JOE SHUSTER (AMERICAN 1914-1992)
Superman, 1943
colored pencil on paper
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 in.) [sight]
signed and dedicated To Sylvia from SUPERMAN and Arnie, dated July 1943 upper right

PROVENANCE
Collection of Bernard Winters, Armonk, New York

Bernard J. Winters was a philanthropist and art collector who was captivated by Russian icons. Over a fifty-year period, he worked closely with Sotheby`s, Christie`s, and private collectors to cultivate his collection. His monumental icons, as well as those purchased from Natalie Hays Hammond, daughter of John Hays Hammond, diplomat, were some of his favored items.

LOT NOTES
A drawing of The Man of Tomorrow, the blue-grey pencil sketch on a sheet of paper from the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha, NY notepad. Joseph "Joe" Shuster willingly drew quick sketches of a superhero he created to give them as a present to friends, or simply when he was asked for an authograph. Cartoonist Shuster and writer Jerry Siegel were Glenville friends who created the iconic comic book character in the 1930. Since then, many people received and cherished the unique drawings of the Man of Steel, dedicated to them or their family members by the artist. The present lot is an important artwork, being an original creator`s drawing of one of the most well-known and commercially successful fictional characters of the 20th century.