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Ernie Barnes (AMERICAN, 1938-2009) "THE COMEDIAN" LITHOGRAPH IN COLORS ON PAPER.

Sold for $750 at Amelia Jeffers on Jan 30, 2026.

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ERNIE BARNES (AMERICAN, 1938-2009) "THE COMEDIAN" LITHOGRAPH IN COLORS ON PAPER. 1978. Depicting a man in a suit on stage, smoking a cigarette, with a microphone and scattered debris on a wooden floor with a dark curtain background, inscribed "A/P" at lower left, "The Comedian" lower middle, and "Ernie Barnes" at lower right in pencil, double-matted in a black metal frame. Sight, 20.5"h. 16"w. Frame, 27"h. 22"w.

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