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seaside*collectibles
pleased to bring you some of the most
sought-after of Rackham's works. This early 1900s
tipped-in, full color book art plate
comes from one of the most beautiful
depictions of AESOP'S FABLES in early
children's illustrations.
Arthur Rackham is possibly England's most celebrated children's book artist.
Born in 1867, Rackham was to become the
master of book illustration of his time. In
his life he produced some of the finest
images of classic fable, legend and fairy
tales ever to be published.
"Throughout his career he had developed a very individual style that is was to influence a whole generation of children, artists and other illustrators. His haunting humor and dream-like romance adds to the enchantment and fantasy of children's literature.
"
This
Rackham illustration is entitled: VENUS AND
THE CAT
DETAILS:
Page dimensions ~ 6 1/8 " x 8 5/8
" Bordered image dimensions ~ 6
1/4 " x 4 1/2 "
Full
Color Lithograph. Coated medium stock weight
paper. SIGNED & dated 1912 by Rackham.
Story title appears at bottom of page. No
printing on the back of plate. Red
gilt on top edge of tipped-in plate (the red bleed seen at top edge of plate in image provided). This is an original plate -
NOT a reproduction or copy.
PLATE
CONDITION: EXCELLENT. Corners
softly bumped. Rough binding
edge. Slightly age toned.
Otherwise, plate is pristine.
ABOUT Aesop
"The tales are drawn from those from Antiquity - created sometime between 620 and 560 BC by Aesop, a freedman, who had come to the court of Croesus, King of Lydia in Asia Minor. Aesop had been a slave on the island of Iadmon and had gained some fame as a narrator of tales about animals. Aesop gained favour with Croesus and was eventually retained as a representative for the Lydian Court in various Greek capitals." --SOTA
[Categories:
Arthur Rackham [b.19 September 1867 – d. 6
September 1939] | Charles Lutwidge Dodgson |
Lewis Carroll LITERATURE | Children s |
Ephemera, Paper, Clip Art, Mosaic, Altered
Art, Scrapbook ANTIQUE Vintage 1900
1910 | Fine Art Scene Framed Frame able
Picture Giftware Office Home Recreation
Learning Teach er Tool s Home School Retro |
Collectable Collecting | ref: Prt_AR1912_01
]
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