Robert Crumb, known widely as "R. Crumb," is a prolific underground cartoonist whose work utilizes American folk culture of the 19th and 20th centuries to satirize contemporary American culture. Crumb contributed heavily to the underground comix movement that sprung up during the 1960s and created the first successful underground comix publication "Zap Comix" and introduced the popular counterculture characters "Fritz the Cat" and "Mr. Natural" to mainstream America. Born in Philadelphia and partly raised in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Crumb's use of crosshatched pen-and-ink style illustrations has illuminated many of the trappings and ennui accompanying modern American life.

Offered here is an original 13 ½ x 10 ½-inch original Robert “R” Crumb sketch titled “Lovers Leap It Ain’t” ensconced inside a 21 3/8 x 18 ½-inch black frame. The illustration features a lonely man standing over a cliff with a bouquet of flowers with a question mark above his head to symbolize the agony and loneliness of love. The illustration is labeled "It's Meta-Fizzickle!" above "Lovers Leap It Ain't." Crumb signed and inscribed "By R. 'God Help Us All' Crumb (Generally Speaking, That Is…" and "August 1977." The signature and inscription are clear, and the illustration is the perfect addition to any R. Crumb collection. This comes with a LOA from Beckett Authentication. Please note that this item was recently authenticated by Beckett Authentication. An LOA will be pictured in this lot when it is received in our office and will be shipped to the winner.

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