GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)
PEN AND INK ON PAPER, FRAMED SIZE: 20″ x 16.25″
PAGE 3 PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATION from The GINGERBREAD RABBIT
A scarce, beautiful stunning piece of Garth Williams original final artwork for THE GINGER RABBIT, page 3. With the write up on page 2 of: “… Never in all my life have I seen a rabbit as big as that or as brown as that or as tame as that – what a pity he won’t be here this afternoon for my little first to see …”. The art is rendered in stunning pen and ink on heavy paper stock. A fantastic highly detailed close-up illustration of the mom watching the gigantic rabbit SNEEZE. An incredibly whimsical, and detailed piece with stunning presence!
The art is signed by Garth Williams in full signature lower right with detailed publisher notes in red below the art. A fantastic LARGE piece! Presented in a black gloss frame, matted, and glazed to a completed size of:
FRAMED SIZE: 20″ x 16.25″
ART SHEET SIZE: 12.75″ X 9.25″
PROVENANCE
The art was purchased from an auction house , who in turn acquired these pieces direct from the estate of Garth Williams. Each piece is an original and sold directly from his estate. A copy of the original invoice will be included with each piece, and will provide both provenance and authenticity for the art.
The art is in excellent condition, with small publisher’s notes outside of margins. The artwork would be stunning framed. (Image of the art as it appears in the book is shown in the listing for review purposes, however please note the book does not come with the listing)
**Garth Williams was a prominent illustrator of several of the most prominent children’s books including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), The Cricket In Times Square, and The Rescuers (1959). Many of his original illustrations from these book have sold attaining high premiums, including his original illustration of the dust jacket for Charlotte’s Web which realized $155,000 at auction in 2010, and between $10,000 and $75,000 for original artwork of the interior pages. Other notable auction pricing of Williams original illustrations include sales of the original artwork for the interior pages of Stuart Little which also averaged in the $15,000 range per piece.
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