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Richard Sargent
Hunting His Tux for the Party, Saturday Evening Post Cover

1962

$159,000
£120,710.09
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A$247,074.90
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Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 31, 1962 The Post described, “At this point, the brave fellow on Dick Sargent’s cover must be thinking unkind thoughts about formal dinners, and maybe even about golf. The worst of it is that he doesn’t know he’ll have to go back into the mess to get the trousers he thinks are on the same hanger.” (The Saturday Evening Post, March 31, 1962, p. 3)
  • Creator:
    Richard Sargent (1911 - 1978, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1962
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.125 in (68.9 cm)Width: 21.875 in (55.57 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 36171stDibs: LU38435859222

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