Description: This illustration was originally drawn in 1991 as a poster for a comic show in Angouleme, France. At the top of the poster are the French words "Le Monde Selon Crumb" which translates toThe World According to Crumb. These are some of the characters exploding from Crumb's head:Devil Girl,Flakey Foont,Stan Schnooter, aRuff-Tuff Cream-puff,Fritz the Cat,Patricia Pig,Angelfood McSpade, theId,Eggs Ackley,Doggo, theVulture Demoness,Snoidand last but not least,Mr. Natural. It's interesting that Mr. Natural is saying "Nov Shmoz K' Pop" in this etching because there was speculation that Crumb's Mr. Natural character was influenced by Gene Ahern's characterThe Little Hitchhikerfound in the funny papers in the 1930's and '40's.The Little Hitchhikerwould only speak in Slavic-sounding gibberish, and he indeed did say "Nov Shmoz Ka Pop." But after speaking with Robert about this, he told me he was not consciously influenced by Ahern's character when he created Mr. Natural in 1966. According to Crumb, he was drawing in his sketchbook while in Chicago listening to the radio when the DJ referred to someone who wore their hair in the then fashionable "afro" hair style as "Mr. Natural". So many years later, as a joke, Robert drew Mr. Natural saying "Nov Shmoz K' Pop" after he reread Don Fiene's theory (written in his bookR. Crumb Checklist)about when and how Mr. Natural was created. Complicated and perhaps unimportant, but I'm just trying to keep everything straight! This 40 print edition is numbered, signed and dated by Crumb. The whiteHahnemuhlepaper is 12 by 14 inches The embossed area is 8 x 9.75 inches The image is 7 x 8.5 inches Overall framed size is 16.5 x 14.75 inches ** THIS IS PRINTER'S PROOF III/III ** MY NOTES ON THIS COPY Very Limited Edition Printer's Proof III/III (Crumb Products, 2016), numbered, signed, and dated by Robert Crumb. Overall Framed Size: 16.5" x 14.75" There are no tears, creases, or stains. This has been professionally framed by a local framer with over 50 years of experience. I've been bringing all my art to his shop for nearly 25 years. The paper is uncut. The watermark used on Crumb Etchings is underneath the matte. This was done to minimize the overall size as I have a lot of art on my walls. If you would like to re-frame it, I would strongly recommend bringing it to a frame shop (*not* a discount craft store like Michael's), where it can be done properly.
Price: 1400 USD
Location: Stoneham, Massachusetts
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Print
Artist: R Crumb
Year of Production: 2016
Style: Countercultural/Americana
Production Technique: Etching
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
