Wayne Hall American 1905-1969 Original Romantic Range Magazine Illustration

Original illustration drawing by Wayne Hall executed in black ink and graphite pencil on aged, cream-colored paper. The subject depicts a dramatic scene featuring six figures: a cowboy in dark attire stands to the left, confronting five formally dressed individuals gathered around a table with a checkered cloth on the right. This detailed, representational style is characteristic of working drafts for American magazine publications of the period. The drawing is overlaid with extensive penciled layout notes, including boxes marked TEXT and CAPTION, the number (67), and an inscription in the upper center. The verso contains detailed handwritten notes identifying the context: STORY: 'SO HE CHOSE DAVID' from the JULY ISSUE OF ROMANTIC RANGE, PART III, along with a specific dialogue excerpt: POINT: "BILL!" KATE CRIED IN ABRUPT, AWFUL FEAR.... "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?" "I'M GOIN' TO KILL A SKUNK," DENVER ANSWERED GRIMSLY.... (P 88). Also inscribed (THIS IS THE INSIDE ILLS.). Dimensions: 18.75"L x 14.75"H Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Estimate:£7.5

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