Peter Arno (1904-1968)

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Peter Arno
Be Careful. The place is simply lousy with mistletoe.
signed Peter Arno lower right; also inscribed with title on the mat
pen and ink, wash and gouache over pencil on paper
sight size: 16 1/2 by 11 1/2 in. 41.9 by 29.2 cm

Catalogue Note

An inscription on the backing sheet reads: "Merry Christmas! & love from your number one fan in the world Tina B. xxxx." Tina Brown was Editor-in-Chief at The New Yorker from 1992 to 1999. Her husband , Sir Harold Evans is a world renowned journalist, editor and writer. The work was published in The New Yorker December 26, 1942.