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Sale 2556 | Lot 26
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Sale 2556 - Lot 26
"The Handiest Nose." Illustration for poem of the same name by Aileen Fisher, published on pages 16-17 in Side by Side: Poems to Read Together collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins (New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1988). Mixed media, including watercolor and pencil on board. 250x365 mm; 9 3/4x14 1/4 inches, on 11 1/2x16 3/4-inch board. Signed "Hilary Knight" at lower left. Tipped to mount with matte.
Condition:
Graphite registration lines, printer's notations, and minor discolorations in margins. Discoloration at upper left corner is partially visible within image area. Minor toning to edges of board. Verso has faint graphite partial sketches for different illustration. Discolorations to front of window matte.
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