DAVE COOPER - Pip & Norton Meet R. CRUMB!

Dave Cooper is a wonderful Canadian cartoonist and illustrator, whose work has both a strong edge and real vibrancy to it. While Cooper seems to be doing more painting these days, I'm most struck by his pen & ink work, especially those incorporating the red contour lines, as I’m offering here. There's a wonderfully animated bounciness to Cooper’s work, combined with a sharpish tone. This wonderful drawing is from Cooper's story, "Pip and Norton Go to Paris", which appeared in Mome #10, in 2010. In the illustration, Pip and Norton meet Robert Crumb as he crosses the street. They don’t realize it’s Crumb until two panels later. The caricature, traffic, and framing of this panel is quite remarkable, down to the figure on the right-hand side, which frames the entire image. Drawn on illustration paper, the piece measures 10”x9¼”, and is signed and dated under the drawing. The drawing is in excellent condition. $275.00 + 8.50 Priority shipping and insurance.