GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)
PEN AND INK ON HEAVY PAPER STOCK, 10″ X 9″
On Your Marks, Get Set .. BANG!!.. And the cricket is off!! A great piece of art for both the Runner in your family and/or the lover of Garth Williams Art! This is a final published piece, with all the details, inclusive of the publishers notes outside the margins. Options for framing can include the publishers notes or mat them out, depending on one’s preference. Signed in FULL signature by Garth Williams TWICE.
This wonderful story was first printed in 1974 for a children’s magazine. It was so well received that the story was later turned into a book (published in 1981 by Mcgraw Hill and Murray Publishing Co, and renamed Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride). The artwork from the book and the magazine are quite similar with slight reworking of some pages by Garth Williams. This artwork was from the very original published story from 1974 and depicts the cricket on the starting line, preparing to race. Another cricket is holding the starting gun, covering one of his ears (the guns can be loud).. and prepares to time the cricket!. Spectacular detailed artwork signed in FULL signature by Garth Williams TWICE. Once to the lower portion of the art, and again on the verso of the art page as “property of Garth Williams …” . A stunning piece which can easily be framed with the publishers notes matted if desired.
Signed in full signature by Garth Williams lower right, and on verso. Unframed
SHEET SIZE: 10″ X 9″
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 piece is initialed by Garth Williams lower left.
The art is in excellent condition and would be stunning framed.
**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.
