HAL FOSTER (AMERICAN 1892-1982), PEN & INK ON PAPER, IMAGE: H 11", W 24", "PRINCE VALIANT IN THE DAYS OF KING ARTHUR":Original cartoon single strip drawing; paper size: 11 1/2" x 24 3/4"; image size: 11" x 24 1/4"; dedicated and signed lower right, "To Theodore with best wishes Hal Foster"; Lang Co., Inc. red stamp on verso along with order nos. 14901,14902 and 20184 as well as "18590 Velox only, 14 3/8" wide"; unframed. Lot also includes the unframed poster: "Milestones in the Story of Prince Valiant"; #388/1000; 1975; paper size: 21 1/2" x 15 1/2", as well as a black and white Foster unframed lithograph (no edition number) from 1978 of a wizard; paper size: 16" x 12". All 3 pieces in the lot given by Hall Foster's son to the family of the consignor.
Condition
Soiling and staining to the front and back of the drawing with the front side having the greatest amount around the edges, also a diagonal crease in the LR corner; staining and foxing to the poster.