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Franklin Booth — The Thief (1910)

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Franklin Booth — The Thief (1910) Comic Art

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Title:	Franklin Booth — The Thief (1910)
Artist:	Franklin Booth (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	9,528
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	5/18/2013
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Franklin Booth, illustration for the story "The New Strong Wine of Spring,” by Katherine Brown. The title is "Isabel! What on Earth--" from Everybody's Magazine (and other periodicals), July 1907. Franklin Booth never ceases to amaze. Check out the line work on the man's coat and the woman's dress -- how does Booth draw lines that thin, that closely together, of that length (drawing freehand, with pens from the early 20th century, without ink blots or stains)? Seems impossible, but that's why Booth is the master. While Booth is generally known for his ethereal subject matter, he also drew darker illustrations like this one for magazine stories. Thank you Agaguk Tremblay for hunting down the story that this appeared in!

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Matt S
Member Since 2006

Posted on 5/18/2013

after all these years his work is still amazing to look at.

Rob Pistella
Member Since 2005
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Posted on 5/18/2013

A magnificent addition, bravo!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 5/19/2013

INCREDIBLE!

Tony Sticatto
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/23/2024

Masterfully done.

Agaguk Tremblay
Member Since 2017

Posted on 4/14/2024

I believe this is a drawing from:

Everybody's Magazine, July 1907, The New Strong Wine of Spring story

Ben Friedman
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/14/2024

Agaguk Tremblay wrote:

I believe this is a drawing from:

Everybody's Magazine, July 1907, The New Strong Wine of Spring story

Thank you for the info!

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