GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)
FRAMED TWO ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS FROM “TINY GOLDEN LIBRARY ANIMAL NONSENSE STORIES”, 17″ X 13.75″
Two beautiful original artworks by Garth Williams from the book, TINY GOLDEN LIBRARY ANIMAL NONSENSE STORIES. The art is rendered in graphite on paper, and the two are a wonderful set with the first piece depicting a mouse playfully crawling under a table cloth looking for a hideout, and the other drawing is of the mouse well hidden under the table peering out from under the tablecloth. An adorable set of images. The two pieces of art are both initialed by Garth Williams lower right.
Freshly matted and framed, and presented in a “rubbed” black frame using all archival materials and UV plexiglass. A stunning piece.
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.
