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Rackham, Arthur.
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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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.)
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.
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.