Books and Manuscripts

(Gorey, Edward)
Original Ink Study for "The Broken Spoke"
Circa 1976. Pen and ink on wove paper. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (140 x 89 mm) illustration on 7 11/16 x 7 1/4 in. (195 x 184 mm) sheet. In mat and in frame, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (267 x 216 mm). Unsigned.

A fine pen and ink study by Gorey for his illustration Les Insectes Cyclistes (see lot). The finished work appears in his humorous collection of bicycle postcards, The Broken Spoke, that first appeared in the June 14, 1976 Sport's Illustrated article of the same name.