Flippo Gallery, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA, "The Art of the Elegant Line: Works from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration," February 16-April 4, 2003.

Previously from the Collection of Fred Zimmerman.

Joseph Clement Coll (American, 1881-1921) The Fire Tongue, Collier's Weekly interior, December 25, 1922 Ink on paper 12-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (31.8 x 39.4 cm) (sight) Not signed Property from The Kelly Collection of American Illustration PROVENANCE: Previously from the Collection of Fred Zimmerman. EXHIBITED: Flippo Gallery, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA, "The Art of the Elegant Line: Works from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration," February 16-April 4, 2003. After the first serialized publication in Collier's magazine, the present work was featured in the stand-alone mystery novel The Fire Tongue by Sax Rohmer (A.L Burt Co., 1922). The illustration also appears in W. Stout's Masters of the Pen, Vol. 1 Joseph Clement Coll (2001) and in John Fleskes' Joseph Clement Coll: A Legacy in Line (2004). HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Very light toning primarily visible in margins. Undulations to sheet, visible under raking light. UV examined. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Framed under acrylic.
Framed Dimensions 21.5 X 32 Inches