GARTH WILLIAMS~FRAMED ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION FROM "UPSIDE OVER"
GARTH WILLIAMS. 1st Edition. No Binding.
GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)
FRAMED ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY COVER DRAWING FOR UPSIDE OVER, 17.5″ X 15.5″
Superb original cover drawing rendered in ink by Garth Williams. The piece is a preliminary cover drawing for the book “Upside Over”. SIGNED by Garth Williams lower left with his initials “GW”, the drawing depicts the rabbit with decorative wraps on her ears and a chipmunk playing the harmonica. The detail with the chipmunk is so fine you almost feel like you can touch his fur on his head. The art is 10.5″ x 8.25″ (by sight), and is presented matted framed and glazed to a completed size of 17.5″ x 15.5″. Framed using all archival materials and UV glass. An adorable 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), Charolette’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 Charolette’s Web which realized $155,000 at auction in 2010, and between $10,000 and $45,000 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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. Near Fine. Item #3111Price: $595.00