GARTH WILLIAMS~FRAMED ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION ~FLOSSIE AND BOSSIE

Description: GARTH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION FOR "FLOSSIE AND BOSSIE" (“She hadn’t realized how famished she was”) GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)AN ORIGINAL LARGE PRELIMINARY SKETCH from “FLOSSIE AND BOSSIE”, from the page from the page “She hadn’t realized how famished she was”. Presented matted, in an artistically rubbed pale grey wood frame, and glazed using UV glass and archival materials, 16″ x 13.5″A beautiful detailed original preliminary drawing of Flossie eating out of the hand of her caretaker. The illustration was from the book “Flossie and Bossie”, (also shown in this listing for reference), with the title of the page being “She hadn’t realized how famished she was”. The art is rendered in pencil on tissue paper and is in excellent condition. The piece is initialed by Garth Williams lower right in pen. Perfect for a Garth Williams lover, especially for the enthusiast of illustrations of hens, chicks and roosters. The illustrations from this book are absolutely stunning! Presented newly framed in an rustic rubbed wood frame using all archival materials. The piece makes for absolutely adorable kitchen artwork! Please note that the book illustrations to the right show the page as it appeared in the book, but the listing is for the preliminary graphite illustration only.Completed Frame Size: 16″ x 13.5″Art Sheet by sight: 10″ x 8″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. We specialize in first edition rare books and original illustration art. Please see our stores on Ebay and MeierAndSons.com for additional listings of original Garth Williams art. Please note the cost to ship includes full insurance. Insurance is calculated at the USPS rate of $1.00 per $100 of value and will show up as a handling fee on your invoice, but is only the cost to insure the piece in transit. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 697.5 USD

Location: New Canaan, Connecticut

End Time: 2025-01-10T21:38:48.000Z

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