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Mullin (Willard) [American illustrator] Joe Louis v Ezzard Charles, pen and wash drawing of the fighters Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles, published in the World Telegram and Sun on the morning of the fight, on card, chipping, rust marks from drawing pins, 440 x 370mm (17¼ x 14½ inches), with a cutting from the World Telegram newspaper featuring the drawing, Sept 27th 1950; [with] Fanning (Frank) Sugar Ray Robinson v Cecil Hudson, original ink and watercolour drawing for a newspaper article on the upcoming fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Cecil Hudson, probably in 1949 at Rhode Island Auditorium, where Robinson was to win by a knockout in the 5th, with text paste-ons, some spotting, 280 x 360mm (11 x 14¼ inches); [and] Frank Moran of Pittsburgh, silhouette portrait of ‘The Fighting Dentist’, American boxer and actor, who fought both Jack Johnson and Jess Willard, cut-out and applied to card with ink title, unknown artist, 300 x 160mm (11¾ x 6¼ inches), 1940; (3)Provenance:From the Boxing Collection of Pierre and Anna Spake.
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Boxing illustrations, including: Mullin (Willard) [American illustrator] Joe Louis v Ezzard Charles
Willard Mullin illustrator Joe Louis vs Ezzard Charles pen/wash drawing 1950, published World Telegram Sept 27, card medium, pin rust marks, with newspaper cutting, 440x370mm, plus Frank Fanning Sugar Ray Robinson vs Cecil Hudson drawing.
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174 €(£150)–233 €(£200)
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