Description: GARTH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL PUBLISHED BOOK ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE GINGERBREAD RABBIT", PAGE 3 PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! A PUBLISHED ORIGINAL STUNNING DETAILED PEN AND INK DRAWING BY GARTH WILLIAMS: A scarce, beautiful stunning piece of Garth Williams original final artwork for THE GINGER RABBIT, page 3. With the write up on page 2 of: "... Never in all my life have I seen a rabbit as big as that or as brown as that or as tame as that - what a pity he won't be here this afternoon for my little first to see ...". The art is rendered in stunning pen and ink on heavy paper stock. A fantastic highly detailed close-up illustration of the mom watching the gigantic rabbit SNEEZE. An incredibly whimsical, and detailed piece with stunning presence! The art is signed by Garth Williams in full signature lower right with detailed publisher notes in red below the art. A fantastic LARGE piece! Presented in a black gloss frame, matted, and glazed to a completed size of FRAMED SIZE: 20" x 16.25"ART SHEET SIZE: 12.75" X 9.25" PROVENANCE: The art was purchased from the estate of Garth Williams via the auction house who sold his estate back in 2013. Each piece is an original and sold directly from his estate. A copy of the original invoice will be included with each piece, which will provide both provenance and authenticity for the art. The art is in excellent condition with publishers notes outside of the margins and would be stunning framed. (Image of the art as it appears in the book is shown in the listing for review purposes, however please note the book does not come with the listing) **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.
Price: 3295 USD
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-16T23:33:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Garth Williams
Signed By: Garth Williams
Signed: Yes
Material: pen and ink
Framing: Framed
Subject: THE GINGERBREAD RABBIT
Size Type/Largest Dimension: 20" x 16.25"
Type: Drawing
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Signed?: Signed
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Features: Framed, Matted, Signed
