Lot 17177 · 2025 February 26 History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction
On a Desert Isle, Puck magazine interior
John Held Jr. · India ink on heavyweight paper
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- Heritage Auctions — 2025 February 26 History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction · 26 February 2025
- Dimensions
- 7 x 8-1/4 inches (17.8 x 21.0 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13474645
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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John Held Jr., On a Desert Isle, Puck magazine interior. Heritage Auctions, 26 Feb 2025, lot 17177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13474645.
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John Held Jr., On a Desert Isle, Puck magazine interior. Heritage Auctions, 26 Feb 2025, lot 17177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13474645.
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From the same sale 2025 February 26 History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction · Feb 2025
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| John Held Jr. | Skiddo 23 and Kiss Me Quick (two works), 1910s-1920s | $425 | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2025 | |
| John Held Jr. | A Receipt for Love | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2019 | ||
| Leroy Neiman | Leroy Neiman | Matsart, Sep 2020 | ||
| Charles Dana Gibson | Admiration of the Muse | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| James Montgomery Flagg | Irma Parsons | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2020 | ||
| John Held Jr. | The Tennis Player, book illustration | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2019 | ||
| John Held Jr. | Ice Man | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | ||
| John Held Jr. | Cop | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2019 |
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