Lot #1401: ROBERT "BOB" KANE - The Joker - Black marker drawing on paper

 

Artist: Robert "Bob" Kane (American, 1915-1998).
Title: "The Joker".
Medium: Black marker drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1974.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 11/16 x 7 5/8 in. (271 x 194 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $400
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Drawn on light cream wove paper. Very good to fine condition; presents very well. Provenance: From the collection of an assiduous and long time collector of Kane material.
Comment(s): Robert “Bob” Kane (born Robert Kahn in New York City) was an American comic book writer and artist who co-created, with Bill Finger, the DC Comics character Batman. Kane's work is housed in collections in New York City's Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Image copyright © DC Comics/Warner Bros. [30659-2-400-NA]