Description: This is a rare lithograph by William Sharp titled "Nothing Doing". Facsimile signed. Measures 12.5" x 18". Published in 1956 by Henry Gottlieb. Comes with a certificate. In excellent condition. Comes unframed. THIS IS THE BEST PRICE YOU WILL FIND ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THE SAME PIECE! FREE SHIPPING in the U.S. William Sharp was born on June 13, 1900, in Lemberg, Austria, where he attended college and the Academy for Arts and Industry. He later studied in Kraków, Poland, and in Berlin and Munich, Germany. Sharp began his career as a designer of stained-glass windows and as a painter of murals. He served in the German army during World War I. After the war he became a newspaper artist in Berlin and a well-known etcher.Sharp drew political cartoons that were bitterly critical of the growing Nazi movement. As the influence of National Socialism intensified, he began to contribute drawings, under a pseudonym, to publications that were hostile to Hitler. After Hitler assumed power, Sharp was confronted with these drawings and told that he would be sent to a concentration camp. However, in 1934, he escaped to the United States.His first newspaper assignment in America was making courtroom sketches for The New York Mirror at the trial of Bruno R. Hauptmann for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. As a staff artist at Esquire, where he continued to produce political cartoons, Sharp also illustrated stories by Ernest Hemingway and Thomas Mann.He was a longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine and also worked for Life, Colliers, Coronet, and The New York Post. Sharp also did book illustrations for several leading publishers, with Dickens’ Old Curiosity Shop for Heritage Press being his first assignment. He illustrated several books for limited editions, including The Diary of Samuel Pepys in 10 volumes. Sharp published several portfolios of etchings and lithographs about the legal and medical professions.Sharp’s work is represented in many museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, the Carnegie Institute, and the New York Public Library. William Sharp died in New York City on April 1, 1961.
Price: 39.99 USD
Location: Sherman Oaks, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Artist: William Sharp
Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Date of Creation: black and white
Item Length: 18 in
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: California, USA
Personalize: No
Size Type/Largest Dimension: 12.5" x 18"
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Framed/Unframed: Unframed
Year of Production: 1956
Unit Type: Unit
Width (Inches): 18
Item Height: 12.5 in
Style: Humor
Features: Unframed
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 18 in
Handmade: No
Print Type: Lithograph
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: 12.5" x 18"
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Facsimile Signed
Color: Multi-Color
Title: Nothing Doing
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Material: Lithograph
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Reproduction
Subject: Figures & Portraits
Print Surface: Paper
Main Color: black and white
Signed?: Facsimile Signed
Type: Print
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Height (Inches): 12.5
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Theme: Lawyer
Production Technique: Lithograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
