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Lot Closed
December 8, 05:04 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
RACKHAM, ARTHUR
The Gryphon
175 by 134mm., pen and ink drawing, signed and dated lower left "ARackham | 07", mounted, framed and glazed
Rackham's illustrated edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1907. The present piece is a redrawn version by Rackham of the Gryphon which Alice first encounters in Chapter Nine of Carroll's tale.
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