GARTH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR COVER PRELIMINARY ILLUSTRATION. A STUNNING DETAILED PRELIMINARY COVER ILLUSTRATION from THE RESCUERS, 1959. WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 7″ X 6″. A beautiful preliminary cover design for THE RESCUERS, rendered in watercolor, pen and ink, on card stock. With additional “nibbled” newsprint placed as overlays. The 7″ x 6″ sheet has very detailed notes penned by Garth Williams on the verso of the piece which states The gold lines on a black background. The nibbled news-clippings say ” The Rescuers, A Fantasy “, with the nibbled paper to the left saying ” The Rescuers “, with the lower nibbled paper saying ” By Margery Sharp, Illustrated by Garth Williams “. The front of the piece has additional notes by Garth Williams who additionally initialed the piece to the left margin. His notes also say “Gold lined on a black background”. The piece is initialed by Garth Williams to the front and initialed as well signed by him within his notes on the verso. The artwork is in excellent condition and would be stunning framed. An adorable piece with a perfect concept of nibbled news print by the mice! The art is in excellent condition and would be stunning framed. Garth Williams was a prominent illustrator of several of the most prominent children’s books including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), The Cricket In Times Square, and The Rescuers (1959). The item “GARTH WILLIAMSORIGINAL WATERCOLOR COVER ILLUSTRATIONTHE RESCUERS” is in sale since Thursday, April 27, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Art Drawings”. The seller is “iwc_2004″ and is located in New Canaan, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Bermuda.
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Medium: WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Signed?: Signed
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: 7″ X 5.75″