GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)
A STUNNING DETAILED PRELIMINARY ILLUSTRATION from BABY'S FIRST BOOK, 1955
WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 11" X 8.5"
A beautiful preliminary watercolor from Baby's First Book, of a two page spread showing a horse on the left and a train on the right. The 11" x 8.5" sheet is rendered in full vibrant watercolors with publishers notes outside the margins.The piece is signed by Garth Williams in full signature along the bottom. The artwork is in excellent condition with expected puckering to paper.
PROVENANCE:
This piece came from an auction house that is commissioned to sell the artwork direct from the estate of Garth Williams. A copy of the invoice from the auction house, with the description that the artwork came from the estate of Garth Williams will be included with the purchase which will provide the provenance for the artwork.
The art is in excellent condition and would be stunning framed.
**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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