Winsor McCay (“Little Nemo”, 1906) & George McManus (“Bringing Up Father / Illico”, 1941) – 2-Piece – 2 Offset Print – Collection Archives Secrètes – “Little Nemo”, 1906 “Bringing Up Father / Illico”, 1941 – 1941

ARCHIVES INTERNATIONALES — Classic Comic Master Diptych (1989) — Collection Archives Secrètes​Lot Title / Headline:Winsor McCay ("Little Nemo", 1906) & George McManus ("Bringing Up Father / Illico", 1941) – 2-Piece Graphic Print Diptych – Collection Archives Secrètes / R.M.P. Conseil (1989) – 35x50 cm Each – Near Mint / Archive State.Attention the work from McManus has one scratch in upper left corner.!! See last picture! ​Description:A high-grade, collectible two-piece graphic art diptych celebrating two monumental pioneers of the Golden Age of American newspaper comic strips: Winsor McCay and George McManus.​Both works were published in 1989 in France by R.M.P. Conseil / Archives Internationales as part of the esteemed graphic portfolio "Collection Archives Secrètes", reproducing historic original panels with archival print quality on heavyweight art stock. ​• The Two Included Masterworks (35 x 50 cm each): ​Winsor McCay – "Little Nemo in Slumberland" (1906 / Issued 1989) ​A theatrical, dreamlike scene rendered in McCay’s hallmark Art Nouveau / Clear Line aesthetic. Little Nemo reclines upon his elevated throne, while an acrobatic court figure in a pointed hat gestures above the mischief-maker Flip, who peeks out from a trapdoor with his cigar. ​Features plate-signature "Winsor McCay" in the lower-right foreground, the stylized... lees verder bij Catawiki