Rollin Kirby. “Via Dolorosa.”
Auction 85 |
Thursday, November 07th,
2019 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 110
(HOLOCAUST)
Rollin Kirby. “Via Dolorosa.”
(New York): 1938
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,200
The American political cartoonist Rollin Kirby (1875-1952), the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, worked at the New York Mail, New York World and the New York Post. This large drawing is a prescient view, exposing the abuse of the Jews by German Nazis seven months prior to Kristallnacht.