Joe Barbera - Tom and Jerry Signed Sketch - Opinions Please

I had previously posted this in Comic Autographs & Art but hoping to find a Hanna and Barbera expert here. Any opinions on signature and sketch are appreciated. Thank you to everyone on this forum for sharing their expertise and stories. I have learned a lot and enjoy hearning about others' passions.

Tags: Bill Hanna, Hanna and Barbera, Joe Barbera, Tom & Jerry, Tom and Jerry

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on July 16, 2020 at 1:50pm

bump - The more I research this Joe Barbera sketch and signature the better I feel about it. However, I have been wrong once or twice before (actually, much more than once or twice) so hoping to hear from others on this forum. Below are two Tom & Jerry sketches signed by Joe Barbera recently sold through RR Auction. Not sure who the artist would be for the sketches but the Joe Barbera signatures seem pretty consistent with my original post.

Appreciate any comments. Thank you as always.

RR Auction Examples Below:

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on August 23, 2020 at 1:09pm

bump - Still hoping for opinions on this Joe Barbera sketch. My sense is it is authentic based on several comparisons including the above from RR Auction. Thank you for taking a look and sharing your comments.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on August 23, 2020 at 2:57pm

The sketch looks off, perhaps the signature as well.

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on August 23, 2020 at 3:56pm

Thank you for your continued help on all of my posts Eric.

I was not sure how to evaluate the sketch. I assumed the RR Auction sketches were done by production artists so not comparable to my sketch. I was not able to find a comparable sketch that I would attribute to Joe Barbera so evaluating the signature only.

I see some differences in the signatures from my OP and the RR Auction examples. For example, the shape of the "J" in Joe is different and the heights of the "bera" in Barbera seem to drop off in the RR Auction versus staying level in my OP. However, I was feeling pretty good overall based on comparisons to many exemplars.

As I have read many times in this forum, "fakes are supposed to look like the real thing". I have spotted many obvious bad examples in my collection but was feeling this one may be real. Would welcome other opinions but respect and value your feedback. Bad news is easier to accept when it is expected.

Thank you for taking a look and sharing your comments on this and the other items I have posted. It is a difficult process to evaluate what is already in my collection but I appreciate the help of the members of this forum. Thank you Eric.