The Chefs at the Table: Heading for The Knave of Hearts

Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) The Chefs at the Table: Heading for The Knave of Hearts signed and dated 'copyrighted/1925 by/Maxfield Parrish' (lower right)--signed again with initials 'M·P' (lower center)--signed again and inscribed 'Heading for "The Knave of Hearts" (on the reverse)--inscribed, signed and dated again 'To Robin Hood's Band/in memory of a/wonderful afternoon/August fourth: 1932' (on a sheet affixed to the backing board) oil and pencil on paperboard 9 ¼ x 20 in. (23.5 x 50.8 cm.) Painted in 1925.