Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

37 c JERRY PINKNEY. “Rabbit and Snake.” Double-page illustration for pages 54-55 of “Further Tales of Uncle Remus” as told by Julius Lester (New York: Dial Books, 1988). Watercolor, pen and ink on paper. 260x356 mm; 10 1 / 4 x14 inches. Signed in lower left image. Tipped to matte. [6,000/9,000] A rich and detailed watercolor for this celebrated edition of African-American folktales. Jerry Pinkney has won numerous awards for his body of over 100 illustrated books, including the coveted Caldecott Medal for 2010 for which he is the first African-American artist to hold that honor. He is also the first illustrator to be honored with a full-scale retrospective of his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.