Arthur Rackham
Original illustration for The Vicar of Wakefield (I found the prisoners very merry)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden, Lot 32
19. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden, Lot 32
19. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: not available
Price realised: not available
Description
Arthur Rackham
“I found the prisoners very merry, expecting my arrival”
209 x 149mm. (8¼ x 5⅞ inches), ink and watercolour drawing on paper, signed lower right
Reproduced as a colour plate in The Vicar of Wakefield, 1929, plate 11
PROVENANCE:
Exhibited Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1974
“I found the prisoners very merry, expecting my arrival”
209 x 149mm. (8¼ x 5⅞ inches), ink and watercolour drawing on paper, signed lower right
Reproduced as a colour plate in The Vicar of Wakefield, 1929, plate 11
PROVENANCE:
Exhibited Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1974
Arthur Rackham - Auction history
