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Shepard, E.H.
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Shepard, E.H.
- "What had once been Owl's home" drawing, signed
- pen and ink on paper
Ink drawing (6 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.; 158 x 194 mm, sight), signed "EH Shepard" in lower left, matted, framed and glazed.
Provenance
"13G" from the The Sporting Gallery, Covent Garden sale of Shepard's artwork for The House at Pooh Corner (label on matt verso)
Literature
See p. 146 of the the first Methuen edition for this image.
Condition
see cataloguing
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 original Shepard illustration for The House at Pooh Corner, as seen in the chapter "In which Eeyore finds the Wolery and Owl moves into it." As Pooh contemplates the downed tree and wreck that was once Owl's home, he waits to be inspired for "poetry and Hums" about the storm that he had promised Piglet.
"For lo! the wind was blusterous / And flattened out his favorite tree / and things looked bad for him and we -".