A beautiful stunning piece of Garth Williams original alternate final unused artwork for THE SKY WAS BLUE. The art is rendered in pen and ink on light card stock/heavy paper. A fantastic illustration of the mother at the top of the stairs in the girls bedroom with the father peering just over the stairs. The piece is signed by Garth Williams in full signature lower right. The image to the right is how the art appears in the book. The image if for reference only and the book is not sold with the listing of the art.
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), Charlotte'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
Charlotte's Web which realized $155,000 at auction in 2010, and between
$10,000 and $75,000 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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