying to spot the NINAs much as they would spot their targets. Hirschfeld told the magazine he found the idea repulsive, saying that he felt his cartoons were being used to help kill people. In his 1966 anthology The World of Hirschfeld he included a drawing of Nina which he titled "Nina's Revenge." That drawing contained no Ninas. There were, however, two Als and two Dollys ("The names of her wayward parents"). Hirschfeld collaborated with humorist S. J. Perelman on several projects, including Westward Ha! Or, Around the World in 80 Clichés, a satirical look at the duo's travels on assignment for Holiday magazine. In 1991 the United States Postal Service commissioned Hirschfeld to draw a series of postage stamps commemorating famous American comedians. The collection included drawings of Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Bergen (with Charlie McCarthy), Jack Benny, Fanny Brice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. He followed that with a collection of silent film stars including Rudolph Valentino, ZaSu Pitts and Buster Keaton. The Postal Service allowed him to include Nina's name in his drawings, waiving their own rule forbidding hidden messages in United States stamp designs.

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Al Hirschfeld SEX AND THE CITY Hand Signed Lithograph Sarah Jessica ParkerAl Hirschfeld SEX AND THE CITY Hand Signed Lithograph Sarah Jessica ParkerAl Hirschfeld SEX AND THE CITY Hand Signed Lithograph Sarah Jessica ParkerAl Hirschfeld SEX AND THE CITY Hand Signed Lithograph Sarah Jessica Parker

Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)

Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work

Artist: Al Hirschfeld

Edition Size: 300

Signed By: Al Hirschfeld

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)

Date of Creation: 1990-1999

Item Length: 20 in

Framing: Unframed

Personalize: No

Size Type/Largest Dimension: 20" x 20"

Listed By: Dealer or Reseller

Framed/Unframed: Unframed

Year of Production: 1998

Unit Type: Unit

Width (Inches): 20

Item Height: 20 in

Style: Expressionism

Features: Signed

Unit Quantity: 1

Handmade: No

Item Width: 20 in

Print Type: Lithograph

Time Period Produced: 1990-1999

Size Type/ Largest Dimension: 20" x 20"

Image Orientation: Portrait

Signed: Signed

Color: Multi-Color

Title: Sex and the City

Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)

Material: Paper

Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes

Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print

Subject: Figures & Portraits

Print Surface: Paper

Main Color: Multi-Color

Signed?: Signed

Type: Print

Edition Type: Limited Edition

Medium: Lithograph

Height (Inches): 20

Theme: Sex and the City

Original/Reproduction: Original Print

Production Technique: Lithography

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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