Diversions,high society,auctions,marriage,interpersonal relations,Levering,1905

Title: The diversions of high society / Albert Levering.
Creator(s): Levering, Albert, 1869-1929, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1905 January 4.
Summary: Illustration shows a high society auction being conducted in a circus-like atmosphere where spouses are unloading their unwanted partners for various reason to the highest bidder; on the left, a lecherous old man, wearing top hat and tails, is peering at a young woman and her daughter, she wears a leash which is held by her smug, well-dressed owner; on the right, in a small crowd, a man appears to be offering a bid. Other commodities are available for inspection in little stalls in the background.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption: The matrimonial mart.
Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1453 (1905 January 4), centerfold.
Copyright 1905 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Auctions--1900-1910.
Marriage--1900-1910.
Interpersonal relations--1900-1910.
Upper class--1900-1910.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1900-1910.
Offset photomechanical prints--Color--1900-1910.
Periodical illustrations--1900-1910.
Bookmark /2011645600/
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