GARTH WILLIAMS~FRAMED ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION FROM "CARROT NOSE"
GARTH WILLIAMS. 1st Edition. No Binding.
GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)
AN ORIGINAL GARTH WILLIAMS STUNNING CHARACTER SKETCH FROM CARROT NOSE:
This listing is for a beautiful detailed preliminary drawing by Garth Williams of the Bunny from "Carrot Nose". Laying peacefully in a meadow in a prayer-like position, with a lite candle. His on-lookers include a bird and two adorable mice (one is holding an umbrella in his hand). Rendered in graphite on paper. The full art sheet measures 11" x 8". The piece is presented new matted, framed and glazed to a size of 18" x 15.5" and is adorable!
This piece is INITIALED by Garth Williams bottom right.
Provenance: The sheet was purchased with a group of preliminary sketches 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
**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 #3113Price: $525.00