""He fended the others off while he blew into the mouthpiece"" Lot no. 3845
By Worth Brehm (1883-1928)
1916 (Estimated)
22.5" x 15", Framed 29.5" x 22"
Charcoal on Board
Signed Upper Left
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Story illustration for “The Horn of Fame: Penrod Buys an Antique” by Booth Tarkington for Cosmopolitan, published, October 1916, page 47.
The published caption reads: “Penrod managed to secure it. With one hand free he fended the others off while he blew into the mouthpiece.”
Part of the serialized Penrod and Sam stories for Cosmopolitan, which ran between 1910 and 1918. The image features Penrod, Sam, and Roddy Bits fighting for the “Horn of Fame”
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Worth Brehm became interested in art through his brother George. He prepared a series of sample drawings in Indiana, brought them to New York, and Outing magazine bought them all. Publication of these pictures led Harper’s to commission him to illustrate The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
He later did general illustration for many magazines; the best known were for the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington in Cosmopolitan. While Brehm had a good color sense, he seldom had the opportunity to use it, since printing in color was still sparingly used because of the cost. Worth usually worked in charcoal. He was never at a loss for models, and regularly used the neighboring children for his characters, sometimes dressing them in period clothing, as befitted the story.
Brehm’s work was always in demand from magazines and advertisers until his untimely death at age 44.