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George Wachsteter
Betsy Palmer and Richard Greene in "The Wayward Widow"

1959

$450
£345.58
€396.03
CA$633.49
A$709.65
CHF 369.10
MX$8,656.24
NOK 4,699.20
SEK 4,431.01
DKK 2,955.87

About the Item

Medium: Pen and Ink with Colored Pencil Onionskin Overlay on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece is on 22.00" x 15.00" illustration board with the drawing itself measuring to 14.00" x 9.50." Mediums include an onionskin overlay with colored pencil. Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Betsy Palmer and Richard Greene in `The Wayward Widow`, a 19th c tale set in a small English seacoast village where a beautiful widow gets involved with a virtuous preacher and a ring of smugglers. A presentation on CBS-TV`s `The U.S. Steel Hour` on Wed, May 6, 1959. Episode is noted for the final act`s impressive wind and rainstorm, done live in studio. The illustration was used for the cover of a New York Journal-American TView magazine.
  • Creator:
    George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004)
  • Creation Year:
    1959
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Minor soiling.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 24351stDibs: LU38436193102

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