Lot 43
  • 43

Rackham, Arthur.

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Mother Goose and Jack FrostTwo ink and watercolour panels in single frame, 11 7/8 x 8" eachEach signed
  • Each signed

  • Two ink and watercolor panels in single frame
  • 11 7/8 x 8"
  • 300.3 x 203.2
"Two Winter Fables: Mother Goose [and] Jack Frost"



Two panels each 11 3/4 by 8 in., fine ink and watercolor drawing, signed "Arthur Rackham" lower left of right-hand panel, matted, glazed and framed (19 5/8 in. by 23 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Exhibited: Brandywine River Museum "Fairies, Brownies, and Trolls", November 2002 - January 2003; Snug Harbor Cultural Center, "Fairy Tales Untold: Selected Drawings and Illustrations by Arthur Rackham", December 2005 - February 2006 (illus. in catalogue)

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

An important early double-page illustration first published within The Pall Mall Magazine, Volume XXXVII (January - June 1906), pp. 84-85. Later published within Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures in 1913.