$550
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis
Auction: May 7, 2020 11:00:00 AM EDT
May, 1950. Watercolor and ink on board. Signed by Beckhoff at top; Collier's Magazine stamp and printed label on verso. 21 x 17 3/4 in. (53.3 x 45cm). In frame. McIlvaine D15.85.
Original illustration for part three (of five) of "Phipps to the Rescue", published in Collier's magazine on July 7, 1950. This story, set in Hollywood, was serialized in Collier's from June 24, 1950 to Jully 22, 1950, and released a year later under the title "The Old Reliable."