GARTH WILLIAMS~LARGE ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION, 11.5" X 18.5"~THE LITTLE PEOPLE

Description: GARTH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION FROM "THE LITTLE PEOPLE" GARTH WILLIAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1996)AN ORIGINAL LARGE PRELIMINARY DRAWING from "THE LITTLE PEOPLE" GRAPHITE ON ONION SKIN, 11.5" X 18.5" A beautiful large outstanding detailed original preliminary drawing by Garth Williams for the story, THE LITTLE PEOPLE also written in book form as "The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies"The art is rendered in pencil on onion skin. A stunning detailed illustration of two children with their hands over their eyes (with the little boy peeking out between his fingers). A portion of the title is located along the top, and the shaded black lines throughout the page indicate where text is to placed. In the final illustration, the two children are surrounded by "Little People" who consist of gnomes, fairies, flying bears and miniature little people bounding about the two children. (An image of the final illustration is shown in this listing for review purposes only.) An incredibly heart warming illustration! The artwork is signed by Garth Williams with his initials lower right. There is a crease midline along the art and the art will ship folded along the same crease line. Small nicks are located along the very outer edge of the margins. Again, Please note an image of the final drawing which was rendered in watercolors and acrylics is to the right and is present for review ONLY and will not come with the graphite drawingPROVENANCE: 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.The art is in excellent condition and would be stunning framed. Makes a perfect gift for a Garth Williams collector. **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: 224.95 USD

Location: New Canaan, Connecticut

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