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BEATRIX POTTER.
Study for Squirrel Nutkin.Watercolor with pencil on paper. 235x143 mm; 9
1
/
4
x5
5
/
8
inches.
Unsigned. Mounted to board that is tipped to archival matte.
[30,000/40,000]
A BEAUTIFUL WATERCOLOR STUDY FROM NATURE FOR ONE OF POTTER
'
S MOST FAMOUS
FURRY CHARACTERS
.
Provenance: The Descendants of Walter and Margery (Molly) Gaddum;
thence to Potter’s cousin, Edith Gaddum; sold and exhibited at Wooley & Wallis, Salisbury
Salesrooms, 28 June 1994; thence to Chris Beetles, Ltd. and exhibited in The British Art of
Illustration 1800 - 1994; thence to present owner.