GARTH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION
FOR CHESTER CRICKET'S NEW HOME




AN ORIGINAL GARTH WILLIAMS STUNNING VERY DETAILED PRELIMINARY SKETCH:

This listing is for an adorable original preliminary drawing in graphite on sketching paper showing the two woman having fallen into the pond in full clothes (one is still holding her very proper hat). The image to the far right was the final ink illustration used for the book and is for reference only and is NOT included. This listing is for the original preliminary sketch in graphite. The sheet measures 8" x 11". Please note the final sketches for this book title were rendered in ink by Williams, and have sold at auction for prices ranging from $750-$1100 over 10 years ago.

The piece is initialed by Garth Williams lower right

Provenance: The sheet was purchased with a group of preliminary sketches from Heritage Auctions Galleries, 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 invoice from Heritage Auctions will be included with each piece.

The art is in excellent condition with a faint pale stain (see images) 


**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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