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HARRY ANDERSON.
“Christmas in the Valley.” Gouache on board. 361x565 mm; 14
1
/
4
x22
1
/
4
inches. Unsigned
but identified on verso. Illustration for the story in The Ladies Home Journal, December
1952. Seated in an open-backed frame; with a contemporary title label and another from
Illustration House. Some craqueleure to left side of image, near scarf, some foxing along
image at the back of the grandmother’s blouse.
[2,000/3,000]
A charming Christmas image of a grandmother and grandson’s joyful embrace upon his surpising her
with a holiday homecoming.Anderson’s characteristic attention to detail is noted by the boy’s teary eyes
and his clutching a handful of holly.
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MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT BARNEY.
The Apple Tree. Watercolor, pencil, and wash on paper. 363x315 mm; 14
1
/
4
x12
3
/
8
inches,
sheet. Cover image for Woman’s World, October 1938. Signed lower center image. Taped
along edges to matte on verso (which is blank). In gold frame with acrylic. A copy of the
magazine accompanies the lot showing the artwork colored differently for the final printed
version.
[1,000/1,500]
Barney was the sister of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the illustrator of several children’s books,
including those of L. Frank Baum, and cover designs and illustrations for numerous magazines from
the 1920s-40s. Encouraged by her older brother, she was successful and creative from an early age;
during the depression and subsequent years, she expanded her repertoire into landscapes, needlepoint
tapestry, and even fashion shoe designing. “She was largely responsible for revolutionizing the quality
of illustration in children’s readers”—Reed,The Illustrator in America 1860-2000, page 165.
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MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT BARNEY.
Children Sledding.Watercolor, pencil, and wash on paper. 439x368 mm; 16
1
/
2
x14
1
/
2
inches
(sheet). Cover image for Woman’s World, December, 1939. Signed lower center image.
Taped along edges to matte on verso (which is blank). In gold frame with acrylic.
[1,200/1,800]
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