Bidspirit auction | Dr Seuss ”Oh, I'd Love

Dr Seuss ”Oh, I'd Love to Go to the Party” Serigraph - Full Title: Oh, I'd Love to Go to the Party But I'm Absolutely Dead  The signature is printed. Numbered in lower right corner.  Limited Edition: XL/XCIX (40/99) Certificate of Authenticity included.    Image: 16” Wide x 13” Tall Frame: 31 1/2” Wide x 28 1/2” Tall    Condition: Toning throughout the print, most noticeable around the edges. Surface scratches to the glass and frame.    Artist Bio: Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991) made paintings, drawings and sculpture privately throughout his life, largely at night, and almost never exhibited them — the body of work now known as the Secret Art, distinct from his published children's book illustration and published posthumously in 1995. This image belongs to the ”La Jolla Birdwomen, ” a group of eleven known paintings gently spoofing the fashionable women of Geisel's La Jolla social circle; he described himself as a bird watcher on the social scene, and the series is characterized by long, deadpan comic titles. The authorized editions program was launched in 1997 by Chaseart Companies under Dr. Seuss Enterprises, with plates and screens destroyed at the close of each edition; the editions are posthumous and carry an authorized printed signature rather than one by Geisel's hand.