Robert Crumb

(American, born 1943)

Robert Crumb is a contemporary American satirist, comic artist, and illustrator. Best known for his expressive and highly stylized pen-and-ink drawings, Crumb unapologetically skewers sex, religion, race, and contemporary American culture. He is frequently described as a misanthrope and a perpetual malcontent, with his work being humorously irreverent, often sexually explicit, and admittedly influenced and inspired by hallucinations and drug use. A major figure in the underground comix movement of the late 20th century, the artist was born on August 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA to a poverty-stricken and troubled family life. He spent his youth producing illustrations for comic books, greeting cards, and bubblegum cards, finally finding creative success in the late 1960s. Crumb's oeuvre is extensive, and his work is recognized as a major cultural zeitgeist spanning over half a century. Some of his most famous and recognizable characters and series, including Fritz the Cat, Keep on Truckin’, and Weirdo, have garnered serious critical acclaim, resulting in honors and awards including a major retrospective at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia in 2008, reception of a Harvey Special Award for Humor in 1990, and induction into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991. Crumb lives and works in a small village near Sauve in southern France.

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Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love Title Page..., 1983

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Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love Title Page..., 1983

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Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love Illustration , 1991

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love Illustration , 1991

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Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love Cover..., 1983

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love Cover..., 1983

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Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love ..., 1983

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love ..., 1983

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Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

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Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

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Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

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Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

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Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

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Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

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Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Arcade, the Comics Revue #3..., 1975

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Robert Crumb and Michael H. Price R...., 1980–2009

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb and Michael H. Price R...., 1980–2009

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Robert Crumb Two Women Freehanded Ink..., 1960–1969

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Two Women Freehanded Ink..., 1960–1969

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Robert Crumb I Love Cleveland Sketchbook..., 1962

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb I Love Cleveland Sketchbook..., 1962

Sale Date: November 21, 2020

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Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love ..., 1983

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Bring Me Your Love ..., 1983

Sale Date: November 21, 2020

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Robert Crumb Waiting For Food #1

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Robert Crumb Waiting For Food #1 "She Had..., 1995

Sale Date: October 3, 2020

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Robert Crumb Kafka for Beginners (a.k.a. R...., 1993

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb Kafka for Beginners (a.k.a. R...., 1993

Sale Date: September 12, 2020

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Robert Crumb - Placemat Sketch Illustration..., 1992

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb - Placemat Sketch Illustration..., 1992

Sale Date: November 3, 2019

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Robert Crumb Drunken Barrelhouse Blues Album , 2011

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Robert Crumb Drunken Barrelhouse Blues Album , 2011

Sale Date: May 4, 2020

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Robert Crumb Some Cold Rainy Day Album Cover , 2008

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Robert Crumb Some Cold Rainy Day Album Cover , 2008

Sale Date: April 27, 2020

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Robert Crumb - Self Portrait Placemat..., 1994

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb - Self Portrait Placemat..., 1994

Sale Date: July 10, 2020

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Robert Crumb Zap Comix #0 Complete 1-Page..., 1968

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Robert Crumb Zap Comix #0 Complete 1-Page..., 1968

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

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Jenny Nixon, september 1998, 1998

Robert Crumb

Jenny Nixon, september 1998, 1998

Sale Date: May 28, 2020

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Robert Crumb Chimpin' the Blues Album Cover..., 2013

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Robert Crumb Chimpin' the Blues Album Cover..., 2013

Sale Date: April 20, 2020

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Robert Crumb Original de l'illustration «..., 1998

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Robert Crumb Original de l'illustration «..., 1998

Sale Date: June 8, 2019

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Robert Crumb CoEvolution Quarterly #14..., 1977

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb CoEvolution Quarterly #14..., 1977

Sale Date: April 30, 2020

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