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Original hand-inked ten-panel Peanuts Sunday comic strip by Charles Schulz, 23.5 x 17, signed in the lower right corner of the last panel in black ink, "Schulz." In this classic Peanuts strip, Schroeder is absorbed in playing Beethoven at his toy piano while Lucy demands his attention. Frustrated that Schroeder values Beethoven over her, Lucy dramatically smashes the composer’s bust in a fit of jealousy—only to be met with Schroeder’s stunned silence and quiet retrieval of another bust from a hoard of duplicates. The strip ends with Lucy reflecting, in classic Schulz fashion, that her behavior might explain why she’ll “probably never get married.” In very good to fine condition, with toning, light soiling, and a roughed-up surface area below the strip name.
This strip appeared on February 27, 1955, and was adapted in both 'You're in Love, Charlie Brown' and 'Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown.' As Schroeder was among the least-often seen of the regular Peanuts characters—as the strip evolved, he came to appear mainly in occasional story lines with Snoopy or Lucy—original strips in which he is featured so prominently are relatively uncommon. A fantastic piece of oversized original artwork from the classic cartoon's formative years.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
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