Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

51 c HELEN STONE. “Tell Me, Mr. Owl.” Archive of working and published drawings for the book of the same name by Doris Van Liew Foster (New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1957). Includes over 50 loose illustrations rendered in watercolor, acrylic, ink, and/or graphite on paper, some with manuscript captions, notations, and measurements in margins. Accompanied by loose printed sheets and one large printer’s sheet. Sizes vary, the largest images comprising double-page spread measuring 330x483 mm; 13x19 inches. Condition varies, but images generally clean. [1,500/2,500] A rich collection of production material for a project dear to Stone evidenced by the number of sketches, studies, and thoughtfully composed finished drawings. A charming story of a boy who encounters a wise old owl at Halloween time.