De Brunhoff, Jean

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 GBP

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Description

De Brunhoff, Jean
Babar and .... Father Christmas
INK AND WATERCOLOUR DRAWING ON PAPER

150 by 268mm., ink and monochrome watercolour drawing, unsigned, remnants of blue pencil marking showing edit lines, printers' annotations on reverse together with remnants of labels, slight crease and minor soiling

Catalogue Note

One of the few drawings not to be given a specific title upon publication in the Daily Sketch, the caption commences "Duck ran quickly back to his master. He was out of breath and crestfallen..." It was published on 21 December 1936. The coloured version was published on page 23 of the 1940 book edition.