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<HTML><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type"CONTENT="text/html; charset=x-mac-roman"/><META NAME="GENERATOR"CONTENT="[4th Dimension 2004.4 Macintosh]"/><TITLE>Johnny Gruelle art at auction</TITLE> <!-- last updated November 21, 2010 by Roger Reed --><META NAME="keywords" content= "auction, Gruelle, Johnny, illustration, art, prototype sunday comic strip, , �Raggedy Ann�, , "/><META NAME="description" content= "Original art: A witch tries to steal Raggedy Ann's candy heart."/></HEAD><BODY BGCOLOR="GRAY"TEXT="BLACK"Link="blue"VLink="navy"Alink="green"><CENTER><Table><TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=85%> <TR><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a42_040.html"><IMG SRC="../../nav/buactpv.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>PREV</a></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a42_bidform.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Absentee<BR>Bid Form</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../auclist3a42.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>LIST<BR>of LOTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=BOTTOM><A HREF="../../../home.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=5>Illustration<BR>House</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a42_index.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>INDEX to <BR>ARTISTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a42_terms.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Terms of<BR>Sale</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a42_042.html"><IMG SRC="../../nav/buactnx.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>NEXT</a></TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=left VALIGN=top><IMG SRC="../a42pix/a42_041.jpg"BORDER=1></TD><TD COLSPAN=2><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=1><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4>Lot 41</TD><TD COLSPAN=6 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Palatino,serif"SIZE=5><B>Johnny Gruelle</B></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Palatino,serif"SIZE=2>1880-1938</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3><FONT FACE=Palatino,serif>A witch tries to steal Raggedy Ann's candy heart. </TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Prototype sunday comic strip, <I><B>�Raggedy Ann�</B></I>; <BR>Pen & ink, 21.25 x 19.5", signed lr</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Palatino,serif"SIZE=2>Estimate: $2,500 - 4,000</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2>Gruelle is the inventor of Raggedy Ann, and drew several comic strips. As there is no syndicate indicia or date, and there wasn't a published �Raggedy Ann� strip, this drawing must have been a proposed prototype for a Sunday comic strip. <BR>Provenance - Acquired from the family of the artist.</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2>Condition - Fair condition: foxing; toning with age; circles drawn with marker in panels 8, 10 and 11; matted and framed.</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a42_040.html"><IMG SRC="../../nav/buactpv.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>PREV</a></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a42_bidform.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Absentee<BR>Bid Form</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../auclist3a42.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>LIST<BR>of LOTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=bottom><A HREF="../../../home.html"><IMG SRC="../../nav/ihlogo1in.gif"BORDER=1></A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a42_index.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>INDEX to <BR>ARTISTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a42_terms.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Terms of<BR>Sale</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a42_042.html"><IMG SRC="../../nav/buactnx.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>NEXT</a></TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=4 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE=Palatino,serif SIZE=2>110 West 25 Street<BR>New York, NY, 10001<BR>212 966-9444</FONT></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> </Table></BODY></HTML>