ROBERT CRUMB (b.1943) . Original cartoon sketch, c.1962 . Caption: "The National Gallery of Art is filled with inspiring wor...

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ROBERT CRUMB (b.1943)
Original cartoon sketch, c.1962
Caption: "The National Gallery of Art is filled with inspiring works that are easily understood by the average man. Degenerate 'abstract art' is not permitted."
Ink on paper
5in. x 8in.
Not signed.

Robert Crumb commented on the highbrow vs. lowbrow conflict inherent in the arenas of fine art and Russian museums in this early 'sixties cartoon drawing. Time magazine art critic Robert Hughes has termed Robert Crumb "the Breughel of the 20th century."

Keywords: cartoon, humor, pen, ink, drawing, underground

More information about ROBERT CRUMB. See also: Crumb, Robert, Robert Crumb, Crumb, R., R. Crumb Artist.

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