Description: GARTH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION FOR "UPSIDE OVER" PLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! AN ORIGINAL GARTH WILLIAMS STUNNING PRELIMINARY COVER OF THE BOY AND THE GOPHER: This listing is for a beautiful preliminary drawing of the boy and the gopher. The sketch is a preliminary drawing showing the boy at the entrance to Gophers home, holding a coin in his hand and showing it to the Gopher. Rendered in graphite on paper stock with great detail. The full sheet measures 11" x 8.5". The piece is in excellent condition. This piece is INITIALED by Garth Williams bottom right who added the word "JACKET" to the right side of the drawing. Provenance: The sheet was purchased with a group of preliminary sketches 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. Please see our Ebay store and MeierAndSons.com for additional listings of original Garth Williams art. We specialize in first edition rare books and original illustration art.
Price: 191.25 USD
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-06T17:59:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10.45 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
Material: Pencil, Graphite
Type: Drawing
Features: Signed
Subject: Animals
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Signed?: Signed
Size Type/Largest Dimension: 11" X 8.5"
Original/Reproduction: Original
