GARTH WILLIAMS PRELIMINARY CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION
FOR "CARROT NOSE"

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This listing is for a beautiful preliminary character drawing from "CARROT NOSE".   Rendered in graphite on paper. The page measures about 8.5" x  11".  The piece is in excellent condition, depicting carrot nose riding the deer on top of his head, holding onto his antlers. Wonderful detail on carrot nose!
This piece is initialed by Garth Williams bottom left.

Provenance: The sheet 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 invoice will be included with each piece.

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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