A caricatured portrait of Buster Keaton holding a pie, pen and ink on paper, by Chuck McCann. Signed by the artist and inscribed, “No 1—200.”

The illustration is framed and housed in a white outer mat and a gray inner mat.

Charles “Chuck” John Thomas McCann (1934-2018) was an American actor and comedian who befriended and worked with Buster Keaton (1895-1966) late in Keaton's life.

Framed: 25.75 x 19.75 x 1 in; 65.41 x 50.17 x 2.54 cm

Provenance: Property from the estate of Chuck McCann

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