Rose O’Neill (American 1874-1944)
“The first time I looked into your eyes, Mr. Higginbottom, I knew you were psychic.”
Watercolor and ink on paper, illustration depicting a seated couple in animated conversation, the man holding beads and a box, the woman in a flowing yellow dress leaning toward him, Executed for publication, likely for an American humor magazine such as Puck, Judge, or Life, circa 1910–1920.
Signed and inscribed lower left “Rose O’Neill, Day Post Office, via Reed’s Spring, Missouri.”
20″ x 14″ image, 22 1/2″ x 15″ sheet
Provenance: Property sold to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary ArtCT.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000