Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

38 c JERRY PINKNEY. “The Lion & The Mouse.” Illustration for the cover of School Library Journal, published December 2009. Watercolor, graphite, and wash. 407x279 mm; 16x11 inches. Signed in lower left image. Framed. A copy of the Journal accompanies the lot. [7,000/10,000] Pinkney’s book “The Lion & The Mouse” is listed in the Journal’s article “Best Books 2009.” He created this special holiday cover for the issue based on the titular characters.