Location:E. Simms Campbell Title: Nude Playboy Cartoon, Artist:E. Simms Campbell (Penciller)
Media Type: Paint - Watercolor Art Type: Interior Page For Sale Status: For Sale Views: 65 Likes on CAF:01 Comments:0 Added to Site: 3/29/2026
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Elmer Simms Campbell was the first and top black commercial artist in the USA for decades. In "Grandma," we see a deeply conceptual work, with the blank canvas as the main point of the painting. The rising flame from the Zippo lighter supports the hotness concept, which the viewer fills in with his/her imagination. The absence of a male presence adds to the picture's intrigue. Signed lower left. unframed. caption "It was never finish. Grandpa shot the artist" 13 x 16.75 board dimensions. Published, Playboy. September 1966. US$30,000 plus shipping