Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

178 c CLAUD LOVAT FRASER. “The Blackbird.” Costume design for Russian prima ballerina Tamara Karsavina for “Nursery Rhymes” at the Coliseum, which premiered on January 3, 1921. Pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper mounted to board. 22x13 inches, laid to 23 1 / 4 x15-inch board. Signed and dated in lower right image with artist’s notes in outer image and the artist’s address on verso. Provenance: From the Estate of Paul and Mimi Ingersoll. [1,200/1,800] 179 c CLAUD LOVAT FRASER. “Paris 1920.” Ink and watercolor on paper, laid to larger sheet. 178x114 mm; 7x4 1 / 2 inches, on 7 1 / 2 x5 1 / 4 -inch sheet. Signed and captioned in lower image. Tipped to windowmatte. Provenance: From the Estate of Paul and Mimi Ingersoll. [500/750] 178 180 179