Swann Galleries - Illustration Art - Sale 2372 - January 22, 2015

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22 ● DAN ANDREASEN.
“I love that Nutcracker doll.” Oil on gessoed
illustration board. 254x178 mm; 10x7 inches,
image, on 15x11 inch board with artist’s stamp
lower right margin. 1997.Opening illustration
for “Samantha’s Surprise: A Christmas
Story.” Book Three of The American Girls
Collection. Middleton,Wisconsin: American
Girl Publications/Pleasant Company, 1998.
Publisher’s job stamp on dust cover.
[1,200/1,800]
This charming scene features Edwardian Era
Samantha and her friend Nellie gazing at the
coveted Nutcracker Doll in a Christmas toys
store window display.
23 ● NORMAN AULT.
“The King blew a long blast and off they
started.” Watercolor and ink on board.
270x170 mm; 105/8x65/8 inches. Illustration for
Chapter 8 to face page 78 of England’s Story
for Children by E. BaumerWilliams, London:
Grant Richards, 1909. Signed and dated 1908
lower right image; description of work and
small pencil sketch of horse’s body on verso;
matte attached to recto margins; framed.
[600/900]
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