Al hirschfeld

Jewel Spiegel Gallery has a collection of original etchings and lithographs numbered and signed by Al Hirschfeld. The collection consists of many Hollywood

Bid now on Invaluable: AL HIRSCHFELD. George Gershwin. [CARICATURE / MUSIC / PIANO] from Swann Auction Galleries on July 16, 2020, 01:00 PM EST.

Sitting in an old barber’s chair, on the fourth floor studio of his townhouse on East 95th Street, New York, caricaturist Al Hirschfeld does with a quill and ink what a barber would do with scissors and a comb. Leaning over a drafting table, he first looks over his sketches; pages cluttered with frantic-looking marks. On a new piece of paper, he begins to draw. Streamlining chaos into clarity, he snips away the inessential, leaving just a few lines. The result? Marilyn Monroe. Charlie…

Legendary illustrator Al Hirschfeld worked seven days a week and wouldn't have it any other way. Nor did he ever consider retiring. He LOVED to work and felt at sea if he didn't draw every day. He worked until he died just shy of 100 years old. The secret to Hirshfeld's drive was the pleasure he took in work.

Al Hirschfeld ~ Marilyn Monroe

Al Hirschfeld ~ Julie Andrews as Gertrude Lawrence in “Star!” (20th Century Fox, 1968)

Richard Kiley as "The Man of La Mancha"

Al Hirschfeld ~ Eartha Kitt in “Timbuktu”