Original ink self-portrait sketch accomplished by Crumb on a light gray 2 x 3.25 card, signed at the top in bubble letters, "R. Crumb was here…," depicting himself saying, "Ya got an honest face…," and dated "March ''93." Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 8 x 13. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance form the original recipient, in part: "I received this autographed sketch from R. Crumb himself. I owned and operated Printfast, Inc. a printing/copy shop in Ashland, Oregon from 1984 until 2017. In March of 1993 I saw a new employee of mine struggling with copying a large sketchbook and went to assist her. As soon as I saw the sketchbook I recognized the art of R. Crumb. I turned around and saw Robert speaking with his wife in the lobby. I approached him and said, 'I hate to be a pain in the ass, but could I get your autograph? None of my friends will believe you were in my shop!' I handed him my business card and a pen. Robert handed me back the pen, reaching into his shirt pocket for his own, and proceeded to draw me this sketch." A fantastic, miniature piece of original on-the-spot artwork by the great 'comix' cartoonist.
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