Excellent condition original artwork used as a production submission to New Yorker Magazine. Not certain if it was ever published as an actual cover, but an amazing slice of Illustration history none the less. Original “New Yorker” Cover Art submitted by cartoonist Oscar Berger. Clever Red and Black drawing is composed entirely of interlocking hearts. A Perfect Valentines Gift.. Valentine riding a horse with a lance. Berger Signs to lower right of Drawing measuring 9 by 12 inches. Unobtrusive white marks to mid left and light toning. Oscar Berger (May 12, 1901 May 15, 1997) was a well-known caricaturist and cartoonist. Berger was born in Preov, Slovakia. He became a cartoonist in Prague and studied art in Paris and Berlin. In Berlin, he secured an assignment with one of the largest Berlin daily newspaper. His work subsequently appeared in Life , the New York Times , the New York Herald Tribune and Le Figaro , among numerous other publications. The item “Original SIGNED New Yorker Cover Illustration Art, by Oscar Berger 1971″ is in sale since Tuesday, June 5, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Art Drawings”. The seller is “inkwellarthouseillustrations” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Medium: Mixed Media
- Subject: Animals
- Style: Illustration Art
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Region of Origin: US
- Color: Multi-Color
- Features: Signed
- Year: 1971
- Date of Creation: 1970-1989
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 9 x 12 inches
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Artist: Oscar Berger
- Size: Small (up to 12in.)