Description: GARTH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATION FOR CHESTER CRICKET'S NEW HOME PLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! AN ORIGINAL GARTH WILLIAMS STUNNING PRELIMINARY SKETCH: This listing is for an adorable original drawing in graphite on sketching paper showing the cricket placing a bell in the turtles mouth. The sheet measures 8" x 11" Please note that the final sketches for this book title where rendered in ink by Williams and have sold at auction for prices ranging $750-$1100,. The final ink illustration for this book is shown to the right but is only for review and is NOT sold with the preliminary sketch This piece is INITIALED by Garth Williams lower-bottom 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 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: 101.96 USD
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-07T19:43:11.000Z
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
Features: Signed
Size Type/Largest Dimension: 8"x11"
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Animals
Material: Pencil, Graphite
Artist: garth williams
Signed?: Signed
Type: Drawing
Original/Reproduction: Original
