Arthur Rackham

Original illustration for The Vicar of Wakefield (I caught the dear forlorn wretch in my arms), 1929

Found at Sothebys, London
The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden, Lot 30
19. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: not available
Arthur Rackham
“I caught the dear forlorn wretch in my arms”
235 x 184mm. (9¼ x 7¼ inches), ink and watercolour drawing on paper, signed and dated ’29 lower left
Reproduced as a colour plate in The Vicar of Wakefield, 1929, plate 9
PROVENANCE
Exhibited Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1974