GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)
LARGE PRELIMINARY CONCEPT WATERCOLOR FOR THE COVER ARTWORK OF “ANIMAL ABC”, 14″ X 8″
Garth Williams (1912-1996), illustrator. SIGNED. Cover Design for Animal ABC, circa 1957. Measures 14″ x 8″. Signed by Williams. The piece has a neat crease as if to review how it would wrap around a book as a dust jacket, else excellent condition. From the estate of Garth Williams. Rendered in watercolors and graphite on heavy paper stock.
This piece is SIGNED by Garth Williams bottom left.
Provenance: The sheet 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 invoice will be included with each piece.
The art is in excellent condition and would be stunning framed.
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.
**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.
